California's fast food council, after one year, has primarily focused on establishing basic meeting protocols, only discussing a potential cost-of-living adjustment to the recent $20 minimum wage without making any definitive policy decisions. The council, composed of business and labor representatives, has met about six times and hired three staff members, but continues to struggle to address broader issues such as wage theft and workplace conditions while balancing concerns from workers and franchise owners.
https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2025/03/california-fast-food-council-one-year/