Labor
‘Do y’all think tipping culture has gotten out of control?’ Inside our evolving tipping dilemma
Los Angeles Times 4/27
During a bike tour through Venice over spring break, Meeka Smith and her teenage son stopped for a quick snack at Gjelina Take Away.
2+ Rallying for higher wages
CalMatters 4/27
Tax increases are sensitive business in politics. So it didn’t take long Wednesday — all of two hours — for Gov. Gavin Newsom to swiftly and decisively reject the latest idea from Democratic lawmakers to balance California’s budget by pumping businesses for more cash.
Food Industry Policy
A Vote On The Future Of Al Fresco Dining In Los Angeles Is Happening Today. How To Weigh In
LAist 4/27
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission is scheduled to meet on Thursday to consider a proposal that would permanently extend a temporary ordinance that eased restrictions on outdoor dining during the pandemic.
Court casts doubt on electrification ordinance
Half Moon Bay Review 4/26
Dear Editor:
The city of Half Moon Bay’s ban on gas appliances for new construction and requirements for retrofit has been covered on this page many times.
On the Side
Restaurants Care resilience fund assists area eateries through challenging times
Daily Pilot 4/26
Restrictions that once hamstrung the hospitality industry in an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic have been lifted, but many restaurants continue down the path of recovery from those trying times.
7 rising Armenian chefs who are making a mark on L.A.’s food scene
Los Angeles Times 4/26
For decades, Armenian immigrant food in Los Angeles was the hospitable shop skewering varieties of kebab, charring lahmadjoon in a brick oven or slicing shawarma onto pita bread, sumac and roasted garlic puncturing the air, streaming from the vertical rotisserie out to the sidewalks.
