Posts Tagged: minimum wage job

Big fast-food squeezes workers and franchisees alike

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by BRIAN CALLACI posted 03.28.2025

OPINION – April 1 marks the first anniversary of a historic victory for California’s fast-food workers, the establishment of a $20/hr minimum wage for the industry. The higher wage has sparked debate across the state — and deepened fault lines between global fast-food corporations and their franchisees that could define the industry’s future.

Housing costs push Californians around

Tightly packed housing in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles. (Photo: trekandshoot, via Shutterstock)>

by NIK BONOVICH posted 11.03.2017

More than four in 10 California adults are seriously considering moving away from their part of the state because of the cost of housing, with the highest proportion in the coastal counties and the lowest in the state’s interior. A slight majority of those recently surveyed by the Public Policy Institute of California — 55 percent — are staying put.