Mexico City Kicks Out Vendors (15,000 of them)

“More than 1,000 police officers in riot gear blocked street vendors from setting up stands selling knockoff purses and pirated DVDs Friday, clearing Mexico City’s clogged historic center for the first time in more than a decade.

The removal of vendors from 87 downtown streets was peaceful — at least a temporary victory for leftist Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, who is widely believed to have presidential ambitions.

Like dozens of mayors before him, Ebrard has promised to take back public spaces and improve the quality of life in the city of 8.5 million.”*

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