Serving up the latest restaurant industry news.
Labor
Should California set wages in fast-food restaurants? State bill would make it happen
The Sacramento Bee 8/5
Over 16 years working at a McDonald’s in Los Angeles, Angelica Hernandez dealt with on-the-job experiences that left her feeling “humiliated and mistreated.”
Help Wanted: SF Restaurants Cut Hours, Recruit Family Amid Labor Crunch
The San Francisco Standard 8/4
There’s a faded help wanted sign in the storefront of Billingsgate in Noe Valley seeking a worker to help staff the neighborhood seafood market and restaurant.
Food Industry Policy
The twists and turns of the RRF: Here’s where we stand
NRN 8/5
Welcome to First Bite, a Nation’s Restaurant News podcast, your daily source of news from NRN hosted by Holly Petre.
San Diego set to ban natural gas hookups in new and existing buildings
Energy News Network 8/4
ELECTRIFICATION: San Diego’s city council approves a climate plan that calls for banning natural gas hookups in new construction and electrifying nearly all existing homes and other buildings. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
On the Side
Where to eat on your road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles
San Francisco Chronicle 8/5
Two roads diverge between San Francisco and Los Angeles, and both are well traveled: California State Route 1, curving its way along the dramatic California coastline, and Interstate 5, a four-lane straightaway through the state’s agricultural heartland.
Sacramento sunsets and skylines: Here are the best restaurants and bars with great views
The Sacramento Bee 8/5
Sacramento’s summer heat can be oppressive in June and July.
