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CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Sudbury Accessibility Expo continues Saturday
Despite cool, wet weather, Sudbury's downtown night market went smoothly Friday, with Durham St. closed for vendors, a barbecue and accessibility awareness events, while advocates highlighted ongoing needs like curb repairs and store access; the Accessibility Expo continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Night market held for National Accessibility Week
Angela Gray, the executive director of Independent Living Sudbury Manitoulin, joins CTV's Ian Campbell at the organization's night market downtown.
CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Celebrating National Accessibility Week in Greater Sudbury
Northern Ontario Watch Amanda Fitzhenry and Amy Adair of Independent Living Sudbury Manitoulin join CTV's Ian Campbell at the organization's night market downtown.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
'Illegal' San Rafael night market draws complaints from residents, businesses
The Brief A bustling, impromptu San Rafael night market and the messes that come with it have raised the ire of residents and businesses. City and county officials have been made aware of the issue, but say the options for dealing with the market are limited. SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - While some towns are opening up official night markets to promote identity and community, one unofficial night market has drawn complaints from some business folks and residents for being too loud, too late and too many. "We live in the wild, wild west," said Omar, a brick and mortar businessman. He says this ad-hoc, nightly, thriving and illegal food market has taken root in San Rafael's heavily Latino Canal District. A Free-For-All "These guys can just open up anywhere, and now we're not talking about two or three. We're taking about 20 to 25 guys. It's definitely chaotic. These guys come in like after 6 o'clock or 7 o'clock [p.m.], and they're there until like twelve, one o'clock [a.m.] They're not local and that's from officials of San Rafael," said Omar. While brick and mortar restaurants are licensed and inspected, the street market potentially creates health issues. "No water to wash their hands. I did get notices of people getting sick. The canal area, we do have a lot of undocumented residents…so, they are not likely to report sickness. The mess that they leave at the end is now causing rodents to show up," he said. Omar also says they have no permits or licenses, block sidewalks and customer cars often block streets. "They are selling beer out of their coolers now…they're selling beer without having a beer license," he said. Limited Recourse The City of San Rafael and Marin County officials are aware of this problem as some residents and businesses complain. "There's some parts of the issue that are in the city's jurisdiction, and some parts of the issue are in the county's jurisdiction," said Sarah Jones, Marin County's community development director. But given limited resources and many more critical needs, coordination of enforcement is difficult. As with homelessness, a major sweep could lead to the market popping up elsewhere. "That's very likely and we do see it move around. This city is trying to find a path to making it possible for them to do this in a legal way, identifying a place where it can happen," said Jones. Many will tell you that this is as much a cultural thing as a rouge thing. And, like the homeless issue, finesse usually works better than brute force.
