Labor
Compromise settles dispute over status of franchises in fast food industry
CalMatters 9/18
In some ways, the most interesting — and perhaps most significant — event of the 2023 legislative session’s closing days was a compromise agreement on state oversight of the fast food industry.
How California Does (In) Business
WSJ 9/17
California Gov. Gavin Newsom professes to be deeply worried about democracy.
Food Industry Policy
The War on Fast-Food Joints
Reason 9/15
From the perennial fights over Chick-fil-A to claims that fast food disproportionately hurts low-income and minority communities via poor nutrition, it’s easy to see how fast food entered political debate.
Pass The Salt … And The Joint: Cannabis Lounges Could Soon Serve Fresh Food
LAist 9/17
It’s only natural: When you smoke weed, you want to eat. A new bill would let you do both — in the same spot.
On the Side
Popular Oakland restaurant closing at the end of September says crime is to blame
CBS News 9/17
OAKLAND — A popular Downtown Oakland restaurant will be shutting down at the end of the month.
Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?
AP News 9/14
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Bethany Patton steps up to the counter and places her pink mug into a shoebox-sized dishwasher. It spins. It whirs.
