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San Francisco street vendors required to carry permits following complaints from business owners 02:18. San Francisco is about to take another shot at containing illegal vending.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It's been several weeks since San Francisco began cracking down on street vendors, requiring them to have a permit to sell at the 24th Street BART Plaza.

The city of San Francisco on Tuesday will begin enforcing a new law cracking down on illegal street vending. On Monday, final warnings and notices were issued on 24th and Mission streets, just one ...