The LA City Council needs to hear from local restaurant owners like YOU!

Local restaurant owners are already struggling to survive the state’s new $20/hr minimum wage for fast food workers. Now, the City of LA is considering an additional, unnecessary, duplicative and Costly Restaurant Ordinance would unfairly single out LA restaurant owners – once again – and further increase food costs for families already struggling.

Enter your restaurant’s address and an email template and phone script will populate for you to use as a guide. We strongly encourage you to personalize your message.

Franchisee Prompts:

• As a [Black; Latino; Asian-American; minority; etc.] small business owner...
• This Ordinance attacks [woman-owned; Black-owned; Latino-owned; etc.] local restaurants like mine...
• As a second-generation local restaurant owner...
• Owning and operating a local restaurant is tough, but I’m proud to invest in this family business that I can one day pass down to my kids...
• I first started as a [line cook; cashier; crewmember] and worked my way up, finally saving enough money to open a restaurant of my own...
• I’m proud to employ [##] people here in LA. I do everything in my power to do right by them – I consider them family.
• To cope with the new $20/hr wage hike, I’ve been forced to [increase food prices; lay off employees; cut employee hours; use my personal savings; close a restaurant]...

Please enter the address of each of your LA restaurants to make sure you contact all your Councilmembers.