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$20-an-hour fast-food minimum wage
Coverage of $20-an-hour fast-food minimum wage in the Nexus archive.
- California’s $20 wage disaster pushes over a dozen Fresno fast-food hotspots to vaporize
California’s $20-an-hour fast-food minimum wage has led to 16 fast-food closures in the Fresno area since 2025, with vacant storefronts reported in Fresno, Clovis, Hanford, Merced, Kerman, and Visalia. Franchise owners attribute the closures to the wage policy’s impact on the restaurant industry.