California’s $20 wage disaster pushes over a dozen Fresno fast-food hotspots to vaporize
California’s controversial $20-an-hour fast-food minimum wage is taking another bite out of the restaurant industry, with at least 16 fast-food locations across the Fresno area shutting their doors since the start of 2025. The wave of closures has left vacant storefronts stretching across Fresno, Clovis, Hanford, Merced, Kerman and Visalia, as franchise owners warn the...
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