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Thousands of hotel workers marched through downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 25, protesting “poverty wages” and the use of unhoused migrants to replace striking hospitality employees as the labor unrest nears its four-month mark. Unite Here Local 11, which represents the 15,000 employees involved in the walkout, said the most recent contract proposal from…
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Airborne emissions linked to climate change and health problems aren’t always easy to see. A new California law seeks to make those pollutants — and the companies emitting them — more visible to the public. SB 253, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Oct. 7, is billed as a first-in-the-nation requirement for large corporations to publicly…
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By Heather Knight | The New York Times A scathing new report has found that it takes longer and costs more to build housing in San Francisco than anywhere else in California, exacerbating the state’s homelessness crisis and preventing many workers from being able to live in the city. Gov. Gavin Newsom has demanded that…
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Soon after Ike’s Love and Sandwiches opened its first store in San Francisco in 2007 (formerly known as Ike’s Place), the then-nascent sandwich shop, founded by eponymous owner-founder Ike Shehadeh, had long lines stretching from its storefront daily. So much so that the regular queue of devotees and persistent smell of fried bacon stoked the…
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Work is finally finished on the transformation of Tarzan’s Treehouse into the what’s-old-is-new-again Adventureland Treehouse that has taken twice as long to complete as the original creation of Disneyland. Disneyland will reopen the Adventureland Treehouse inspired by Walt Disney’s “Swiss Family Robinson” on Nov. 10 after a refurbishment project that has stretched for more than…
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The federal government is proposing major changes to the H-1B visa program intended to allow U.S. companies to hire foreign citizens with specialized skills, including expanding the types of work not subject to an annual cap. While the plan runs to 227 pages, it leaves unanswered some questions about how the new rules might change…
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Darden Restaurants CEO Rick Cardenas got a question on a recent earnings call that even the industry analyst asking it thought was odd. The analyst wanted to know about what effect diabetes and appetite suppressant drugs such as Ozempic would have on restaurant demand. Cardenas heads the company that owns Olive Garden, home to “never-ending”…
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Oct. 23 was Croc Day, and this year, the Broomfield, Colorado-based company celebrated with the release of its first cowboy boots design. The Crocs Classic Cowboy Boots debut on Oct. 23. Better boot, scoot and boogie to buy them as they’re only available for a limited time. (Provided by Crocs, Inc.) The shoemaker announced its release earlier…
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Raychelle Heath | Bankrate (TNS) Many travelers are looking forward to a much-awaited vacation this year. According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), daily traveler numbers for 2023 are approaching pre-pandemic (2019) levels. If you’ve been considering applying for TSA PreCheck to streamline the process of airport security, here’s your guide to how it works,…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now OCVarsity’s Dan Albano votes each week in the Orange County football Top 25 poll. Here are his rankings for Oct. 23, plus the other schools he views as his “Next 10”: ALBANO’S TOP 35 1. Mater Dei 8-1 2. Orange Lutheran 5-4 3.…
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