California fast-food wage law a DoorDash for destruction

Where’s the beef?California’s fast-food wage decree is like DoorDash, but for destruction.It delivers shuttered restaurants, job losses and boarded-up storefronts –– at least in some swaths of the state.The state’s $20 per hour wage law –– which applies to fast-food chains with more than 60 restaurants nationwide –– has devastated the fast-food landscape in parts of the Central Valley, insiders say.In the Fresno area, at least 16 eateries have closed in the past year and a half, with franchise owners citing the wage law along with rising food, utility and insurance costs.Gone in some locations are favorites like Carl’s Jr., Wendy’s, KFC and Jack in the Box.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story This outcome was no less predictable than salt on french fries.Rising costs, thin profit margins and cash-strapped consumers do not form a recipe for business longevity.That’s doubly true in regions like Fresno, with one of the state’s highest concentrations of low-wage workers.These patrons are especially sensitive to the price of a Frosty.And if consumers won’t eat at least part of restaurants’ rising costs, the books don’t tend to balance.It all demonstrates the folly of one-size-fits-all mandates, imposed by the state, to serve political ends.Gov.

Gavin Newsom in 2024 signed AB 1228, which enacted the $20 wage floor, at the behest of the Service Employees International Union ––which spends tens of millions of dollars each election cycle and has enormous sway in Sacramento.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home deli...