LA-OC’s overall inflation rate was 3.2% for July, up slightly from 3.1% in the first half. Inland, 3.5% vs. first half’s 2.8% ...

Restaurant Daily California wages, Texas flooding, Honeygrow growth Get all the headlines in today’s Restaurant Daily podcast Bret Thorn, Senior Food Editor, Nation's Restaurant News July 8, 2025 ...

The year-end pay increases boosted California’s weekly wage to $1,872. That’s 24% above the nation’s $1,507 and fifth-highest nationally.

Wage growth and inflation have both leveled off, but HR should prepare for heightened scrutiny around pay, one analyst said.

A union-backed effort would boost wages for hotel and airport workers. But with tourism down, and the city in a slump, hotel ...

So wage growth in only five of these big job markets topped the cost-of-living surge. Jonathan Lansner is the business columnist for the Southern California News Group.