California Restaurants on Verge of Going Under With Excessive Mandates, Higher Costs | Brian Back | John Kabateck

“I’ve sent an open letter to Gavin Newsom. Not only have we seen the cost of almost everything go up exponentially in the last few years, but also faced new regulations and mandates. If I were to match our increased costs with menu pricing, we would be forced to charge about $40 for a cheeseburger. We can’t explain that to the customer.”