Street vending legislation (CB-032)

CASA policy analyst urging the council to oppose the vending bill, saying fines jump tenfold to $2,000 and goods confiscation hurts immigrant vendors.

A Langley Park resident who said his mother sold food to feed the family; asked the council to make permits easier and not leave vendors out.

Somos CASA organizer with 17 years in Langley Park; said vendors want to legalize but the county is punishing them instead of supporting them.

A single mother and street vendor in Langley Park who rebuilt her life selling food; asked for a clear, realistic path to permits.

CASA's senior director of community economic development, outlining workforce and small business programs that help vendors formalize; his testimony was cut short at the time limit.