On March 8th a sub committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will begin public discussion on the future of Street Food vending in San Francisco.  The sponsoring Supervisor of this issue is Sup. Bevan Dufty of District 8.  Below is an open letter to Supervisor Dufty’s office regarding my hopes for San Francisco’s upcoming Street Food legislation. Please feel free to use this letter yourself to contact Sup. Dufty’s office (or any City Supervisor) to let them know that you support San Francisco Street Food.

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Dear Supervisor Dufty:

I am a resident of San Francisco District 8 and a committed supporter of San Francisco’s innovative Street Food culture. I appreciate your offices’ initiative in beginning this public discussion of Street Food on March 8th, and I hope that you’ll work to support the many small businesses and local artisans who are seeking to participate in this industry in a legal and fair way.

Primarily, I hope that you will support the following changes to current San Francisco Street Food regulations:

1. Allow for mobile push cart vending, rather than limiting mobility to Mobile Catering Trucks.

2. Encourage the SF Health Department to review their code requirements to allow for more inexpensive cart designs, while still maintaining the necessary health requirements for protecting public health.

3. Enable vendors to congregate together.

4. Encourage the Police Department to allow evening and night vending in San Francisco.

5. Encourage the planning department to ease the restrictions on private property vending in order for property owners to make their own decisions about the best use of their property.

I thank you for supporting District 8, and San Francisco, entrepreneurs in a way that recognizes the value that this type of innovation brings to our community.

Kind Regards,

Matthew Cohen
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