詹妮弗•坎贝尔

2023年5月16日

执法期待已久的法律迄今为止一直局限于内陆地区,因为国家沿海委员会关切。市议会投票赞成周一继续补贴供应商收取他们38美元年度许可证费用低。费用是一个城市的一部分计划雇用护林员和维护员工需要积极执行。这座城市曾计划添加新员工几个月前,但只有44两个工人被雇佣是因为官僚障碍和需要与工会协商新职位的细节。超过500万美元是包含在城市持续的财政年度预算,但城市官员有望仅花费130万美元,因为他们大多停止主动尽早推出后10月推广和执行。批评人士说,未能兑现招聘带来了一个机会重新审视整个计划,称镇压一直有效的,即使没有积极执行。议员维维安Moreno说大部分的城市计划花费450万美元在即将到来的财政年度街头小贩执法应该花在别的地方。“我发现这是非常令人沮丧,”她说。“选择仍是使人行道加强供应商执行的其他优先级高。Moreno说圣地亚哥居民强烈喜欢钱会花在重点更喜欢雇佣警察。 The city’s crackdown has also been called racist by some critics. They note that a large percentage of street vendors are low-income people of color trying to become entrepreneurs. “I continue to be really bothered about what this is showcasing,” said Moreno, who represents South Bay neighborhoods where many vendors live. Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe, who represents low-income areas in southeastern San Diego, agreed that $4.5 million seems like too much to spend on enforcement. “It seems like there could be a better balance,” she said. Councilmembers Jennifer Campbell and Joe LaCava, who represent the city’s beach communities where vendor problems have been the most significant, said strong enforcement is crucial. “You could not even walk across the street from Mission Bay Park to Mission Bay beach because it was completely crowded with vendors,” Campbell said. “This made tourists angry at us, and it made people in the beach communities angry because they couldn’t even walk in front of their homes.” LaCava agreed, hailing the huge difference since the crackdown began. “It’s instructive to remember the dramatic impact this ordinance made once it was actually adopted,” he said. “The enforcement was incredibly effective, and my constituents were very, very pleased.” But LaCava said “there is a slow creeping back” that concerns him. LaCava said the $38 permit fee, which is much lower than in many other cities, is part of a compromise the city is making. The city is keeping the fee low but also promoting strong enforcement, he said. Campbell noted that vendor permits would be about $4,000 each if the city tried to recover the costs of planned enforcement, which is the city’s usual approach when setting fees. LaCava also said the city’s expenditures are somewhat exaggerated because the park rangers who will be hired will perform tasks that go beyond enforcing the city’s street vendor law.