California Governor Gavin Newsom's economic policies are driving businesses out of the state, including celebrity chef Andrew Gruel's. The Food Network judge said that he will keep his one restaurant in California, but in the future, plans to "franchise out of the state.
It's almost as if the bureaucrats, many of whom were working remotely, sat at home just trying to make up insignificant regulations that restaurants and retail would ultimately have to follow." He continued, spotlighting the devastating impact California's tax policies have had on the industry. "You can't tax your way out of this, but for some reason, the governments continue to think that they can.
Assembly Bill 1228 was signed into law in September by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said that the state is getting "one step closer to fairer wages, safer and healthier working conditions, and better training by giving hardworking fast-food workers a stronger voice and seat at the table." In response, Mexican restaurant chain Rubio's Coastal Grill - taking a direct hit from Newsom's new policy - abruptly shut down 48 of their locations in California.