Protect Consumers, Local Restaurant Owners, and Workers from the Damaging Impacts of California’s FAST Act

A new California law called the FAST Act would drastically increase food prices by as much as 20% and create a massive new government bureaucracy to regulate locally-owned restaurants.

WE HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE TO STOP THE FAST ACT FROM BECOMING LAW, BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP

A Statewide Referendum

  • California small business owners, restaurateurs, franchisees, employees, consumers, and community-based organizations announced the formation of a coalition to refer the FAST Act back to voters and suspend its implementation until they have a say in November 2024.
  • The coalition’s effort is co-chaired jointly by the National Restaurant Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the International Franchise Association.

The Facts

  • The FAST Act will make the cost-of-living crisis in California even worse for the 70% of Californians who visit a counter-service restaurant each week.
  • Increasing the cost of food will make food insecurity even worse – especially for the working families who are already struggling with high gas, electricity and housing costs.
  • To make matters worse, this new government bureaucracy will cost California taxpayers millions of dollars every year.
  • The new regulations will eliminate thousands of jobs in California and harm thousands of small, family-, minority- and woman-owned businesses across the state.
  • The FAST Act is opposed by small and family-owned businesses, minority-rights groups, workers, consumers, your favorite restaurants, taxpayers and community-based organizations.

CALIFORNIA VOTERS SHOULD DECIDE

Californians are already suffering under the weight of inflation, and the FAST Act will make it harder to live, work, and own a business in the state.