Just like Brandon's "10% for the Big Guy" cut, it looks like Governor Hair Gel has figured out ways to get his palm greased via California legislation. No surprise there.
Nothing to See Here! Newsom Crony is the Big Winner With New California Minimum Wage Exemption
http://twitchy.com/coucy/2024/02/28/california-minimum-wage-bread-exemption-n2393405
It's no secret that California Governor Gavin Newsom has his sights set on a higher political office than simply being governor of California. Ever since he first emerged on the political scene as mayor of San Francisco it's been obvious that Gavin has a sense of destiny about his own political future and has been mentally measuring the drapes at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue all along.
And given what the current leader of the Democratic Party and his family have gotten up to with ... shall we say 'strong appearances of impropriety' in pay-to-play scandals, to say the least ... it looks like Gavin Newsom might be just the guy to lead the Democratic Party on its current course once Biden shuffles from the scene one way or another.
Bloomberg Markets (@markets) ~ California's new $20 minimum wage rule will exempt restaurants that sell bread, handing a lucrative break on wages to the Panera chain and one of Governor Gavin Newsom’s longtime allies.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-28/panera-bread-exempt-from-california-s-minimum-wage-increase-for-fast-food-worker?cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-markets
According to Bloomberg:
Governor Gavin Newsom pushed for that break, according to people familiar with the matter. Among the main beneficiaries is (Greg) Flynn, a longtime Newsom donor whose California holdings include two dozen Panera Bread locations.
Behind closed doors, (Flynn) urged the governor’s top aides to reconsider whether fast-casual chains such as Panera should be classified as fast food, according to people familiar with the discussions.
A prominent Democratic Party figure using his power to help friends and family make or avoid losing money? That doesn't sound like the Democratic Party we know, does it?!
A lot of people are suggesting how various chains like McDonalds or Burger King (or other stores) could use this to their advantage to avoid paying the higher wages ...
Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) ~ Haha, don't most restaurants offer bread in some capacity?
But this ain't Newsom's first go round doling out boodle to his cronies, he made sure that if you're not buddies with Gavin Newsom you don't get an exemption.
Kelley K (@KelleyKga) ~ For everyone thinking that every restaurant will just start selling bread, there are caveats. The restaurant had to operate an on-premise bakery prior to Sept. 15, 2023 and the bread must be sold as a stand-alone item.
Not only is Hair Gel slimy, he's also a sleazy corruptocrat.
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