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Parks Department ticketing veteran vendors
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Council Member Holden discusses with Raul Rivera the issue of the Parks Department issuing numerous tickets to veteran vendors. Holden offers to address this concern through the parks committee.
- Rivera reveals that the Parks Department, not the police, is giving veteran vendors a hard time by issuing tickets.
- Rivera mentions a vendor who has received 200 tickets, which he describes as 'insane' for a veteran.
- Holden acknowledges the issue and states that it can be addressed through the parks committee.
- The conversation briefly touches on the connection between inability to work and homelessness for veterans.
Raul Rivera
1:54:14
who gives them the hard time?
1:54:15
It's the parks department.
1:54:17
It's the parks department that has to be looked into.
1:54:19
They're the ones that are giving them tickets.
1:54:21
I got I can bring you a vendor that's got 200 tickets.
1:54:24
200 tickets for for a veteran.
1:54:26
That is that's insane.
Robert F. Holden
1:54:28
Okay.
1:54:28
That that's a that's something we could also
Raul Rivera
1:54:31
address.
1:54:31
Veterans.
1:54:32
You can't
Robert F. Holden
1:54:32
on the parks committee, we'll we'll address it to
Raul Rivera
1:54:34
the council member, what happens if you can't work?
1:54:37
You become homeless.
Robert F. Holden
1:54:37
I get it.
1:54:38
I get it.
Raul Rivera
1:54:39
It's all connected.
Robert F. Holden
1:54:39
Thank you.
Raul Rivera
1:54:40
Thank you.
1:54:40
Thank you.
1:54:41
Thank you for the letter too.
Robert F. Holden
1:54:42
Thanks so much.
1:55:00
Melissa Ortiz, Melissa Davao Ortiz, This is our next panel.
1:55:07
Sharon Brown, Alex Stein.
1:55:11
Again, the topic is homeless veterans.
1:55:31
Melissa, you could start.