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What a Battle Over Street Vending Says About the Future of L.A.

If the city is serious about improving sidewalk culture, it should decriminalize selling food there.
A street vendor sells fruit on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Los Angeles.AP Photo/Damian Dovargane

The best spots for Korean beef-liver sashimi. An even slimier chia-seed-infused smoothie. The unstoppable rise of the horchata latte.

For the food-minded, there’s always news coming out of Los Angeles.