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☆ McDonalds is bringing back bagels to boost California sales after state minimum wage hike
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The popular menu item, plus a $15 million ad buy, could boost sales by 10%, according to Bloomberg. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementCalifornia's newly enacted fast food wage hike is already having an effect, though not one lawmakers likely had in mind when writing the law: bagels are back at McDonald's in the state. Related storyMcDonald's told Business Insider that the team's recommendations were based on best practices from other locations where restaurant operators have had to navigate local wage hikes. Scott Rodrick, who owns 18 McDonald's locations in the state, told Business Insider he's already raised menu prices between 5% and 7% since January, but there is a limit to the prices his customers will pay.

Persons: —, Scott Rodrick, he's, Kerri Harper, Howie Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Golden State, KTLA News Locations: California, McDonald's

☆ 'I can't charge $20 for a Happy Meal': McDonald's franchisee responds to California's new fast-food worker wages
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A McDonald's franchisee who's raised prices because of California's $20 minimum wage is worried about scaring off diners. "I can't charge $20 for a Happy Meal," the franchisee told CNN. California put its minimum wage for fast-food workers up to $20 an hour on Monday, a 25% increase on the state's general minimum wage. Related storiesThe state's fast food council can raise the minimum wage by up to 3.5% yearly, depending on inflation. Are you a fast-food worker excited about the new minimum wage?

Persons: who's, —, Scott Rodrick, Rodrick, I've, Angelica Hernandez, Hernandez Organizations: CNN, Service, Los Angeles County, KTLA, Fox News, Fast Food Council Locations: California, Sacramento, Los Angeles

☆ Fast-food restaurants in California are laying off workers to prepare for the $20 minimum wage hike
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Californian fast-food restaurants are cutting workers to prepare for the $20 minimum wage. AdvertisementFast-food restaurants in California are laying off hundreds of workers to cut back on costs as they prepare for the state's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers that comes into force in April, a new report by The Wall Street Journal details. Franchisees are worried about higher prices spooking dinersCalifornia is raising the state's minimum wage for workers at limited-service restaurants to $20 an hour from April 1 — 25% higher than its general minimum wage. AdvertisementThe franchisees generally set prices, and some are concerned that higher prices could scare off diners. "I can't charge $20 for Happy Meals," Scott Rodrick, owner of 18 McDonald's restaurants in Northern California, told the Journal.

Persons: —, Alexander Johnson, Anne's, Scott Rodrick, Brian Hom, He's, Hom, Roy Gilad Organizations: Pizza, Service, Wall, Southern California Pizza Company, Business, KTLA Locations: California, Southern, West, Northern California, Los Angeles, San Jose

☆ A California McDonald's franchisee says fast food would be 'unaffordable' if she raised prices enough to cover the new $20 minimum wage
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"You can't raise prices enough," the Los Angeles franchisee told KTLA 5 News. From April, California's minimum wage for fast-food workers will be 25% higher than the general one. AdvertisementA McDonald's franchisee in Los Angeles says that if she wanted to raise her prices to fully offset California's incoming $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, her burgers and fries would be unaffordable. AdvertisementThe minimum wage for fast-food workers in California is going up to $20 an hour starting April 1 — 25% more than the state's general minimum wage. Correction: March 21, 2024 — An earlier version of this story incorrectly described two places in Los Angeles County.

Persons: —, Kerri Harper, Howie, Harper, who'll Organizations: Los Angeles, KTLA, Service, Food, Harper Locations: Los Angeles, California, Inglewood , California, Los Angeles County, Inglewood, Compton

☆ A little-known iPhone feature helped rescue a lost hiker in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A niche iPhone feature helped a search-and-rescue team find a lost hiker in California, KTLA said. The hiker used the Emergency SOS feature on his iPhone 14 to alert authorities. AdvertisementIf you ever find yourself lost in the wilderness, a little-known iPhone feature may help you get back to safety. It's not the first time rescue teams have located lost hikers through the iPhone's emergency feature in California, KTLA reported. The iPhone's emergency SOS feature isn't the only one that can alert authorities to life-threatening situations.

Persons: —, Mike Leum, Leum, Apple didn't, It's, Siri Organizations: KTLA, Service, Angeles National Forest, Apple, Business, Police Locations: California, Alaska, Lincoln , Nebraska, Australia, Thai

☆ Southern California neighborhoods that attract the rich and famous are also some of the hardest-hit areas during major storms
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAs an atmospheric river pounds Southern California with a historic deluge of rain, some of the hardest-hit areas also happen to be among the most desirable zip codes. Beverly Hills and the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles were both under flash flood warnings on Monday. AdvertisementFurther from Los Angeles, other areas that draw the wealthy also tend to be at an increased risk of flooding and landslides when huge quantities of rain hit the state. AdvertisementMontecito's fire chief told the Los Angeles Times that this storm could be more intense than the one that hit in January 2023.

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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Former ESPN sportscaster Cordell Patrick was ejected from an RV crash onto a busy Southern California freeway this week and lived to tell about it. Covered in bandages, Patrick described the experience in hospital-bed interviews with Los Angeles-area TV news stations as he recovered from multiple broken bones. I don't know how I'm alive,” Patrick told KCAL/KCBS. “I had just unbuckled my seat belt — it was unbuckled for five seconds,” Patrick told KTLA. Patrick suffered multiple broken bones, extensive road rash and required numerous head stitches“By the grace of God I’m still here, man,” he told KABC-TV.

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☆ Apple just gave new demos for the Vision Pro. The technology is 'fun,' but some testers still don't see the point.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAhead of the February 2 launch of Apple's Vision Pro, reporters were again given access to the virtual reality headset. "Talking to someone today while they were wearing Vision Pro the render of their eyes was deeply real," Josh Rubin at Cool Hunting said on Threads. It is still just a VR headset 'searching for a purpose'One overarching critique of the Vision Pro has been: What's the point? AdvertisementIn this most recent round of opinions, it seems testers can't see past the limited use cases for the Vision Pro. "I'm just still trying to see where it fits in the real world," Song wrote.

Persons: —, Rich DeMuro, Josh Rubin, Cool, Song, Rubin, Dana Wollman, Low, Mark Gurman, Joanna Stern, Stern, Gurman, Nilay Patel, I'm, it's, Wollman Organizations: Service, Apple's, Pro, Business, Apple, Engadget, Bloomberg, Vision

Mayor Fletcher Bowron of Los Angeles welcomed people to the first Emmy Awards ceremony, which was held Jan. 25, 1949, at the Hollywood Athletic Club. Before there was a Peak TV era, before there were performances from Mary Tyler Moore, Cloris Leachman or Julia Louis-Dreyfus, there was Judy Splinters. “Judy Splinters,” a children’s television show hosted by a 20-year-old ventriloquist named Shirley Dinsdale and her puppet — wait for it — Judy Splinters, was nominated for the so-called most popular program at the very first Emmy Awards. All nominated shows had to have been filmed in Los Angeles, and the award show itself was only broadcast on a local station in Los Angeles. “It was so brand-new,” Dinsdale told The Los Angeles Times in 1998.

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☆ Disneyland had to stop the 'It's A Small World' ride after a man started streaking inside it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A man was on Disneyland's "It's A Small World" ride when he suddenly got off and started streaking. AdvertisementA man caused a stir at Disneyland on Sunday when he started streaking at the theme park's "It's A Small World" ride. Officials from Disneyland told Los Angeles television station KTLA that they stopped the ride when they noticed the man getting off the ride while it was still moving, and stripping off his clothes. Advertisement"I am on Small World and there was a streaker, I cannot believe this is happening," visitor Ashley Esqueda wrote on X, formerly Twitter. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Disneyland did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: —, Ashley Esqueda, Jonathan McClintock, McClintock Organizations: Anaheim Police Department, Service, Los, KTLA, Disney, Disneyland, Business Insider Locations: Los Angeles

☆ First-grade teachers in LA suspended and now under investigation after giving students a lesson about the 'genocide in Palestine'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

California teachers suspended after giving first graders a lesson on "genocide in Palestine." Citizens of the World Charter School hosts its classes at a local synagogue. AdvertisementAdvertisementA charter school in Los Angeles with classes inside a Jewish synagogue is investigating two teachers who posted online about giving lessons to first graders on the "genocide in Palestine." "After the lesson, one of the teachers proudly shared on Instagram, and I quote, 'LOL but I did a lesson on the genocide in Palestine today w my first graders,'" Schuldenfrei said. Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, meanwhile, has pressured Harvard to suspend students for both antisemitic and pro-Palestinian actions on campus.

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☆ Video shows the moment a California bear opens the door to a man's home: 'I nearly fell off the couch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A digital doorbell captured a family of bears dropping in on a man in Half Moon Bay, California. The footage shows a bear skillfully pulling back a house's screen door. The man "nearly fell off his couch" when he saw what had triggered his doorbell. Rick was in Los Angeles when he received a notification that someone was at his house in Half Moon Bay, a small city near San Franciso, California. You can see the footage below:AdvertisementAdvertisementFootage captured a bear pulling back a screen door on a house in Half Moon Bay, California.

Persons: Rick, Ring.com, I've Organizations: Service, Ring.com, Bears, KTLA, ABC News Locations: , California, Wall, Silicon, Los Angeles, San Franciso , California, Burbank, California

☆ Alarming video shows flash mob robbery targeting the same Nordstrom that was hit two years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Over the weekend, a Nordstrom in a Los Angeles mall was a repeat target for a "flash mob" robbery. Up to $100,000 of merchandise was stolen, days after a similar robbery in the Los Angeles area. In 2021, the Nordstrom store was also the target of a flash mob robbery. The term "flash mob" has been associated with flash mob dances, but has since taken on new meaning when associated with organized burglaries conducted by large groups. The Los Angeles Police Department said the losses from the Saturday burglary at Nordstrom were estimated to be from $60,000 to $100,000 in merchandise.

Persons: Nordstrom, Yves Saint Laurent Organizations: Service, Nordstrom, KTLA, Glendale Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department Locations: Los Angeles, Wall, Silicon, Southern California, Los, Glendale, California

☆ Los Angeles city workers walk out for one-day strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Los Angeles city workers hold a rally outside the city hall during a one-day walkout strike in protest over labor negotiations, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 8, 2023. Hundreds of city workers, including mechanics, lifeguards and traffic officers marched in picket lines at city hall and the Los Angeles International Airport, saying city management has engaged in unfair labor practices during negotiations over recruitment, retention and hiring issues. Some city services will be unavailable during the one-day strike, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement. Passengers departing from Los Angeles Airport should arrive an hour earlier than usual in case of delays, Bass said. In July, thousands of hotel workers in Los Angeles staged a three-day strike over wages, benefits and working conditions.

Persons: Mike Blake, Raymond Mesa, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Bass, Brendan O'Brien, Jonathan Oatis, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Los Angeles International Airport, Service Employees International Union, SEIU, KTLA, Los Angeles Mayor, Los Angeles, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California, U.S, Angeles, Los, Hollywood, Chicago

☆ Thousands of California hotel workers go on strike amid holiday weekend, demanding better pay and benefits
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Thousands of hotel employees across LA and southern California went on strike Sunday. 96% of the union voted last month to authorize a strike amid disputes over pay and benefits. The union's website states that it represents over 32,000 workers across Southern California and Arizona, and at least 15,000 workers are affected by the current dispute. About 600 of the union's members are not striking as LA's largest hotel, the Westin Bonaventure, agreed to a tentative deal with its union workers last week. The strike is the latest labor dispute to reach this extreme in Los Angeles, which has seen multiple over the last few months, per the Times.

Persons: —, Kurt Petersen, We're, it's, Emely Lopez, Insider's Reed Alexander Organizations: Service, CNN, New York Times, Westin Bonaventure, Intercontinental, KTLA, . Teachers, Hollywood Locations: LA, California, Los Angeles, Orange, Southern California, Arizona

☆ Why 94-year-old ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ star James Hong says he's not close to retiring
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Onstage, Hong reflected on the early days of his career, when he often played side characters to white leads in yellowface. Hong recalled that producers "said Asians were not good enough and they are not box office. After decades in the industry, Hong is getting greater public recognition for his work. Hong received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022, making history as the oldest recipient to receive the honor. Hong says he's a better actor today than ever.

☆ Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise across the country. Russia could make it worse.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NYC saw a rise of 5,000 cases of catalytic converter thefts in just one year. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyThere has been a stark rise in catalytic converter thefts across the country since 2019 and there's a chance Russia could make it worse. "Catalytic converters are easy to steal, but generally very difficult to trace to a specific vehicle, allowing them to be sold on the black market. The lack of traceable identifying marks makes the theft of catalytic converters difficult to curb," a NADA press release says. Catalytic converter thefts have spiked all over the world, including the United Kingdom and Japan, Insider previously reported.

☆ Suspect accused of attacking Paul Pelosi said he also was targeting Tom Hanks and Hunter Biden, police alleged in court
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The suspect accused of attacking Paul Pelosi had other targets, police testified Monday. The suspect planned to target Tom Hanks, California Gov. The suspect is accused of breaking into Nancy Pelosi's home and beating her husband with a hammer. Among the targets were Hollywood icon Tom Hanks, President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, and California Gov. Paul Pelosi has since been released from the hospital.

☆ Fact Check-California teen’s death linked to fentanyl, not COVID-19 vaccine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Claims that the death of a 17-year-old girl in Fullerton, California was caused by the COVID-19 vaccine are unsupported by evidence. Trinity Cornejo’s mother has publicly pointed to a fentanyl overdose being the probable cause of her death. Now that the CDC has, incredibly, added the mRNA jab to the childhood schedule; watch the body count accelerate,” reads a tweet (here). Reuters has previously debunked claims about the COVID-19 vaccine and child mortality (here) (here) (here). According to news reports citing her family, evidence so far points to a fentanyl overdose as the cause of death of Trinity Cornejo, a 17-year-old girl in Fullerton California.

☆ Los Angeles City Council member Nury Martinez resigns – but does not apologize – after explosive audio of racist comments leaked
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

LA City Council member Nury Martinez has resigned after she was caught making racist comments. Earlier this week, fellow city council members and US president Joe Biden called on her to resign. On Monday, Martinez resigned from her position as City Council president, but not the council itself, and taken a leave of absence as calls for her full resignation grew. Advocate groups from across Los Angeles spoke out at City Council meetings earlier this week, calling for all of the involved council members to resign. Earlier this week, Martinez offered a short apology for her words, according to KTLA.

☆ LA City Council president resigns after she was caught on tape calling the Black son of a fellow Democratic politician a 'monkey'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The president of Los Angeles City Council resigned on Monday after leaked audio revealed that she made racist remarks about a fellow Democratic politician's Black son. Martinez came under heavy criticism after the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday that she made racist comments behind closed doors about Councilman Mike Bonin's son. In a conversation with other local officials, Martinez described Bonin's son, who is Black, as a "monkey." However, her statement said she was resigning as president of the council. Martinez, a 49-year-old Democrat, became the City Council president in 2019 after previously serving as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.

A Los Angeles television station parted with a popular anchorman after he went on air to criticize management's handling of a colleague's departure, officials said Friday. What the viewers experienced was rude, it was cruel, it was inappropriate and we are so sorry," Mester told viewers in an emotional nearly four-minute testament to his former co-worker. "I also want to say sorry to Lynette Romero. "After 24 years, Lynette Romero has decided to move on from anchoring our weekend morning news. KTLA did not say if Romero had secured another job, and she could not be reached for comment on Friday.

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