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Valencia Strikes Deal to Reopen Shuttered Newsstands as Community Hubs

The plan prioritizes jobs for people with disabilities and older workers.

Overview

  • The City Council and the Professional Association of News Vendors have agreed to collaborate on reopening closed kiosks across Valencia.
  • The pact is scheduled for a vote by the Local Government Board on Friday after being announced by urban planning councilor Juan Giner.
  • Twenty of the city’s 75 newspaper kiosks are closed, accounting for 26% of the network.
  • The initiative seeks to modernize the newsstand sector, boost local commerce, and restore neighborhood reference points.
  • Reactivated kiosks could offer cultural, informational, or public services, and a Socialist councilor has requested more specific details on execution.