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.