Labor
California’s $20 Minimum Wage Will Hurt the Fast Food Workers It’s Meant to Help
Reason 10/11
Last month, Gavin Newsom signed into law a California bill that will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 an hour starting in 2024.
Workers at San Jose Burger King protest unsafe and poor working conditions
KTVU FOX 2 10/11
SAN JOSE, CA – Workers at a San Jose Burger King held a protest today, calling out poor working conditions and violence in the workplace.
Food Industry Policy
People selling home-cooked meals given a pathway to do business legally under California law
CBS Bay Area 10/11
Most people love a home-cooked meal, but charge people money for it and you’re breaking the law. But now, in California, the law has changed to allow more people to use their skills in the kitchen to earn a living.
California city wants to charge food trucks $100 a day. Owners say fee has ‘racial undertones’
The Modesto Bee 10/11
Digna and Adonay Díaz have lived in Chowchilla for more than 20 years. Like many other Latino immigrants, they fled violence in their homeland in search of a better life.
On the Side
California’s fastest-growing city is booming with new restaurants
San Francisco Chronicle 10/12
Visitors to the Ulferts Center in Dublin are hungry. Couples and families scope out the growing array of lunch options at the two-level shopping complex: Chinese, Indian, Thai and Japanese food, as well as a bakery and bubble tea shop.
Slice House by Tony Gemignani Inks 9-Unit Deal in Northern California
QSR Magazine 10/12
Slice House by Tony Gemignani, where artisan pizza meets fast-casual dining, announced the recent franchise signing with Greek Squad LLC.
