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Hollywood Begins New Crackdown on Street Vendors in Tourist Core | Eater LA

"This popular tourist complex that anchors Hollywood's visitor core has long been a hub for street food vendors, trinket sellers, and sidewalk performers—known for colorful sidewalk shows and late-night bacon-wrapped hot dogs. City officials have created a 'special enforcement zone' along nearby Hollywood Boulevard and, citing obstructed walkways and crowded sidewalks, council staff together with the Bureau of Street Services and property-owner groups are using a public-property rule (section 56.11) to remove any 'bulky items' that wouldn't fit in a single 60‑gallon container; that standard would effectively preclude traditional food carts selling churros, fruit, and juice drinks. The crackdown has alarmed street-vending activists and vendors, highlights tensions between business interests and informal commerce, and comes as the city still lacks a final framework for vendor legalization amid growing concerns about assaults and robberies targeting vendors, including a high-profile attack on a nearby elote seller." - Farley Elliott