Californians appear to be losing enthusiasm for Tesla

Tech Insider
Teslas being charged in California
Tesla sales dipped by 7.8% in the first-quarter of 2024.

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty

A millennial couldn't afford the Mounjaro weight-loss drug so he started secretly working 2 remote jobs. He's on track to make $166,000 this year and says he's lost 45 pounds.

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
overemployed worker California
A California millennial began secretly working two remote jobs to pay for weight-loss drugs. Worker in the story not pictured.

Urbazon / Getty Images

I downsized to an ADU I built in my Sacramento yard. I pay only $520 toward my mortgage and am saving up for my next home.

Tech Insider
Blanca Barragan during the construction of the shed micro-home in her backyard.
Blanca Barragan during the construction of the shed micro-home in her backyard.

Courtesy of Blanca Barragan

A California woman bought a vacant lot in Hawaii and discovered a $500,000 house was built on it without her permission

Tech Insider
A one-story house on the left, and the headshot of a woman on the right.
Anne Reynolds (right) bought a property in Hawaii and later found a home was built on it.

Courtesy of Anne Reynolds.

Chipotle says California's minimum wage pushed menu prices up nearly 7%

Tech Insider
Pedestrians walk by a Chipotle restaurant on April 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California.
Chipotle says California's new fast food minimum wage laws drove a 20% increase in wages for its restaurant staff in the state.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

California briefly used batteries as its biggest source of power twice in the last week

Tech Insider
A man walks through a power station
Huge batteries were the top contributor to California's energy grid twice in the past week.

Al Seib/Getty Images

A Gen X couple moved from California to Massachusetts to escape high housing costs: 'We still pinch ourselves over how lucky we are.'

Tech Insider : Economy
Steve Dalton and Sydney Sauber
Steve Dalton and Sydney Sauber recently moved from the Bay Area to Worcester, Massachusetts.

Steve Dalton

Fast food has become a luxury in California, a franchisee says

Tech Insider : Economy
Photo of hands holding a hot dog and fries covered in ketchup. Some ketchup is on the table
A combination of wage and labor inflation pushed fast-food prices up during the pandemic.

Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images

A California franchisee says he's reducing staffing, raising prices, and mulling kiosks to cover the $20 wage. Closing stores is a last resort.

Tech Insider
Healthy acai bowl with granola, fresh fruits and berries for breakfast, served in a bowl on a wooden table alongside a cup of coffee and glass of water
A Vitality Bowls franchisee in San Jose told BI how he's trying to absorb California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers.

Alexander Spatari/Getty Images

McDonalds is bringing back bagels to boost California sales after state minimum wage hike

Tech Insider
McDonalds bacon egg cheese bagel
McDonald's has done bagel breakfast sandwiches in the past, and they've been a hit.

Irene Jiang / Business Insider

Subscribe to California