Labor
Editorial: The pandemic is still raging and workers still need sick leave protection
Los Angeles Times 1/25
There is a terrible disconnect in California’s pandemic policies. The Omicron variant has fueled a surge in COVID-19 cases and quarantines, prompting millions of Americans to call in sick this month.
Will California Supersize the Bargaining Power of Fast Food Workers?
Capital & Main 1/25
Fast food workers have been heralded by government officials, executives and some doctors as essential workers during the pandemic.
Food Industry Policy
‘You Can’t Recycle Your Way Out’: California’s Plastic Problem and What We Can Do About It
KQED 1/24
Inside Republic Services’ massive recycling facility in Milpitas, an impressive array of high-tech machines sort through a mountain of material from residents’ recycling bins, separating metal from plastic from paper.
Column: No debate on skyrocketing cost of California single-payer bill? So much for good government
Los Angeles Times 1/24
SACRAMENTO — Things don’t always go as hoped. A prime example is the Democrats’ push for single-payer healthcare legislation.
On The Side
Stars like DJ Khaled and Steve Aoki have Bay Area restaurants now. They’re all uniquely terrible
San Francisco Chronicle 1/24
One fateful day in 1995, pro wrestlers Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage and Jimmy Hart gathered in the sleek steel-and-glass rotunda of the Mall of America, in the midst of a screaming crowd and spotlights glaring like precisely cut diamonds.
Meet Cheesecake Factory’s Customer Advocate. He Also Happens To Be The CEO.
Restaurant Business 1/24
Amazon has a policy of including an empty chair in its headquarters meetings to represent the customer.
