what's your name and badge number 2938 sir what's your name what's your name and what's your name what's your name Lopez Lopez thank you sir Lopez Lopez 366 they're getting raided by the Lopez family you're blocking a sidewalk and a driveway who's blocking the sidewalk that's legal in the state of California my man you still going handson with others oh always my man welcome back to the lackluster Channel Street vendors have been a staple of Los Angeles and Orange County for decades most people love the tacos hot dogs and convenience the food carts provide however there is one group that actively rallies against them the local brick and mortar businesses that have to compete with them there are an estimated 50,000 vendors in Los Angeles alone and Advocates say that nearly 80% of them are women they rarely obtain a permit have not suffered the strenuous Health inspections by County officials have little to no overhead in the form of rent and likely don't pay the property or sales tax in established business would be required to they often use the public sidewalk or setup shop in the parking lots of closed businesses sometimes even directly in front of their competition on November 18th of 2022 Santa Ana audits was documenting the Santa Ana Police Department and code enforcement as they cited and confiscated unapproved open food vendors the vendors had set up a pop-up tent in the parking lot of a closed auto repair shop I just rated a taco spot right here [Applause] so man what El my man why you all covered up cuz I can good for you my man what's your name and badge number 2938 sir how's your name 2938 yes sir what's your name and what's your name what's your name I'm asking you what's your name I just told you it's recorded there re reverse it and look it up you said badge number 2938 you're right you repeated what's your name that's right Lopez Lopez thank you sir yeah what's your name don't worry about it you don't want to tell me huh you're a public servant you're a public servant you're here asking questions I'm a private citizen I'm asking you questions too because you're blocking a sidewalk and a driveway who's blocking the sidewalk me or you you are you want to are you serious are you placing a bet that's illegal in the state of California my man are you don't be placing bets against the law you're supposed to know the law right your vehicle is blocking the sidewalk so are you your vehicle is blocking the sidewalk move out of the way so I can move my car I'm not blocking your vehicle you're blocking the sidewalk I'm not blocking your vehicle you're blocking the sidewalk I'm not blocking your vehicle blocking the sidewalk you are too you're saying I'm blocking the sidewalk are you serious look this guy's saying I'm blocking the sidewalk he's a joke he's trying to say I blocked the sidewalk right this guy's a liability to you guys he'll get you guys in trouble officer Lopez right here he's a liability to the city to the department I can see right through you man you're corrupt you're corrupt man [Music] look at this guy he's trying to say I am blocking the sidewalk D [Applause] him trying to intimidate over here what's up with that kind of respect do you have for the citizens right here trying to say I'm blocking the sidewalk want Bangalore b sir no yeah let's bet how many rights you have violated in your career what what I'm blocking the sidewalk too or what see what I mean he's a li he'll get you in trouble one day off what was that what dropped thought I dropped something yeah I thought you dropped something why you lying what did I drop no I'm asking you can I get your name and badge number please Lopez Lopez and Lopez 2456 2456 what's your first name since it's all Lopez around here it it let me see let me zoom in on that zoom in on that there you go Senate Bill 946 decriminalized Street Vending in 2018 but left it up to local governments to come up with their own permitting process but even when vendors obtain permits law enforcement still finds ways to Target sidewalk businesses such as enforcing ordinances prohibiting the storage of bulky items on sidewalks or simply obstructing the sidewalk in this case it appears as though the vendor does not have a permit and code enforcement brings a pickup truck to the scene to seize the food that was intended for sale stop blocking man look at this guy he's making things up stop blocking I'm going to put Yellow Tape now look at this they're just going to waste food throw away food hello officer can I get your name and batch number please Lopez 3266 3266 Lopez a lot of Lopez huh what's your first initial M all right thank you they're getting raided by the Lopez family sorry I'm going on that way no you have to go around sir now you're putting hands on me n I'm just putting tape I'm putting tape sir okay this guy you had to touch me huh nope the they touch you you're such a liar man with the scene tape caped off the officers empty the vendor's vehicle taking a truckload of food with them man a lot of these cops don't wear seat belts they don't obey the traffic laws have a nice night dude don't do anything sneaky now never do anything you always do sneaky stuff I could tell did you say you honor your oath stay off the road dude well you're blocking the sidewalk get run over you're blocking the sidewalk you're blocking the sidewalk you're blocking the [Music] sidewalk Park better next time I will you have a better night dude look at all that plastic tape right there I stop he keeps talking about blocking the sidewalk this he had to do that that was necessary the officers left and stop just down the street at another vendor and start the entire process all over again I just ran over [Music] here code enforcements hitting the city the taco stands look at all this food [Music] hey follow what's up Tyrant what's going on dude you still going hands on with others oh always my man oh yeah hands on you respect the Constitution or what the consti keep going for me what was that you going to tell me the Constitution do you take your all serious to the Constitution my name again no I'm asking you do do you take your old serious to the sir stay step out of the sidewalk there you go with the sidewalk Sergeant Lopez Corporal Lopez and officer Lopez eventually leave the scene and while this particular interaction was not as egregious as most that I post I wanted to bring it up because it's easy to see both sides fairly and in the end there is no simple solution this was however a prime example of how much disdain some law enforcement officers have for Citizens that film them officer Lopez flipped out almost immediately for being asked for name and batch number and while these officers are free to dislike anything they want this is not the professionalism we expect from a public official let me know what you think about this interaction in the comments down below and be sure to check out Santa Ana Audits and let him know I sent 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