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Monday, September 08, 2014

More Angelenos are becoming street vendors amid weak economy

More Angelenos are becoming street vendors amid weak economy 
More Angelenos are becoming street vendors amid weak economy
Once the domain of recent immigrants trying to scratch out a living, the ranks of sidewalk merchants have swelled since the economy soured in 2007. The group — an estimated 10,000 countywide — is now larger and more diverse, pulling in out-of-work professionals, war veterans and single mothers, according to a recent report by the Los Angeles chief legislative analyst's office. 

 



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