Logan Heights CDC — Stories

We Stand w/ Immigrant Street Vendors! See a Statement From the Mexican Consulate

We are still shocked at the treatment of Mr. Andrés Argüelles Álvarez and are thrilled to announce he’s been accepted into the next training cohort of the San Diego Food Justice Project! Click to read a statement on the issue of street vending and racism from our friends at the Consulate General of Mexico.

Advocacy, Economic DevelopmentMatthew WillinghamApril 7, 2023Mexican Consulate, Street Vending, Andrés Argüelles Álvarez, San Diego Food Justice, Logan Heights CDC

In Support of Street Vendors—A Letter From Logan Heights & City Heights CDCs

After decades working to de stigmatize and decriminalize street food vending, our team is appalled by these attacks and we stand alongside those neighbors working to earn a living on sidewalks, from food carts or trucks, and from their home-based catering work. See more in the statement below from our Interim Executive Director, Alexis Villanueva:

Economic Development, Racial JusticeMatthew WillinghamMarch 13, 2023Logan Heights CDC, Consulado General De Mexico, Street Vendors, SDSU, street food, street vending, City of San Diego, El Cajon, Andres Arguelles