The company says the system aims to tackle persistent challenges in the hospitality industry, including labor shortages, inconsistent drink quality, and long service times.
What started as labor strikes and merchant protests over currency collapse and inflation has expanded into widespread street demonstrations and student protests.
The individual, who lives less than half a mile from where a bear stayed under another person’s home for six weeks, did not want to be identified or disclose their exact location.
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Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, California’s laws are more like gummy bears than bear traps, barely a slap on the wrist compared to federal and Florida anti-brokering laws that come with the threat of stiff financial penalties and serious prison time.
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