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Legal resources to lean on
The CRA's Legal Center consists of a top-notch team of attorneys who take the guesswork out of the multitude of laws and regulations affecting restaurants. CRA members qualify for 15 minutes of free legal advice per month through the Helpline.
Find health care answers fast
The CRA is committed to providing the California restaurant industry with comprehensive support as it moves toward implementing health care reform. Find a host of resources at calrest.org/healthcare or ask our staff a specific question.
CRA members save
We work to develop partnerships that provide tangible value to our members. Leverage your membership with vendors that represent every facet of running a restaurant, with the potential to save enough to cover the cost of your annual membership dues.
Training wherever you are
A properly trained staff is crucial to staying in business. The CRA offers nationally recognized ServSafe® food safety and alcohol trainings, both online and in classroom-style settings on- or off-site.
Stay Informed
Industry News (RSS)
- June 18, 2013
- Berkeley considers city-wide minimum wage hike
- A mayor’s office request to set Berkeley’s minimum wage more than $2 above than the state-mandated $8 per hour will be discussed at two city meetings this week.
- June 18, 2013
- Where Corn Is King, a New Regard for Grass-Fed Beef
- “If change is going to come to the cattle industry, it’s got to come from educated people from the outside.”
- June 18, 2013
- Sun Capital acquires Johnny Rockets
- Terms of the deal with RedZone Capital Management were not disclosed
- June 17, 2013
- L.A. council considers plastic-bag ban at markets
- June 17, 2013
- Food Companies Work To Make It Look Natural
- June 18, 2013
- Los Angeles County to take inspections online
- June 11, 2013
- Culinary Clash: Battle Los Angeles to feature emcee duo
- June 10, 2013
- Teams on board for Culinary Clash: Battle Los Angeles
- June 7, 2013
- Join MasterCard in its fight against cancer
- June 3, 2013
- Los Angeles restaurant industry to honor Susan Feniger, Mary Sue Milliken with Lifetime Achievement Award
- May 13, 2013
- Sonja Spowart joins California Restaurant Association as senior vice president of finance, operations
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Advocacy
- Oppose Berkeley’s local minimum wage proposal
The Berkeley City Council recently requested that the city manager draft a minimum wage ordinance for review and consideration by the city’s commission on labor. A subcommittee of the Commission on Labor will host two public hearings to gather information at 3 p.m. Tuesday or 3 p.m. June 18 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center, 2180 Milvia St., Cypress Conference Room, First Floor.
- Full Assembly to vote on annual minimum wage hikes
This week, the full Assembly will consider AB 10 (Alejo), which proposes to raise the minimum wage by $1.25 over three years and then put wage increases on auto-pilot for annual increases. If approved, this proposal will kick in the same day that the federal government’s employer health care mandate will begin on Jan. 1, 2014. Help the CRA in its efforts by contacting your Assemblymembers via our online system.