Authorities shut down over 100 unpermitted sidewalk vendors in the last six weeks in Santa Ana, California, for selling food “unfit for human consumption,” city officials announced Dec. 20.
Orange County Health Care Agency personnel collaborated with Santa Ana police and code enforcement to carry out the shutdowns.
“The big thing is safety. The food was not stored and cooked properly,” Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua told The Epoch Times.
She said during her recent campaign for mayor, business owners had spoken with her about such vendors, saying they were unfair to permitted businesses because they don’t pay fees for health permits and take their customers away….