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Data Forecasts Drastic Job Losses from San Diego $25 Wage

September 19, 2025 12:00 pmSeptember 19, 2025 12:10 pm

Earlier this week, the San Diego City Council voted to raise the minimum wage for hospitality workers to $25 an hour. “What was initially intended as an immediate infusion of higher wages for all workers in San Diego’s tourism industry last...

Gov. Newsom to Release Report on What the State Did Right and Wrong During COVID-19 Pandemic

July 23, 2025 11:56 amJuly 23, 2025 11:56 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced earlier this week that a new report on his administration’s response to the COVID-19 will be out within the next month. According to Newsom’s office, the report itself has been in development for the last few...

New Economic Study Finds California’s $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Caused 18,000 Job Losses

July 14, 2025 7:24 amJuly 14, 2025 7:27 am

“New data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics was released Thursday, revealing a staggering 36,565 fast food jobs have been lost since September 2023 when the $20 per hour minimum wage law, AB 1228, was signed into law,” the...

Homicide Rates Fall in Los Angeles; City On Pace to Have Record Low Murders Since 1968

July 9, 2025 6:07 pmJuly 9, 2025 6:07 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced on Wednesday that the city of Los Angeles is currently on pace to have the lowest number of homicides since 1968 – only 116 homicides being reported at the end of June. “Reports show...

Counties Across California Saw Massive Drops in Overdose Deaths In 2024

June 26, 2025 2:45 amJune 26, 2025 2:46 am

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that the number of overdose deaths in the County in 2024 dropped by 22% from 2023, with current numbers indicating another likely drop coming in 2025. In total, the number...

California’s $20 Wage Law Cost Restaurant Workers 7 Weeks Worth of Work

May 20, 2025 2:57 pmMay 22, 2025 6:37 am

The Employment Policies Institute just released new data showing AB 1228, California’s $20 wage law for fast food workers, cost non-tipped restaurant workers 250 hours of work annually, equating to up to 7 weeks of lost work – up to...

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...