Questions Raised Over Newsom Administration's Minimum Wage Exemption
• Newsom accused of corrupt "pay-to-play" scheme involving billionaire friend/donor and special exemption in minimum wage law • Newsom administration oversaw crafting of suspicious "bakery" exemption, but withholds records citing "deliberative process" exemption • Calls made for investigation and release of records, but Newsom responds with one trivial email and refusal to disclose more • Scandal raises questions about crony capitalism, damages public trust; restaurants closing/scaling back due to law's impacts • Ordinary Californians suffering from higher prices; clear that people deserve government prioritizing public interest over insiders