CRA-sponsored Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Bill passes Assembly
AB 1640, the CRA-sponsored California Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act, passed the State Assembly with 78 votes in support and now heads to the Senate. The bill protects restaurants and diners by cracking down on unauthorized reservation resellers and reservation scalping.
Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board Modernizes Appeal Intake Process
"The Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board has launched a new online platform to intake appeals on its website. The optional online form is mobile-friendly and files a Notice of Appeal with the Board electronically when completed. Traditional options for filing an appeal are still available."
The Restaurants Care Resilience Fund offers $5,000 grants to 256 independent restaurants and caterers. Designed to strengthen and sustain, these grants can be used for critical investments such as kitchen equipment and technology upgrades. To qualify, your restaurant must be a commercial customer of PG&E or SoCalGas.
Join us on June 16 in Costa Mesa for the Culinary + Cocktail Clash, benefiting ProStart high school culinary programs. Try delicious bites, enjoy cocktails, and vote for your favorite. More than 300 industry leaders will be there. Tickets are $45. Don’t miss this fun food event!
Celebrating 120 Years of Serving California Restaurants
On June 13, the California Restaurant Association celebrates 120 years of supporting and advocating for California’s restaurant community. Since 1906, the industry has faced economic shifts, changing dining trends, and unprecedented challenges, yet the strength and dedication of our restaurateurs remain constant.
Join us in honoring the operators, employees, makers, creators, and communities that make California’s restaurant scene vibrant.
Here’s to 120 years and many more ahead -
Jot Condie President & CEO California Restaurant Association
Foodborne illness remains a significant global burden, but it is also largely preventable. In recognition of World Food Safety Day 2026, Ecolab invites you to join our experts for a practical, data-driven webinar focused on turning food safety risks into meaningful action.
MEMBER RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT Time-sensitive IRS refund opportunity for our CRA members
If your business paid IRS penalties or interest in recent years, there's a chance some of that money should never have been collected and you may be able to recover it. Through our partner Adesso Tax Services, you can find out whether your business qualifies. There’s no obligation, and it’s quick to check.
Adesso requests your information as soon as possible (no later than June 20th) to file your claim by the deadline. So, don’t delay. Now’s the time to see if you could be owed money back.
ICYMI RESTAURANT ALERT Extended Producer Responsibility: Compliance Deadline: June 1st
Restaurants may be considered “producers” and must check if they need to register by June 1st (yesterday). A producer is defined as “a person who manufactures a product that uses covered material and who owns or is the licensee of the brand or trademark under which the product is used in a commercial enterprise, sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state.” California businesses must determine if they are “producers” under SB 54. Most restaurants are not “producers” simply for providing disposable items purchased from a U.S. supplier, but some situations can make a restaurant a “producer.”
The CRA had an exclusive insight drafted by our Legal Center partner Fisher Phillips to support our members: California SB 54 and the Restaurant Sector — When “Producer” Status Hits the Kitchen.
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