SF vendors raise alarm over proposed ordinance that could cost them thousands

by Tanay Gokhale, Bay City News February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

San Francisco street vendors hold signs during a press conference at the intersection of 24th and Mission streets in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2026. The street vendors urged the city not to proceed with a new ordinance that would add tens of thousands of dollars to their cost of doing business in the city. (Tanay Gokhale/Bay City News)

SAN FRANCISCO STREET VENDORS at a Board of Supervisors committee meeting Wednesday voiced their concerns about a proposed ordinance that they said would add significantly to their financial burden.

The city’s Department of Public Health introduced the ordinance to bring local codes into alignment with Senate Bill 972, a state law that decriminalized street food vending in 2023.

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