Labor
How to Address Today’s Severe Restaurant Staffing Challenge
QSR Magazine 7/1
Unable to reimplement pre-COVID-19 operating hours, restaurants must rethink, retool, and revitalize how to attract and retain employees.
Labor Advocates Use West Coast Heat To Press For More Say On Fast-Food Pay
Restaurant Business 6/29
The bill, called the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, would establish an 11-person Fast Food Sector Council to set and review workplace standards in the state’s quick-service market.
Food Industry Policy
East Bay diners may remain unmasked, for now
Berkeleyside 6/30
If recent headlines have you wondering if you’ll need to tighten your mask protocols when dining indoors, the answer (for now) is no.
OP-ED: SANTA BARBARA MAYOR SAYS STATE STREET REVITALIZATION CAN’T WAIT
EdHat Santa Barbara 7/7
This past Tuesday, City Council opted to play a rousing game of “kick the can,” thereby sentencing State Street to a minimum of three years of continued closure.
On the Side
Diners are shocked to see a 4% ’employee healthcare’ fee on their bills at an LA restaurant — but the owner says it’s common
Insider 7/7
The owner of a highly-acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant said his staff is receiving hate mail and threats of protests after a local podcaster called out the 40-seat bistro this week on social media for adding a 4% surcharge.
Michelin or World’s 50 Best Restaurants: Which is more relevant?
Los Angeles Times 7/8
One world guide ignores Latin America, the other celebrates it. Does Virgilio Martínez’s new No. 1 ranking for his Peru restaurant give new relevance to global rankings?
