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Middleton, Samuel <br />From: Esmeralda Jade <sophieandme@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 1:32 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Item 32- Unpermitted and Unsafe Sidewalk Food Vendors <br />Hello this email is in opposition of illegal street vendors selling on our streets. Over the many past few months <br />I've witness in influx of illegal popup taco stands throughout the city. My street alone has a total of 4 new <br />ones. These vendors are out of town business owners who are not paying taxes, obeying the food health and <br />safety laws and taking their earnings out of Santa Ana. <br />Aside from the laws they are breaking, the random taco shops that are showing up are blocking the views and <br />streets of drivers throughout the city. I'm often -times distracted from the random tarp and bright shining <br />lights. If something is out of the ordinary, and literally on the sidewalk next to a busy street, as a driver it <br />becomes a safety issue. I'm scared to drive around at night because of these random shops that pop up. Its very <br />distracting and unsafe. God forbid I kill someone because I was blinded by lights that arent authorized for that <br />location. <br />In news outside of OC, a street vendor was ran over and killed. They are also putting themselves at risk. who <br />knows if they're actual employees or if they're paying off their coyotes and putting their lives at risk. <br />The city is already suffering as it is. We're overpopulated, parking is at its all time worse and people are <br />struggling to make ends meet. We simply cannot allow others to come into the city and profit off of our hard <br />earned money and turn around and infuse that money into another county. <br />Thank you for you attention and time. <br />Ward 3 Resident <br />R. Myers <br />