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Support Relocating the Street Vendors from Surrounding the Swap Meet

Posted on February 25, 2023February 25, 2023 by Phillip Dane

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Many LACC Swap Meet Vendors, Residents, Customers and Local Businesses have expressed concern with the street vendors that set up during the Swap Meet on Monroe and Marathon between Vermont and Madison, Vermont between Monroe and Marathon and Madison between Monroe and Marathon.

Below is a petition created by one of our LACC Swap Meet Vendors and will be emailed directly to the City Of Los Angeles demanding they support the Vendors inside the Swap Meet. If you want things to return to how they were before the pandemic, sign the petition today!

Immediate Relocation of Street Vendors surrounding LACC Swap Meet.

Dear Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez

I am writing to you on behalf of the hard-working vendors inside the LACC Swap Meet. I am a seller at LACC Swap Meet and have witnessed the improvement the current owner, Phillip Dane, has brought to the swap meet since taking over in 2021.

Before Mr. Dane took over, the swap meet was plagued by constant problems, including physical fights between vendors and management due to the lack of rules and enforcement. But now, those issues are gone, and the swap meet is safe and free of incidents. Vendors can work without the danger of problematic vendors, and customers can shop peacefully.

Unfortunately, the street vendors outside the swap meet are now causing problems. They leave trash behind, consume alcohol, and harass swap meet customers, creating a dangerous and hostile environment. Our customers have expressed that they do not feel safe entering the swap meet from the street due to the behavior of the street vendors. As a result, our sales have been significantly impacted by the outside street vendors who, before the pandemic, would never have been permitted to sell within 500 feet of the swap meet. This situation is affecting the livelihood of hard-working immigrants who are trying to do the right thing by selling inside the swapmeet and not violating the laws of the street (refer to Los Angeles Street Vending Laws).

Mr. Dane has invited outside vendors, but they do not want to come in as they have no fees outside, can drink alcohol, leave their trash behind, and basically do whatever they want with no consequences. Mr. Dane suggested a CD13 solution where the City uses discretionary funds to help those street vendors that say they can’t afford the $70 or $75 fee. According to Mr. Dane, no one has ever responded to his numerous attempts to reach you.

I respectfully request the immediate relocation of street vendors within the 500-foot radius of the LACC Swap and the Los Angeles City College. If vendors wish to remain outside, they must set up beyond the 500-foot radius. This will help ensure a safe and peaceful environment for our customers and vendors and promote fair competition.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response.

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Immediate Relocation of Street Vendors surrounding LACC Swap Meet.

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