""We have the police multiple times come over but their hands were tied, so there was nothing they could do and it really affected us," said Adel Alghazali, owner of Mi Tierra Market in San Francisco."
""We contacted police, and they couldn't do anything before but hopeful now they can do something about," said Alghazali."
""We have to pay to purchase those items, and we can't compare with those (illegal street vendors) people," said Soltero."
""The really bad actors who are sort of using the cover of the good folks who have been selling their wares in the mission, and the previous law made it very challenging for law enforcement to participate and so public works was engaging some really bad folks," said Carla Short, Director of San Francisco's Public Works Department."
Illegal fencing has impacted neighborhoods such as the Mission and the Tenderloin, with vendors reporting stolen goods later sold on nearby sidewalks. Permitted street vendors say illegal sellers undercut lawful businesses and forced some licensed vendors indoors. Police previously faced limits in addressing fencing and resale without proof of purchase. Senate Bill 276 grants San Francisco authority to require permits, issue citations, and seize products when no receipts exist. San Francisco Public Works will play a central enforcement role, and many local vendors and business owners view the change as a means to curb illegal resale activity.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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