California – Page 45

Defying Industry, California Lawmakers Vote for Employer-Paid Food Training

The legislation would require state employers — not workers — to pay for mandatory safety instruction. It awaits the governor’s decision.

By Talmon Joseph Smith

California Fast Food Industry Labor and Jobs Law and Legislation Minimum Wage Newsom, Gavin Organized Labor Referendums Service Employees International Union

Restaurants Agree to Raise Pay to $20 an Hour in California

The deal will avoid a ballot fight over a law passed last year that could have resulted in higher pay and other changes opposed by restaurant companies and franchisees.

By Santul Nerkar

California Elections Fast Food Industry Labor and Jobs Minimum Wage Newsom, Gavin Organized Labor Referendums Service Employees International Union Wages and Salaries

Restaurants and Unions Agree to Raise Pay to $20 an Hour in California

The deal will avoid a ballot fight over a law passed last year that could have resulted in higher pay and other changes opposed by restaurant companies and franchisees.

By Santul Nerkar

Art California Deserts Salton Sea Sculpture Squatters

Salvation Mountain in California Searches for How to Save Itself

The folk art monument in the desert near the Salton Sea grapples with extreme weather, social-media-fueled tourism and its own tattering beauty.

By Emma Grillo and Kitra Cahana