Cities have long struggled with how to handle loose shopping carts on streets and sidewalks. A wave of new laws aims to fix the problem.

COLORADO SPRINGS — More shopping carts than you will find at the entrance of many stores are lined up in a half dozen rows at a Colorado Springs Public Works location designated for recyclable ...

MIAMI — In some areas of Miami, there are so many shopping carts on streets and sidewalks that the city’s removal crew sometimes can’t keep up. Miami Commissioner Rolando Escalona said code ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Two Davenport men are facing felony charges after investigators say dozens of shopping carts were stolen from a Sam’s Club on two separate dates in January and later sold for scrap ...

A new Phoenix ordinance that went into effect on Jan. 15 requires retailers to keep shopping carts on-site using GPS trackers, locking wheels, or professional retrieval teams. Stores could face fines ...

Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles launched a program investing $2.8 million to provide more than 280 free, health-code-compliant food vending carts to eligible sidewalk vendors. The ...

Part of a collaboration between the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and the City of Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD), the Sidewalk Vending ...

A new shopping cart ordinance has taken effect in Phoenix. The new ordinance requires retailers that provide shopping carts to customers to complete a certification. The certification confirms the ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The city of Phoenix is implementing a new law this week to hold businesses accountable for abandoned shopping carts scattered throughout local neighborhoods. The shopping cart ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Street vendors in Los Angeles County now have the opportunity to get a health code-compliant food cart for free. At least 280 California state health code-compliant food carts ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...