A San Francisco supervisor introduced legislation Tuesday that would allow residents to sell homemade food to people on the streets without a city license.<\/p>\n
For vendors like Dailis Perez, who sells beef, chicken, shredded beef, cheese and cheese-and-plantain empanadas along with arepas at Mission and 24th streets, the change could be transformative.<\/p>\n
“Una rica empanada,” she calls out to passersby. Perez says her food sales are her family’s only source of income, allowing her to care for her special-needs son while learning English at City College of San Francisco.<\/p>\n
Right now, making meals at home and selling them on the streets remains illegal in San Francisco. However, Supervisors Jackie Fielder and Myrna Melgar have introduced new legislation to change that.<\/p>\n
“To legalize microenterprise home kitchens in San Francisco \u2026 will also allow mobile food vendors to use their own kitchens as commissary kitchens, that is a huge barrier for vendors,” Fielder said.<\/p>\n
Immigrant advocates emphasize that many newcomers struggle to find traditional jobs. Edwin Rodriguez, who works with the Mission Economic Development Agency to help immigrants find employment, said the measure is vital.<\/p>\n
“In many cases they don’t have jobs, it’s not easy to get them. It’s a way to create their own jobs,” Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n
Supervisor Melgar echoed that sentiment: “We come to this country for that, to have freedom and opportunity.”<\/p>\n
While counties like Santa Clara and San Mateo have already adopted similar legislation, the San Francisco proposal includes a cap of 90 meals a week and an annual revenue limit of $110,000.<\/p>\n
The bill is scheduled for a first reading at a committee within 30 days. In the meantime, Perez continues inviting everyone to visit her corner at 24th and Mission streets.<\/p>\n
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