City of San Diego starts full enforcement of sidewalk vending in beach areas

Certification by Coastal Commission, City Council allows full implementation of ordinance citywide

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22.3% of 2,498,111 eligible San Diegans.

• More vaccination information can be found at coronavirus-sd.com/vaccine.

The County Health and Human Services Agency now publishes the Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report weekly (https://www.sandiegocounty. gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/ programs/phs/Epidemiology/ SDC_Respiratory_Virus_ Surveillance_Report.pdf).

The report is published each Thursday and tracks key respiratory illness indicators.

COVID-19 data

For the week ending Jan. 21, 2023, the report shows:

• 1,831 COVID-19 cases were reported to the County in the past seven days. The region’s total is now 974,767.

• The 1,831 cases reported in the past week were lower compared to the 2,402 infections identified the previous week.

• Thirteen additional deaths were reported in the week ending Jan. 21, 2023. The region’s total is 5,716.

• Nine of the people who died were 65 or older.

• Eight of the people had been vaccinated and five were unvaccinated or had not completed the primary vaccine series.

• All thirteen had underlying medical conditions.

Influenza data

For the week ending Jan. 21, 2023, the report shows the following: u PAGE 11

• Two additional flu deaths; the season’s total is now 39.

• Both had underlying medical conditions.

Wednesday, February 1, the City of San Diego will begin fully enforcing the Sidewalk Vending Ordinance in City beach areas after the Ordinance became effective in the Coastal Overlay Zone last month, following certification by the California Coastal Commission and the San Diego City Council. The Ordinance went into effect in June 2022 in all areas outside the Coastal Overlay Zone, bringing the city into compliance with Senate Bill 946, a California law that decriminalized sidewalk vending statewide and set parameters on how cities could impose regulations. However, implementing and enforcing the sidewalk vending regulations within the Coastal Overlay Zone required certification of the California Coastal Commission and City Council approval of any modifications to the Ordinance in

The Sidewalk Vending Ordinance requires pushcart and stationary sidewalk vendors to apply for permits to use the public right of way or public property while regulating how, when and where permitted sidewalk vendors conduct business. Sidewalk vendors are explicitly prohibited from interfering with public access to the shoreline.

In addition, the Ordinance bans sidewalk vending in the Gaslamp Quarter and other specified areas.

Over the past several weeks, city Park Rangers have been sharing educational materials with vendors to outline the parameters on how they can operate legally in and around beach communities. Vendors operating illegally may be cited for violations and subject to fines ranging from $200 to $1,000, depending on the number and types of violations. Carts, equipment and goods may also be impounded. Since the Sidewalk Vending Ordinance went into effect last year, more than 500 sidewalk vending permits have been issued to local vendors selling jewelry, clothing, apparel, artisan products, home décor, candles, fine art collectibles, novelty items and food products, among a wide array of other items. All pushcart and stationary sidewalk vendors operating within the City of San Diego are required to have a valid and current Business Tax Certificate, Sidewalk Vending Permit and City issued photo ID. Food vendors must also have a San Diego County Health Permit and Food Handler Card. More information about permits and the application process is available at sandiego. gov/sidewalk-vending.

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