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Ever since the days when Angelenos sold tamales out of horse-drawn carts, street food has been a fixture in this city.

It has also been illegal, even as taco carts and fruit stands with their familiar rainbow umbrellas have been mainstays on street corners. Vendors — mostly immigrants, many undocumented — have faced fines, misdemeanor criminal charges and, increasingly in the Trump era, the threat of deportation.

For years, activists have pushed to legalize street vending in Los Angeles, and city officials were close to doing so. But this week Gov. Jerry Brown beat them to it, signing a law that decriminalized street vendors across California.

“It’s really a big deal for vendors across the state,” said Carla De Paz, an organizer in Los Angeles on behalf of vendors. “There’s a lot of undocumented workers who are facing the fear of deportation, especially in our current political climate.”