Labor
California workers rally at Legislature for safer workplaces
CalMatters 8/30
Dozens of domestic workers laid banners on the state Capitol grounds Tuesday that spelled out the words “racist” and “injustice.” Then they cleaned them up. It was all part of a rally of several hundred domestic laborers to urge state lawmakers to pass more workplace protections.
New Tipping Trend Hurts Those Who Need Gratuities Most
The Washington Post 8/29
The Wall Street Journal reports that 16% of the 517 small businesses surveyed by employee-management software company Homebase now solicit gratuities at checkout, up from 6.2% in 2019.
Food Industry Policy
‘Sea of lawlessness’ prompts Lower Haight restaurant owner to hit pause after more than 30 years
The San Francisco Chronicle 8/30
The owner of a Lower Haight cafe is determined not to be the latest business to leave San Francisco. But first, she says, she needs a break after witnessing too much crime.
Burger King faces legal claim over size of Whopper
BBC News 8/30
The lawsuit accuses the fast food giant of misleading customers by showing the burger with a meatier patty and ingredients that “overflow over the bun.”
On the Side
A Whole Different Animal
LA Eater 8/29
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo’s massively influential Los Angeles restaurant Animal held its last dinner service on Saturday, June 17.
This acclaimed S.F food hall helped low-income chefs. What do they do when it closes?
The San Francisco Chronicle 8/30
When ambitious San Francisco food hall La Cocina Municipal Marketplace closes its kiosks to the public on Friday, where will its women and immigrant food entrepreneurs go next — and how will the celebrated nonprofit move forward with its city-leased space in the Tenderloin?
