The fast food minimum wage battle has raged on in California all year. To give a quick recap: Following the signing of AB 1228 in October 2023 by Governor Gavin Newsom, the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees, a...
The California Fast Food Workers Union, a Service Employees International Union (SEIU) affiliate, announced on Thursday that they already want a raise for fast food workers in California at the end of the year, proposing a raise from the new...
Rubio’s Coastal Grill, a Carlsbad-based Mexican food restaurant chain with over 200 stores nationwide, announced that 48 stores in California would close over the weekend because of a large number of rising costs, including employee wages. Following the signing of AB...
It seems that every few years in the California Legislature, a group of legislative “frat boys” find themselves in hot water. It’s not unique to California – who can possibly erase the imprinted images of U.S. Senators Ted Kennedy and...
Each year on April 1st, also known as April Fools Day, I try to write a piece of satire to showcase some of the absurdities encountered in agricultural irrigation in California. I generally start the piece early in the year...
California’s AB 1228 $20 fast food minimum wage law went into effect on Monday, raising the wages of fast food workers state-wide amidst fast food restaurant owners firing workers, cutting back hours, and raising prices in order to stay in...
With only a week to go before the AB 1228 $20 fast food minimum wage law comes into effect, restaurants across California continue to make last minute firings, employee hours cuts, and other measures to remain profitable and stay in...