Labor
Julie Su’s confirmation would harm restaurants and app workers
The Hill 5/23
Restaurants and app-based rideshare and delivery platforms have something in common.
Will fast-food workers’ rights land on 2024 ballot?
HRD 5/23
The 2024 election is still over a year away, but one workers’ union is calling on Californians to vote to support the rights of food-service workers in the state.
Food Industry Policy
Santa Barbara City Council enforces ADA requirements, denies appeals of decision to remove them
Santa Barbara News-Press 5/24
The Santa Barbara City Council took a hard line Tuesday on enforcing ADA accessibility requirements, voting to deny appeals filed by the owners of six outdoor parklets who received notices to take them down for noncompliance.
A Brief Overview of California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act SB 54
JD Supra 5/23
The Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54) shifts plastic pollution responsibilities in California from consumers to producers.
On the Side
These Fresno-area restaurants are the ‘best,’ according to awards. Did your favorite win?
AOL 5/24
Fresno-area restaurants were celebrated Monday at the California Restaurant Association’s Best of the Valley Restaurant Awards.
How to get deals for Hamburger Month 2023 and Hamburger Day, May 28
The Mercury News 5/24
The folks who declare food holidays have designated May as National Hamburger Month and May 28 as both National Hamburger Day and International Burger Day.