Sometimes employing lookouts, street taco vendors stay a step ahead of Anaheim's enforcement efforts, frustrating officials and nearby restaurants.
As Anaheim code enforcement trucks pulled up to the city storage yard with grills, portable generators and propane tanks, scouts dispatched by street vendors were on the lookout.
From January through October, the Anaheim enforcement program resulted in more than 100 illegal street vending citations and 85 equipment impound cases, according to the city. Recently, code enforcement officers have extended their hours, hoping to push the stands to open later in the evening. “We don’t crack down on a lot of things that should be cracked down on,” said Martinez, 29, an Anaheim resident. “Most of these people are good, hard-working people. They don’t bother anyone.”
“The first time we were raided, it hurt us a lot,” he said. “But since we worked for a boss before that who had the same troubles, we knew what to expect.” Taquería San Martin, a hole-in-the-wall nestled in the corner of a strip mall, abbreviated its late night hours because of competition from nearby taco stands, said owner Serapia Silverio Alonso.
Angel’s Tijuana Tacos operates stands in 15 cities throughout Southern California, from North Hollywood to Santa Ana. Its Instagram profile boasts 345,000 followers. City officials say that underground businesses that can deploy lookouts at city storage yards and readily replace expensive equipment are likely part of larger operations that may be exploiting immigrant line cooks in human trafficking operations.
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