Burning question: California’s fire risk is so high its firefighters can’t insure their stations
California’s firefighters have already put out more than 290 wildfires in 2024, but some are facing difficulties in insuring their home bases amid the state’s risky fire profile. Those problems came to the forefront Thursday when Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) administration defended an $11 million request from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection […]
Labor group demands California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers extend to all sectors
Former Foster’s Freeze assistant general manager Monica Navarro spoke on “The Bottom Line” about the sudden closure and other people’s reactions. Fair wage advocates are calling for California’s new $20 minimum wage law for fast food workers to be extended to all sectors to help working-class people struggling with the state’s high cost of living. […]
California’s stifling environmental policies harming Latino workers as White middle class flees state: study
A new study finds that California’s Latinos are being economically squeezed by the state’s progressive climate policies, which impact industries such as agriculture, construction, trucking and manufacturing. Lead researchers from Chapman University’s Demography and Policy Department, including former Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Gloria Romero, released the “El Futuro es Latino” report this week, which […]
Court upholds California’s authority to set nation-leading vehicle emission rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two years after the Biden administration restored state powers as part of an effort to reverse the Trump administration, California will continue to set its own auto emissions standards, among the highest in the nation. A federal court ruled Tuesday that it can. Environmental rollback of the times. The U.S. Court […]
McDonald’s $25 ‘deal’ goes viral, sparks debate over California’s minimum wage increase
viral social media video McDonald’s $25 “deal” recently sparked an online debate about California’s minimum wage hike. A TikTok user who posts videos under the username @shannon_montipaya shared the video on March 27th. She was in the drive-thru of a McDonald’s store in Southern California when she saw a sign for a 40-piece Chicken McNugget […]
LARRY ELDER: California’s $20 Minimum Wage Is Another Dimwitted-Dem Idea That Will Hurt Those They Claim To Help
On April 1, the new California $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast-food workers went into effect. In signing the bill, California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected the view that such a wage hike — 25% above the state’s current minimum wage — hurts teenagers who disproportionately benefit from fast-food jobs and for whom this becomes their entry […]
Former AG takes on California’s EV truck mandates, Dems panic over voter registration and more top headlines
good morning. Welcome to Fox News First, Fox News’ morning newsletter. Subscribe now to receive Fox News First in your email. And here’s what you need to know to start your day… Press the brake pedal – Former AG Barr sues California over EV truck mandate. Continue reading… “Partisan fraud” – Democrats slammed a leaked […]
Restaurant Partially Owned By Newsom Is Reportedly Paying Employees Below California’s New Minimum Wage
California restaurants, part-owned by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, are still offering some employees hourly wages even though the state recently raised the minimum wage to $20, according to job listings. He reportedly paid $16. PlumpJack Cafe in Olympic Valley, California, is owned by a company called PlumpJack Group, which was founded by Newsom. It’s worth […]
California’s new fast food minimum wage law poses headaches for school districts
California’s new $20-an-hour minimum wage for fast food workers will not only impact consumers who must pay higher prices for menu items, but also mean that some public schools will be forced to pay lower-paid cafeteria staff. Retaining employment may become more difficult. Cash-strapped school districts in the Golden State could be forced to compete […]
California’s $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers goes into effect
16 Handles CEO Neil Hirschman discusses the impact of Governor Gavin Newson’s new minimum wage law on Barney & Company. A new California law raising the minimum wage for fast-food workers in the state to $20 an hour goes into effect Monday, affecting restaurants with at least 60 locations nationwide, excluding those that make and […]