CABIA – California Globe

Another One Bites the Dust: Jack in the Box Closing 150 – 200 Restaurants

April 25, 2025 3:10 amApril 25, 2025 3:11 am

San Diego based Jack in the Box just announced it will be closing 150-200 restaurants “to improve long-term financial performance across its restaurant system, strengthen its balance sheet and demonstrate its commitment to running an asset-light business model — all...

With 16,000 Lost Fast Food Jobs, New Ad Blasts California’s ‘Crappiest Law’

March 31, 2025 4:27 pmMarch 31, 2025 4:33 pm

“The minimum wage law very cleverly is misnamed,” Economist Thomas Sowell said. “The real minimum wage is zero. That is what many inexperienced and low skilled people receive as a result of legislation that makes it illegal to pay them...

Shocking 16,000 Jobs Lost Due to California’s $20 Fast Food Wage Hike

March 8, 2025 9:19 amMarch 10, 2025 7:43 am

By the time California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the $20 minimum wage for fast food workers, he had been warned by many that it would be devastating for the industry, but he did it anyway. Now, 16,000 fast...

SEIU Researchers Admit $20 Wage Law Caused Fast Food Job Losses

February 26, 2025 7:16 amFebruary 26, 2025 9:15 pm

Last week the Globe reported on a new study by the Berkeley Research Group admitting that California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers has led to job losses, higher food prices, and increased automation in the industry. The BRG study...

California’s $20 Fast-Food Minimum Wage: Job Losses, Higher Food Prices, Increased Automation

February 19, 2025 11:46 amFebruary 19, 2025 11:53 am

A new study released today by the Berkeley Research Group proves that California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers has led to job losses, higher food prices, and increased automation in the industry. The BRG study found, “California’s fast-food restaurants...

The Governor’s Lie That Won’t Die

December 17, 2024 6:19 amDecember 17, 2024 6:19 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is grasping at straws. Without question, new quarterly government (QCEW) data shows that California has lost thousands of jobs since the Governor’s $20 fast food minimum wage law was signed into law. The data doesn’t lie,...

Gov. Newsom’s Office Continues to Fib About Fast Food Job Losses – Claims Job Gains

August 20, 2024 11:27 amAugust 21, 2024 4:23 pm

The Globe received another of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s PR flaks’ gloating emails still claiming that fast food jobs are up in California – even with the $20 per hour wage going into effect April 2024. In June, the Globe reported...