Labor
Why California Fast-Food Workers Are Organizing a Statewide Walkout
Eater SF 6/2
Your favorite fast-food restaurant may be at reduced capacity as of next week. On June 9, the Service Employees International Union launches a statewide strike.
Starbucks union creates $1 million fund to cover lost pay for striking baristas
CNBC 6/2
The union backing organizing efforts at Starbucks is creating a $1 million fund to cover lost pay for baristas who go on strike, giving workers more firepower in their fight to unionize.
Food Industry Policy
Alameda County to reinstate indoor mask mandate starting Friday amid rising COVID cases and hospitalizations
San Francisco Chronicle 6/2
Alameda County will require masks in most indoor public settings again starting midnight Friday, as rising coronavirus cases drive a concerning increase in hospitalizations, county health officials said Thursday.
The end of Korean BBQ in L.A.? What the gas stove ban means for your fave restaurants
Los Angeles Times 6/2
Dinner at Park’s BBQ in Koreatown inevitably starts with a small flame.
On the Side
The Top 500
Restaurant Business 6/2
The 500 largest chains collectively have recovered from the pandemic and then some, with sales up 8.4% since 2019.
Top SAN FRANCISCO Restaurants
San Francisco Chronicle 6/2
AFTER DINING AT hundreds of restaurants in the two years that I have been here, I’ve come to understand the San Francisco dining scene as one that is easily stereotyped — apocryphal $16 burritos and tech meat come to mind.
