The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today voted to approve a new ordinance regulating street food vendors, despite concerns raised by vendors — many of whom work in the Mission District — that the law’s requirements are too costly and will force them to either go out of business, or flout the law entirely.
The ordinance brings the city into compliance with 2022’s SB 972, a state law that went into effect three years ago.
It passed without any objection from the 10 supervisors who were present. District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who helped negotiate a waiver of permitting fees for most vendors, was not in attendance…