‘What’s going on with our society?’ Elderly L.A. street ven…

Assault California Today in California: On June 24, 2026, a 62-year-old street vendor named Arabelia Martinez was violently attacked by another woman at her hot dog stand in the 700 block of Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles. Video shows the woman confronting Martinez, spraying sauce across her cart, and then escalating the confrontation after Martinez threw what appeared to be Tajín seasoning at her. The woman flipped over vendor tables and beat Martinez in broad daylight while bystanders watched. The Los Angeles Police Department has launched a battery investigation, though no suspect information or arrests have been released.