Postponed amendment on food vendor ordinance leaves small businesses concerned

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno City Council is considering an amendment that would destruct vendors from operating successful the Tower District.

That connection was precocious postponed connected the council's agenda

In the archetypal 14-page amendment, the metropolis said from January 1 to September 1, determination were implicit 5,500 calls to constabulary from the bosom of the Tower District. Those calls resulted successful aggregate arrests.

It besides cites a emergence successful pack enactment that results successful unit successful the area.

It besides says this country is filled with thoroughfare nutrient vendors.

"It conscionable truly feels similar they're trying to stifle and prohibition thoroughfare nutrient vendors arsenic a tiny business," said Cultiva La Salud Executive Director Genoveva Islas.

The amendment says connected Fridays and Saturdays betwixt 8 p.m. and 2 am, transgression runs rampant.

Islas said that worries thoroughfare nutrient vendors, too.

"Why are each of these antagonistic things being associated with america arsenic a tiny business? Like, they're not villains. They are radical who are trying to rise their families, wage their bills and nonstop their children to college," said Islas.

Islas' enactment works alongside our section vendors to connection respective antithetic resources to enactment their tiny businesses.

She said regularisation tin beryllium beneficial, but overregulation tin beryllium dangerous.

"Let's assistance radical get each their licenses and permitting and nutrient handling certifications. Let's make vibrant areas wherever they tin merchantability and invitation them," said Islas.

Action News did scope retired to Miguel Arias and Annalisa Perea, the 2 who sponsored the amendment.

Off camera, Perea said determination whitethorn beryllium much changes to the archetypal amendment, but she hasn't been portion of those conversations.

Islas said she plans to conscionable with metropolis officials aboriginal this week to sermon the amendment further. She said she's offered the metropolis alternatives and hopes that successful the treatment this week.

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