City Hall is moving toward a new program that will change the face of the vending carts on the Third Street Promenade. The City Council earlier this year signed a multi-year contract with a new management company, which will require the cart operators to spend thousands of dollars more on improvements as well as raise their rents. Many operators might not even be renewed.
So, this week Q-Line wants to know: “Do you think the vending cart program needs to be revamped? And do you think City Hall is handling the situation with the merchants in a fair manner?”
Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your responses in the weekend edition. Please try to limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to think first about the wording of your response.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 29, 2005. Read the original PDF.