Overview
- Cellphone video shows two women brawling by hot dog carts at Santa Monica and San Vicente early Sunday in West Hollywood’s nightlife hub.
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it interviewed the alleged victim and is still seeking the other person seen in the video.
- Local business owners say vendors dump bacon grease that leaves slick stains and attracts rats, pointing to store surveillance footage.
- They also report cart fires, possible unlicensed stands, and large groups of carts arriving by truck late at night.
- West Hollywood’s mayor says decriminalization in 2019 shifted violations to fines, which lets transient carts move on before code officers can act and has made enforcement more fraught.