Two separate July 4 confrontations have put two Long Beach street vendors out of work, but residents have stepped in to raise over $50,000 combined to help them bear the financial burden until they can return to selling.
Eliu Ramirez has been selling raspados, esquites and elotes in the Washington neighborhood for 16 years, he said.
He typically sticks to that neighborhood, conversing with neighbors and his usual customers as he weaves along his daily route…