California’s Fast Food Council has not held a meeting since February and has been without a leader since May, while costing the state more than $1 million, according to publicly available records.
Created under Assembly Bill 1228, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in September 2023, the council is intended to establish minimum wages and standards for adequate working conditions and hours for the state’s fast food industry.
The bill also required that “the council shall hold meetings or hearings no less than every six months that are open to the public.”
The council met five times in 2024 at various locations across the state; however, it has not yet met as a full nine-member council in 2025. Meeting records show that the council held meetings in January and February with only half of the members in attendance….