State law blocks potential San Jose flea market site - San José Spotlight

La Pulga sellers in San Jose claimed to be in limbo after a state law blocked a possible relocation of the market. “Let them worry about us because nothing else is my family that depends on this, because if we don’t sell also two or three families don’t eat, they don’t work,” said Cayetano Araujo Hernández, a salesman. For 35 years Cayetano has worked in the market selling what he calls “the best Mexican snacks,” but knowing that a state law cou…

State law blocks potential San Jose flea market site - San José Spotlight

San Jose Berryessa Flea Market vendors say a city-owned landfill is their best option for a new home, but a state law is stopping the idea from becoming a reality. The 90-acre Singleton site, a former landfill, is the favored location. It’s close to freeways and residential neighborhoods — making it the top option out of eight sites proposed by city consultants last year. But the vendors and city can’t move forward without a state exemption due …