A taste of privacy: Law keeps personal data of street vendors away from law enforcement

Legislation to protect sidewalk vendors and food operators in Mendocino County — and across California — from having their personal data shared with law enforcement has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Senate Bill 635, coined the Street Vendor Business Protection Act, received Newsom’s signature in early Ocotber. The bill was authored by state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles. The new policy broadens privacy protections for street vendors by limiting how local governments and agencies can collect and use their personal information.