Support Provided By The following article was originally published Jul 8, 2021, and is republished through a collaboration with KPCC and LAist. Life just got a little better for the street vendors of Los Angeles. Last week, the Los Angeles City Council passed two crucial motions. One re-established a moratorium on ticketing unpermitted vendors. The other extended the city's reduced permit fee (from $541 to $291) until 2022. While these are big wins for street vendors, who didn't have it easy even before the pandemic, they're the tip of the iceberg. Vendors are pushing for a host of reforms — affordable permits, realistic cart designs and an end to harsh enforcement — to finally and truly legalize street vending in Los Angeles.