ByA major milestone for the street vendors on San Francisco's Mission Street. The city is letting some of them sell there again.A major milestone for the street vendors on San Francisco's Mission Street. The city is letting some of them sell there again.
It's been a long process to get to this point. Vendors pleaded with the city for seven months, followed the rules and sold merchandise at an indoor location. All while the city banned vending on Mission Street as it worked to regain control of the area from people selling stolen items on sidewalks. "We know that the vendors that we are working with today have been good actors all along," said Rachel Gordon with San Francisco Public Works. "They have been working with the city on how we can make this work for everyone. So we have confidence on this. We just have to make sure that more people are not coming through now that don't have one of these 10 permits. They are not setting up next to them or on another block.
"We still have to work a lot to make it better, but I feel like this is in the right way. This is the right step," said Rodrigo Lopez, president of Mission Street Vendors Association.It's been more than 3 months since street vending was banned on Mission Street and a first report on cleanliness is out."Very happy," said Ledesma.. ABC7 News viewers donated to help them to get back on their feet.SF Mission St.