Controversy Swirls Around Alleged Secret Deals Behind California’s Fast Food Law Exemption

Published on March 13, 2024

Following reports by KCRA of non-disclosure agreements—also known as NDAs—and backroom discussions involving exemptions added to a new California law regulating the fast-food industry, some lawmakers are calling for an investigation of records related to the issue. Republican caucus leaders from the Senate and Assembly sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom March 7 requesting access to public records involving communications between the governor’s office and stakeholders interested in the bill. “A close acquaintance of yours, major donor to your campaign, and owner of dozens of Panera Bread franchises is poised to benefit from a narrowly tailored exemption to Assembly Bill 1228, raising serious questions about the integrity of the process by which the exemption and the law as a whole were crafted,” the letter reads....

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