Labor
Will California Really Implement A $22 Minimum Wage?
Forbes Advisor 10/25
A new California bill could impact the wages of more than half a million fast food workers.
CLARENCE PAGE: Low-wage food workers need better wages more than tips
Los Vegas Review-Journal / Tribune 10/25
As our pre-pandemic way of life struggles to make a comeback — which I, for one, am rooting for it to do — one tradition that I greet with mixed emotions is my personal subsidy to low-wage workers.
Food Industry Policy
There was still a surprising number of tax increases introduced in the legislature that received serious consideration from lawmakers.
@CalRestaurants / Twitter 10/25
There was still a surprising number of tax increases introduced in the legislature that received serious consideration from lawmakers.
California, 4th Largest Economy in the World, Ranks Among 10 Worst in US for High Taxes
California Globe 10/25
Chief Executive Magazine reports year after year that when CEOs across the country are surveyed, they name California as the worst state in the country in which to have to do business.
On the Side
Where to find the Bay Area’s best regional-style tacos
San Francisco Chronicle 10/26
It seems like the Bay Area is getting a new region-specific taco spot every other week.
Persian cafe in L.A. keeps memorial honoring Iranian women killed in protests despite vandalism
Los Angeles Times 10/25
While Roozbeh Farahanipour was testifying last week in support of Los Angeles County showing solidarity with Iranian women and girls protesting their country’s brutal regime, his wife found their Persian cafe in Westwood vandalized.
