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Two years ago, a hotly contested law imposing a $20-per-hour minimum wage on franchised fast food outlets took effect. The legislation, Assembly Bill 1228, emerged from months of intense political conflict, pitting...

It’s been two years since Gavin Newsom signed the so-called FAST Recovery Act, creating a $20 minimum wage for fast food workers. Instead of a raise, the best data shows these...

California’s $20 fast food wage law (Assembly Bill 1228) turns one year old on Tuesday. Proponents, including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Gov. Gavin Newsom, have portrayed the...

OPINION – Less than two years ago, I achieved a lifelong dream: I became a small business owner. After 16 years in the fast food industry—starting as a team member,...

Proposition 32 on this year’s ballot would raise California’s minimum wage to $18 per hour, but it would also raise the cost of living. Proponents often claim that previous wage...

I moved to Los Angeles in high school and worked in my parents’ 7-Eleven. After seeing how franchising provided an opportunity for immigrants like us to pursue small business ownership...

California officials are reportedly considering a further increase to the recently implemented $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers. The California Food Council, which was established by Governor Gavin Newsom, is...

Restaurants are closing stores and moving toward value deals. It’s been about two months since the new California fast-food worker minimum wage law went into effect. Restaurant owners immediately felt...

California fast food prices have risen by 7% in six months – the biggest bump in the nation, according to one industry cost tracker My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a study by...

Justin Foronda is the type of creative, motivated, second-generation entrepreneur who should be able to thrive in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Historic Filipinotown, Foronda opened HiFi Kitchen in 2019...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s higher minimum wage for fast-food workers takes effect Monday. On top of California’s already high $16 minimum wage, the minimum wage for fast-food workers will increase to $20 an hour, the highest minimum wage in the U.S. Minimum-wage advocates parrot the claim that this is a win for fast-food workers....

When the Pizza Hut chain recently announced it planned to lay off its 1,200 delivery drivers across the state, it launched what may be a fast evolution of California’s fast food industry....