California Governor Under Fire for Bizarre Minimum Wage Carveout That Benefits Donor

California Governor Under Fire for Bizarre Minimum Wage Carveout That Benefits Donor

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) has come under fire for allegedly pushing to exempt a chain of restaurant franchises owned by one of his most generous donors from the state’s new minimum wage law.  The fast-food wage law, which will raise California’s minimum wage at fast-food chains from $16 to $20 an hour starting in April, comes with an exemption for restaurants that bake and sell bread, which would include the two dozen Panera Bread locati…