Labor
California could invest nearly $600 million in undocumented immigrant workers
Human Resources Director (HRD) 4/6
In February, Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia, a Democrat from Coachella, CA, introduced Assembly Bill-2847 into the California Legislature. If passed, the bill would establish the Excluded Workers Pilot Program.
Starbucks founder and interim CEO Howard Schultz says companies are being ‘assaulted’ by ‘threat’ of unionization
Nation’s Restaurant News 4/5
As Starbucks founder Howard Schultz takes the helm (again) this week as interim CEO after Howard Johnson announced his retirement, he is making his position on unions clear.
Food Industry Policy
Restaurant, ‘hard-hit’ business aid shelved in Senate, for now
Roll Call 4/5
High hopes for legislation to funnel more pandemic aid to restaurants and other hard-hit businesses crashed into the Senate’s slow-moving legislative reality Tuesday when one of that chamber’s top negotiators said the effort was being put on ice until after the April recess.
L.A. County moves to require disposable food containers be compostable or recyclable
FOX5 San Diego 4/5
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors preliminarily approved an ordinance Tuesday that would require all disposable food service ware provided with ready-to-eat food be either compostable or recyclable.
On the Side
These 8 Bay Area restaurants are the most featured across dozens of food guides
San Francisco Chronicle 4/6
Everyone has their favorite restaurant of the moment. Chronicle restaurant critic Soleil Ho has a list of their Top 25.
What Does Fine Dining Mean In Los Angeles?
Zagat April 2022
Chef Michael Cimarusti and general manager Donato Poto are co-owners of Providence, the seafood-focused tasting-menu restaurant they opened in Hollywood. Since its 2005 debut, the restaurant has been rewarded for its commitment to fine dining with several accolades, including two Michelin stars.
