LOS ANGELES — A California judge decided this week to delay enforcement of part of a new farm animal welfare law that critics said would cause price hikes and supply shortages for bacon and other fresh pork products in the state. The law that went into effect Jan. 1 stemmed from a 2018 ballot measure where California voters set the …
ELLIOTT, Iowa — A coalition of California restaurants and grocery stores has filed a lawsuit to block implementation of a new farm animal welfare law, adding to uncertainty about whether bacon and other fresh pork products will be much more expensive or in short supply in the state when the new rules take effect on New Year’s Day. “We’re saying …
People shop at a Smart & Final Extra! “Thanksgiving and Christmas are the Super Bowl days for grocery store retail,” Ron Fong, California Grocers Assn. “What we’re really worried about is the few days before Thanksgiving when everybody’s rushing.” Much of California is now in the strictest, or purple, tier of the state’s color-coded reopening system, which means that although …
In 2003, Brian Beinlich stood before a judge in an Orange County courtroom, barely comprehending what had happened. But after it was implemented, retailers and law enforcement officials blamed Proposition 47 for a spike in shoplifting; they said organized retail theft rings were taking advantage of reduced penalties. In 2018, to deter an attack on Proposition 47, legislators created “organized …
