California is putting up minimum wages to $20 an hour for fast-food chains – and it's likely going to drive up wages in other industries, too

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Panera Bread franchise owner — and Newsom's donor — is going to raise wages after all

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Gov. Gavin Newsom (left) and a California Panera Bread storefront.

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Adam Schiff gambled on elevating a Republican Dodgers legend to close out fellow Democrat Katie Porter in California's Senate race. It worked.

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Rep. Adam Schiff, a House Democrat, has tried to elevate Dodgers legend Steve Garvey, a Republican, to get ahead in California's Senate race.

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Here's what might happen after California raises fast-food wages to $20, from higher burger and pizza prices to better wages for retail workers

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McDonald's thinks it is better place to absorb forced wage increases in California than other chains.

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A boomer couple 'couldn't get out of California fast enough' and moved to Kansas for retirement. Living costs are cheaper, and making friends is much easier.

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Kansas City.

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I left California for Las Vegas. Even after a $39,000 pay cut, my house is bigger, my 401(k) contributions went up, and the quality of my life improved.

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Alli Peck moved to Las Vegas and took a pay cut of $39,000.

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Gov. Newsom argues Panera is not exempt from California's wage increase after backlash over a franchisee owner's campaign donations

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Governor Gavin Newsom is getting heat because of his ties to Panera restaurant owner.

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Meet the typical Midwest mover, a Gen Zer from California who's paying under $1,500 a month in rent

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Aerial view of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.

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Conservative activists are taking another swing at trying to recall Gavin Newsom, arguing that he's 'abandoned' California to 'advance his presidential ambitions'

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Tourists are paddle boarding and frolicking in one of Earth's driest locations after record rains

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Badwater Basin in Death Valley in February 2024.
Death Valley National Park in February 2024.

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