by Ty Davison | Oct 30, 2023 | News & Commentary
Detroit Is Paying Up to End the UAW Strike. Now Carmakers Will Live With the Costs. – WSJ: The tentative agreements, to be voted on in the coming weeks, include a 25% general wage increase over four years. By the end of the contract’s term in 2028, most of the...
by Ty Davison | Oct 17, 2023 | News & Commentary
Sweetgreen Hires Kale-Shooting Robots to Speed Up Service – WSJ: The key to shorter lines and higher profits at one restaurant chain: a salad-making robot. Fast-casual chain Sweetgreen in May opened its first restaurant staffed by a proprietary robot that shoots...
by Ty Davison | Jul 13, 2023 | News & Commentary
California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse | CNN: California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in the same time frame, from 2018 to 2022, the state’s homeless...
by Ty Davison | Apr 22, 2023 | News & Commentary
Housing Should Be Affordable Except When I Sell My House for a Million Dollars – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: My heart breaks for would-be homeowners priced out of housing markets across the country. We need to do something to bring the price of all houses...
by Ty Davison | Apr 17, 2023 | News & Commentary
REI to close only Portland store, citing break-ins, theft – oregonlive.com: The outdoor retail giant REI Co-op announced Monday that it plans to close its store in Portland’s Pearl District early next year, citing an increase in crime and theft. In in...
