Born and raised in Historic Filipinotown, Foronda opened Hifi Kitchen in 2019 and kept the doors open during the pandemic's economic disruptions through pure hustle.
He's also tried opening a gift shop, selling apparel, and doing desserts. He offers new specials almost every week. Foronda also works weekends as a nurse - and ends up floating the restaurant a lot of those earnings.
But with California's new minimum wage for fast-food workers taking effect this month, Foronda says he's starting to run out of gas.
The new minimum wage is a valuable attempt to rectify the state's burgeoning income inequality. More money in the hands of fast-food workers.
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