Labor
California’s fast food regulation headed to ballot
CalMatters 9/13
It’s becoming a trend.
Here’s how California’s FAST Recovery Act could affect the entire restaurant industry
NRN 9/12
While the recently passed FAST Recovery Act has been drumming up controversy in California, the legislation — which could raise the state minimum wage to $22 an hour — is more wide-reaching than most people realize.
Food Industry Policy
S.F. street vending crackdown: City to seize goods from vendors without permits
San Francisco Chronicle 9/12
Three months after San Francisco created a new law to crack down on illegal street vending, the city is about to fully enforce it.
Santa Monica business owners plead for outdoor dining to be extended on 3rd Street Promenade
KTLA 9/12
On Monday, the debate over outdoor dining in Santa Monica bubbled to the surface yet again.
On the Side
Op-Ed: What can save restaurants? Try hospitality
Los Angeles Times 9/12
COVID and inflation have knocked restaurants to their knees, and everyone with a vested interest, from owner to chef to server to customer, seems to have an opinion on how to get them up and running again.
The Drastic Effects California’s Heat Wave Is Having On Food
Mashed 9/12
The latest heat wave in California has set records in both temperature and length, according to NPR.