Hi guys,
I don't know whether there are the makings of a good legal case here (the links below should shed some light on that question), but if there are I think it's one that IJ should definitely consider taking on. Virginia Ramos is a tough, gregarious, plain-spoken woman who would make a hell of a client. She is quite well loved around here, and her plight has already attracted quite a significant amount of publicity:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/tamale-lady_n_3432383.html
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Tamale-Lady-Banned-From-Selling-at-Zeitgeist--211427531.html
http://sfist.com/2013/06/12/tragedy_tamale_lady_can_no_longer_s.php
http://uptownalmanac.com/2013/06/city-kicks-tamale-lady-out-zeitgeist
http://sf.eater.com/archives/2013/06/12/tamale_lady_dinged_by_health_department_told_she_cant_return_to_zeitgeist.php
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2013/06/san-francisco-is-pissed-off-that-the-tamale-lady-will-no-longer-be-allowed-to-sell-tamales/
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2013/06/12/zeitgeist-responds-to-tamale-lady-ban-its-nothing-we-can-do-its-something-she-has-to-do/
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2013/06/12/tamale-lady-banned-from-zeitgeist/
http://www.missionmission.org/2013/06/12/tamale-lady-no-longer-allowed-to-sell-tamales-at-zeitgeist/
http://jezebel.com/the-plight-of-san-franciscos-tamale-lady-513130604
http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2013/06/19/san-francisco-tamale-lady/
http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1g7brc/no_more_tamale_lady_at_zeitgeist/
http://www.sfweekly.com/2013-06-19/restaurants/tamale-lady-booted-from-zeitgeist/
http://missionlocal.org/2013/06/no-more-tamale-lady-at-zeitgeist/
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3030568/posts
http://uptownalmanac.com/2013/06/legalization-tamale-lady-underway
http://yum.sfstation.com/2013/06/14/is-the-tamale-lady’s-zeitgeist-ban-part-of-a-bigger-sf-problem/
http://timmcarneydamnit.blogspot.com/2013/06/what-is-to-become-of-tamale-lady.html
http://www.tablehopper.com/chatterbox/theres-only-one-tamale-lady/
Of course the point can be made that with all this publicity and community support, she doesn't need IJ's help. Even a member of the Board of Supervisors is apparently already working on her behalf. However, her popularity and visibility could potentially serve as a springboard to help IJ talk about how other criminalized street vendors not as well known as the Tamale Lady are being denied the opportunity to make a living, and aid them in their struggles.
Love & Liberty,
((( starchild )))
At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
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