STOCKTON, Calif. — After months of debate, public input and warnings, a new ordinance regulating street vendors is officially in effect in Stockton, reshaping how food sellers operate in some of the city’s most culturally significant spaces.
At Angel Cruz Park, a haze lingered long after the morning fog lifted. For generations, the park has been a gathering place for culture, food and music, and this weekend it also became a testing ground for the city’s new food vendor rules. Saturday marked just the second day the ordinance was in effect.
Among the vendors preparing for the weekend was Shirly Chanthavong, who recently opened South East Street Grills with her husband…