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Private organizations involved in negotiations over California's minimum wage for fast food workers signed a confidentiality agreement.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's Office called a Bloomberg News story that alleged he exempted bakeries from the state's fast food wage law to benefit a political donor who owns Panera Bread locations "absurd" and said the restaurant is not exempted from the policy.

California's minimum wage is $16 per hour. But starting April 1, most fast-food restaurants in the state must pay their workers at least $20 an hour.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing back against criticism about a new law he signed last year.

Republican California lawmakers believe Gov. Gavin Newsom's ties to a billionaire Panera franchisee and the restaurant's exemption from a new state law should be investigated.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has denied a news report that he pushed for an exception to the state’s new fast-food minimum wage law that benefits a wealthy campaign donor.

As California prepares to implement a new law that requires major fast food chains to pay workers a minimum of $20 an hour starting in April, a new report explains why the governor's relationship with a billionaire helped exempt Panera Bread and chain restaurants like it.

It isn’t the first time Pastor Jack Hibbs has endorsed from the pulpit.

(CALMATTERS) - Talk to any California legislator about the budget deficit the state is facing, and you might hear a familiar refrain: It’s not just about

Given the state’s budget deficit, legislative leaders are calling for reviews of how existing programs are working. But more than 70 percent of the 1,118 agency reports due in the past year have not been submitted yet.