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Sacramento, CA –\u00a0Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones<\/a>\u00a0(R-San Diego)\u00a0issued the following statement in response to\u00a0news reports<\/a>\u00a0that Panera Bread was exempted from California\u2019s new $20-an-hour minimum wage hike for fast food chains because of their franchise owner\u2019s connections and campaign contributions to Governor Newsom:<\/p>\n

\u201cPanera couldn’t afford Democrat lawmakers’ $20 minimum wage requirement for fast food restaurants. Lucky for them, their franchise owner donated over $160,000 to Governor Newsom, who got them an exemption. Unfortunately, other restaurants lacked such substantial donations and now must comply with the new minimum wage by all means necessary, including layoffs and replacing workers with automation.<\/p>\n

\u201cCampaign contributions should not buy you carve-outs in legislation. This isn\u2019t \u2018sausage making\u2019 as the governor suggests, it\u2019s crony capitalism. Corrupt and UNACCEPTABLE.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones and all Senate Republicans opposed the measure,\u00a0AB 1228,<\/a>\u00a0which led to this minimum wage hike in it’s entirety in 2023. In a further effort to stop the assault on California employers, Sen. Brian Dahle (R-Bieber)\u00a0even made\u00a0a formal request\u00a0<\/a>to the governor to veto the legislation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Click here\u00a0<\/a>to view Sen. Jones’s response on X.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sacramento, CA –\u00a0Senate Minority Leader Brian W. 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