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He was not the only grocery delivery worker who thought joining a union would be a good idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the coronavirus pandemic began, workers across the grocery delivery business at places \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809184/instacart-workers-set-to-strike-on-monday-demanding-hazard-pay-and-protections\">like Instacart\u003c/a>, Safeway, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have been trying to unionize to get more protections and benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, delivery workers at Imperfect Foods \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-16/drivers-at-grocery-startup-imperfect-foods-vote-to-unionize\">succeeded\u003c/a>. The vote was tight: 28 workers in favor, 23 against. The company is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-16/drivers-at-grocery-startup-imperfect-foods-vote-to-unionize\">set to join\u003c/a> the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Jesus Gomez, Imperfect Foods delivery worker\"]'“We didn’t get not even a dollar more ... We see them growing but we don’t grow with them.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imperfect Foods has always pitched itself as a company trying to make the world a better place. It began by letting customers purchase produce that was not quite perfect and would otherwise end up donated to food banks or even in the trash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This not only enticed customers, but also employees like Jasinski, the delivery worker from Oakland. “One of the big draws of coming to work for this company in the first place was its explicitly green mission,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the pandemic, business has boomed for Imperfect Foods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company just raised \u003ca href=\"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/imperfect-foods-secures-95mm-series-d-investment-commitment-301212899.html#:~:text=21%2C%202021%20%2FPRNewswire%2F%20%2D%2D,ago%2C%20and%20Norwest%20Venture%20Partners\">$95 million in venture capital\u003c/a>, bringing its total investment up to $229 million. But as the company has grown, so have tensions with its workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jesus Gomez is a delivery driver in Sacramento, and he was bothered by how the company handled the surge in business. “They were unorganized, that’s what bugged me the most,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like Jasinski, Gomez voted to unionize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says one of the issues was the way the company started pushing drivers to work on Saturdays. The company technically does not require drivers to come in on those days, but the drivers KQED spoke to said it was made clear to them they were expected to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez also points out there was increasingly less predictability about their routes and longer distances to travel to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based in Sacramento, he says, “You would sometimes have to go to East Bay and SF to work, or Merced, or Reno. They sent you over there and you’d get 100, 100-plus boxes. We were getting out late and we had to be ready to be the next day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were other issues, too. According to Gomez, delivery workers haven't received any raises or extra hazard pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We didn’t get not even a dollar more,” he says, “so that was what was getting me mad or a lot of people. We see them growing but we don’t grow with them.”\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Unionizing where others cannot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>After the votes were counted on April 14, Imperfect Foods announced it would challenge the results with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a common anti-union delay tactic. But the NLRB threw out the challenge and certified the union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company declined to comment for this story. But in\u003ca href=\"https://blog.imperfectfoods.com/blog-1/2021/4/21/our-commitment-to-standing-by-our-drivers\"> a blog post published in the week after challenging the election\u003c/a>, CEO Philip Behn wrote: “We can and will do better at collaborating directly with our employees and resolving our issues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having unionized delivery workers makes Imperfect Foods an outlier among venture-capital-backed grocery delivery companies. But their effort can’t be a model for all on-demand grocery delivery workers, not since Proposition 22 became law in California just last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Ruth Milkman, Labor sociologist at the City University of New York\"]'Under current law, gig workers ... don’t have legally the right to collective bargaining.'[/pullquote]Prop. 22 makes it legal for app-based gig companies to classify their workers as contractors, not employees. And that means no NLRB protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Under current law, gig workers, if they are independent contractors or even if they’re misclassified as independent contractors, they’re not covered by the National Labor Relations Act at all, so they actually don’t have legally the right to collective bargaining,” says Ruth Milkman, a labor sociologist at the City University of New York.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The way \u003ca href=\"https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEOlbqxSNAYnf8tVL33lDQAQqGAgEKg8IACoHCAowtbypAjDOrCsw-8SeBg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prop. 22 was written\u003c/a>, political analysts say it’s nearly impossible to overturn. But change could come at the federal level, with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-the-pro-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRO Act\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The PRO Act is federal legislation that would curb some of the anti-union tactics that have become routine in the U.S. It would make it more difficult for companies to delay union elections, drag out the contract negotiating process and push anti-union messages on workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most critically for app\u003cstrong>-\u003c/strong>based workers, it would allow contractors to unionize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Santa Barbara labor history professor Nelson Lichtenstein says the PRO Act would “totally wipe out Prop. 22.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Related Coverage' tag='gig-economy']But with their razor-thin margin in the U.S. Senate, Democrats would need every single senator to support the legislation to get it passed, but not every legislator is on board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if the PRO Act doesn’t pass, Lichtenstein says, the union vote at Imperfect Foods could be helpful for app workers in California who want to organize because it provides a model of grocery delivery workers at a Bay Area startup who actually have a union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If a group of workers are doing the same work who are defined as employees, unionize, that will have a large impact on both the impulse for the other workers to unionize and also in a legal and political realm as well,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lichtenstein expects some legal battle to start brewing in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh has already \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/4/29/22409952/labor-secretary-gig-workers-uber-lyft-employees-contractors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">openly rebuked\u003c/a> Prop. 22. 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But as the company has grown, so have tensions with its workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jesus Gomez is a delivery driver in Sacramento, and he was bothered by how the company handled the surge in business. “They were unorganized, that’s what bugged me the most,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like Jasinski, Gomez voted to unionize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says one of the issues was the way the company started pushing drivers to work on Saturdays. The company technically does not require drivers to come in on those days, but the drivers KQED spoke to said it was made clear to them they were expected to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez also points out there was increasingly less predictability about their routes and longer distances to travel to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based in Sacramento, he says, “You would sometimes have to go to East Bay and SF to work, or Merced, or Reno. They sent you over there and you’d get 100, 100-plus boxes. We were getting out late and we had to be ready to be the next day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were other issues, too. According to Gomez, delivery workers haven't received any raises or extra hazard pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We didn’t get not even a dollar more,” he says, “so that was what was getting me mad or a lot of people. We see them growing but we don’t grow with them.”\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Unionizing where others cannot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>After the votes were counted on April 14, Imperfect Foods announced it would challenge the results with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a common anti-union delay tactic. But the NLRB threw out the challenge and certified the union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company declined to comment for this story. But in\u003ca href=\"https://blog.imperfectfoods.com/blog-1/2021/4/21/our-commitment-to-standing-by-our-drivers\"> a blog post published in the week after challenging the election\u003c/a>, CEO Philip Behn wrote: “We can and will do better at collaborating directly with our employees and resolving our issues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having unionized delivery workers makes Imperfect Foods an outlier among venture-capital-backed grocery delivery companies. But their effort can’t be a model for all on-demand grocery delivery workers, not since Proposition 22 became law in California just last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'Under current law, gig workers ... don’t have legally the right to collective bargaining.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","size":"medium","citation":"Ruth Milkman, Labor sociologist at the City University of New York","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Prop. 22 makes it legal for app-based gig companies to classify their workers as contractors, not employees. And that means no NLRB protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Under current law, gig workers, if they are independent contractors or even if they’re misclassified as independent contractors, they’re not covered by the National Labor Relations Act at all, so they actually don’t have legally the right to collective bargaining,” says Ruth Milkman, a labor sociologist at the City University of New York.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The way \u003ca href=\"https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEOlbqxSNAYnf8tVL33lDQAQqGAgEKg8IACoHCAowtbypAjDOrCsw-8SeBg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prop. 22 was written\u003c/a>, political analysts say it’s nearly impossible to overturn. But change could come at the federal level, with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-the-pro-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRO Act\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The PRO Act is federal legislation that would curb some of the anti-union tactics that have become routine in the U.S. It would make it more difficult for companies to delay union elections, drag out the contract negotiating process and push anti-union messages on workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most critically for app\u003cstrong>-\u003c/strong>based workers, it would allow contractors to unionize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Santa Barbara labor history professor Nelson Lichtenstein says the PRO Act would “totally wipe out Prop. 22.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Related Coverage ","tag":"gig-economy"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But with their razor-thin margin in the U.S. Senate, Democrats would need every single senator to support the legislation to get it passed, but not every legislator is on board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if the PRO Act doesn’t pass, Lichtenstein says, the union vote at Imperfect Foods could be helpful for app workers in California who want to organize because it provides a model of grocery delivery workers at a Bay Area startup who actually have a union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If a group of workers are doing the same work who are defined as employees, unionize, that will have a large impact on both the impulse for the other workers to unionize and also in a legal and political realm as well,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lichtenstein expects some legal battle to start brewing in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh has already \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/4/29/22409952/labor-secretary-gig-workers-uber-lyft-employees-contractors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">openly rebuked\u003c/a> Prop. 22. With Imperfect Foods, the U.S. Department of Labor may have a counterexample to the app work: a group of workers at a venture-backed grocery delivery company who are not only employees, but now who also have a union.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11873927/they-work-for-an-app-they-deliver-groceries-and-now-they-have-a-union","authors":["253"],"categories":["news_1758","news_8","news_13","news_248"],"tags":["news_1611","news_27698","news_17994","news_29479","news_25039","news_29477","news_28695","news_22800","news_353","news_811"],"featImg":"news_11874201","label":"news"},"news_11868743":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11868743","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11868743","score":null,"sort":[1617998612000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-prop-22-blocks-cities-counties-from-giving-hazard-pay-to-gig-workers","title":"How Proposition 22 Blocks Cities and Counties From Giving Hazard Pay to Gig Workers","publishDate":1617998612,"format":"audio","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>For the first time since the pandemic started, Jacqueline Lopez and her family have money in their savings account. She and her husband both work in grocery stores around Los Angeles and they’re each getting an extra $5 per hour hazard pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels good,” Lopez said. “I can pay rent on time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve saved $2,000, enough to cover one month of expenses for her family. She has an 11-year-old, a 5-year-old and a 1-year-old. She said all of them, including her husband, got COVID-19 right around New Year's.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pandemic had already disrupted their work. In the fall, her husband abruptly lost his security guard job. Her hours were cut at a convenience store. So they started working in grocery stores, despite the danger of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I knew I was taking a big risk when it came to that, but we gotta work. We gotta eat,” she said. “We gotta pay rent.” [aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"gig\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands of grocery store workers in California are getting extra pandemic compensation because local governments passed hazard pay laws. More than 20 cities and counties, like Oakland, Daly City and Los Angeles County either have the laws on the books or are considering them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It took almost a year after the pandemic began for lawmakers to get workers this extra pay, and in most cases it will only last a few months. It also does not apply to all workers in grocery stores. Workers for Instacart, Amazon Prime’s shopping service in Whole Foods and other gig-based apps aren’t eligible for the pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if lawmakers wanted to extend these benefits to gig workers, they would face an insurmountable legal hurdle \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11843123/prop-22-explained-why-gig-companies-are-spending-huge-money-on-an-unprecedented-measure#written\">because of Proposition 22\u003c/a>. The voter-approved measure effectively stipulates that local governments cannot pass laws that specifically increase the pay or benefits for app-based gig workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo said he wishes he could have extended the hazard pay ordinance he cosponsored to include gig workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many of our front-line workers are out driving you to work, driving you to the grocery store, driving grandma and grandpa, and they also need to stay healthy and survive this crisis we are in,\" Gallo said. [ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The grocery industry is increasingly relying on gig workers contracted through apps and denied employee benefits. Instacart said it hired 300,000 workers at the beginning of the pandemic. Amazon changed the layouts of Whole Foods to accommodate all the contract shoppers. Chains like Albertsons are replacing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855931/albertsons-replaces-drivers-with-doordash\">delivery employees with DoorDash contractors\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While these workers experience the same increased exposure to COVID-19 as others in the grocery store, they aren’t getting the pay increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Geoff Vetter, a spokesperson for the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services coalition, said California cities and counties would have to raise the minimum wage for everyone if they want to increase pay for app-based workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That has significantly limited the options for local governments to regulate the gig economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What is so extreme about what Prop. 22 did is that it pretty much wrote us all out of the equation entirely,\" said San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney, who sponsored an ordinance to make gig companies provide personal protective equipment and pay workers for the time to sanitize their cars during the pandemic. [pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation= \"San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney\"]'What’s the case here is that some regulations that were written into law by the companies and passed by the voters have made it impossible for anyone to provide more extensive and stronger regulations.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Haney added that Proposition 22 has given gig companies legal grounds to sue and block an ordinance like this if they decide they don’t want to comply with it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes, as a local government, we are preempted by the states or feds, but usually when that’s the case, another regulatory body or the state Legislature is taking up the responsibility,\" Haney said. \"What’s the case here is that some regulations that were written into law by the companies and passed by the voters have made it impossible for anyone to provide more extensive and stronger regulations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rey Fuentes, a legal fellow at the Partnership for Working Families, said California cities and counties have a history of pioneering progressive pro-worker legislation, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821282/san-francisco-to-replace-wages-for-low-income-undocumented-workers-with-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco’s paid sick leave program\u003c/a>, which he said was the first of its kind in the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fuentes said it's important for municipalities to test new policies out so that there are models for state and federal laws. “This allows for the experimentation that I think is so vital to our democracy and to developing good policy,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While grocery stores are pushing back on the hazard pay by temporarily closing locations and threatening legal action, gig companies don’t have to. Proposition 22 stops local governments from even trying to get higher wages or better benefits for gig workers, halting local experimentation with policy that could help the state’s growing number of app-based gig workers who are denied employee benefits and protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Local governments can't pass any measures that increases pay or benefits specifically for app-based gig workers.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1618003102,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":21,"wordCount":891},"headData":{"title":"How Proposition 22 Blocks Cities and Counties From Giving Hazard Pay to Gig Workers | KQED","description":"Local governments can't pass any measures that increases pay or benefits specifically for app-based gig workers.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"11868743 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11868743","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2021/04/09/how-prop-22-blocks-cities-counties-from-giving-hazard-pay-to-gig-workers/","disqusTitle":"How Proposition 22 Blocks Cities and Counties From Giving Hazard Pay to Gig Workers","audioUrl":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578/ffca7e9f-6831-4[…]f-aaef00f5a073/e3184de4-b643-4d6a-a194-ad0501285334/audio.mp3","path":"/news/11868743/how-prop-22-blocks-cities-counties-from-giving-hazard-pay-to-gig-workers","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For the first time since the pandemic started, Jacqueline Lopez and her family have money in their savings account. She and her husband both work in grocery stores around Los Angeles and they’re each getting an extra $5 per hour hazard pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels good,” Lopez said. “I can pay rent on time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve saved $2,000, enough to cover one month of expenses for her family. She has an 11-year-old, a 5-year-old and a 1-year-old. She said all of them, including her husband, got COVID-19 right around New Year's.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pandemic had already disrupted their work. In the fall, her husband abruptly lost his security guard job. Her hours were cut at a convenience store. So they started working in grocery stores, despite the danger of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I knew I was taking a big risk when it came to that, but we gotta work. We gotta eat,” she said. “We gotta pay rent.” \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"related coverage ","tag":"gig"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands of grocery store workers in California are getting extra pandemic compensation because local governments passed hazard pay laws. More than 20 cities and counties, like Oakland, Daly City and Los Angeles County either have the laws on the books or are considering them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It took almost a year after the pandemic began for lawmakers to get workers this extra pay, and in most cases it will only last a few months. It also does not apply to all workers in grocery stores. Workers for Instacart, Amazon Prime’s shopping service in Whole Foods and other gig-based apps aren’t eligible for the pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if lawmakers wanted to extend these benefits to gig workers, they would face an insurmountable legal hurdle \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11843123/prop-22-explained-why-gig-companies-are-spending-huge-money-on-an-unprecedented-measure#written\">because of Proposition 22\u003c/a>. The voter-approved measure effectively stipulates that local governments cannot pass laws that specifically increase the pay or benefits for app-based gig workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo said he wishes he could have extended the hazard pay ordinance he cosponsored to include gig workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many of our front-line workers are out driving you to work, driving you to the grocery store, driving grandma and grandpa, and they also need to stay healthy and survive this crisis we are in,\" Gallo said. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The grocery industry is increasingly relying on gig workers contracted through apps and denied employee benefits. Instacart said it hired 300,000 workers at the beginning of the pandemic. Amazon changed the layouts of Whole Foods to accommodate all the contract shoppers. Chains like Albertsons are replacing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855931/albertsons-replaces-drivers-with-doordash\">delivery employees with DoorDash contractors\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While these workers experience the same increased exposure to COVID-19 as others in the grocery store, they aren’t getting the pay increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Geoff Vetter, a spokesperson for the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services coalition, said California cities and counties would have to raise the minimum wage for everyone if they want to increase pay for app-based workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That has significantly limited the options for local governments to regulate the gig economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What is so extreme about what Prop. 22 did is that it pretty much wrote us all out of the equation entirely,\" said San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney, who sponsored an ordinance to make gig companies provide personal protective equipment and pay workers for the time to sanitize their cars during the pandemic. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'What’s the case here is that some regulations that were written into law by the companies and passed by the voters have made it impossible for anyone to provide more extensive and stronger regulations.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","size":"medium","citation":"San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Haney added that Proposition 22 has given gig companies legal grounds to sue and block an ordinance like this if they decide they don’t want to comply with it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes, as a local government, we are preempted by the states or feds, but usually when that’s the case, another regulatory body or the state Legislature is taking up the responsibility,\" Haney said. \"What’s the case here is that some regulations that were written into law by the companies and passed by the voters have made it impossible for anyone to provide more extensive and stronger regulations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rey Fuentes, a legal fellow at the Partnership for Working Families, said California cities and counties have a history of pioneering progressive pro-worker legislation, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821282/san-francisco-to-replace-wages-for-low-income-undocumented-workers-with-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco’s paid sick leave program\u003c/a>, which he said was the first of its kind in the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fuentes said it's important for municipalities to test new policies out so that there are models for state and federal laws. “This allows for the experimentation that I think is so vital to our democracy and to developing good policy,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While grocery stores are pushing back on the hazard pay by temporarily closing locations and threatening legal action, gig companies don’t have to. Proposition 22 stops local governments from even trying to get higher wages or better benefits for gig workers, halting local experimentation with policy that could help the state’s growing number of app-based gig workers who are denied employee benefits and protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11868743/how-prop-22-blocks-cities-counties-from-giving-hazard-pay-to-gig-workers","authors":["253"],"categories":["news_1758","news_8"],"tags":["news_29332","news_27698","news_17994","news_25039","news_28695","news_22800","news_353","news_811"],"featImg":"news_11868817","label":"news"},"news_11811589":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11811589","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11811589","score":null,"sort":[1586468904000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"another-whole-foods-employee-in-sf-tests-positive-for-coronavirus","title":"Another Whole Foods Employee in SF Tests Positive for Coronavirus","publishDate":1586468904,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated Thursday at 7:15 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A worker at a Whole Foods Market location on Market Street in San Francisco has been diagnosed with COVID-19, a company spokesperson confirmed to KQED on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The diagnosis marks at least the second confirmed case of a Whole Foods employee in San Francisco coming down with the coronavirus. A worker at the grocery chain's Stanyan Street location \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809819/sf-whole-foods-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-store-stays-open\">previously tested positive\u003c/a> in March. Both stores remain open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an emailed statement, the Whole Foods spokesperson said the infected worker at the Market Street location is in quarantine and that the company is following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and local health and food safety officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Market Street store performed an additional deep cleaning and disinfection on top of enhanced sanitation measures implemented at all stores during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the spokesperson. It's the same protocol taken after the Stanyan Street location worker tested positive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods stores across the nation with employees who have confirmed COVID-19 cases have also stayed open to customers after performing additional disinfections and deep cleanings, including in \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-03-26/worker-at-h-b-whole-foods-market-tests-positive-for-coronavirus\">Huntington Beach\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://abc7chicago.com/whole-foods-coronavirus-sauganash-chicago/6061435/\">Chicago\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://abc13.com/covid-19-whole-foods-employee-grocery-store-at-tests-positive/6087726/\">Houston\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11809819\" label=\"SF whole foods: first confirmed case\" hero=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42459_GettyImages-73393175-qut-1020x667.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>An Employee's Mother: 'Now It Hit Home'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The mother of a Market Street store worker said her son was notified about the case at work on Wednesday, and that the store closed early to be cleaned that evening. KQED granted a request for anonymity made by the mother and son due to their concerns that the son's job could be in jeopardy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now it hit home,\" she said. \"Now that it actually has shown up at his store, it seems like upper-management isn't really thinking about the best interest of my child or his coworkers.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods gives two weeks of paid time off to workers that test positive for COVID-19. Employees can also get two weeks of pay if they isolate after contact with a confirmed case – but only if the self-quarantine is recommended by Whole Foods or a health care professional, a Whole Foods spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The majority of the people who work at Whole Foods live paycheck to paycheck,\" the worker's mother said. \"If they became ill, two weeks of pay is not going to cover it. Many of them would be facing bankruptcy and worse.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said her son doesn’t know if he had contact with the confirmed case because management did not reveal any information about the employee, so her son is continuing to show up for his shifts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm worried that they aren't being given all of the information required to truly make an informed decision about whether they risk continuing their employment there,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In light of the coronavirus crisis, the company has implemented enhanced sanitation measures and a relaxed worker attendance policy, and has begun paying employees $2 more per hour. The week following the announcement of the Stanyan Street case in San Francisco, the company rolled out daily temperature screenings for their workers and Amazon Prime Now shoppers across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/WholeWorkerWFM?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Whole Worker\u003c/a>, an advocacy group that describes itself as a \"grassroots movement\" of Whole Foods team members working to unionize, said the measures taken by the Amazon-owned company aren’t sufficient. The group spearheaded a nationwide sickout on March 31 to demand paid leave for all workers who self-quarantine, hazard pay of double wages while the crisis continues and the immediate shutdown of any store where a worker tests positive for the coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, whose district covers the Market Street location, said he's concerned for the safety of the Whole Foods workers, as well as all essential workers during this time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"While many of us are able to shelter at home and are doing everything we can to avoid putting ourselves at risk, there are so many people who are not able to do that, who are essential workers and are out every day doing the things that need to be done ... that we need to survive,\" he said. \"And we all owe them an enormous debt of gratitude.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mandelman said he's seen the social distancing efforts the Market Street location has implemented, but he isn't familiar with the particular steps the store has taken to protect its employees since the confirmed case was announced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I will say that Amazon, which owns Whole Foods, is one of the largest and most powerful corporations on the planet with hundreds of thousands of employees,\" Mandelman added. \"And I would feel much more confident that every step had been taken to protect the health of the Whole Foods employees if those employees had been allowed to organize and unionize.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This post will be updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Resources for Workers and Shoppers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to File for Unemployment\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are a worker who is sick with what appears to be COVID-19, or you are caring for someone who is sick from the coronavirus, you may be eligible for paid time off, disability insurance or family and medical leave if the business you work for has less than 500 and more than 50 employees. You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm\">apply here\u003c/a> at the Employment Development Department website, although they admit that they are still waiting for more details from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Specific policies instituted as a result of the coronavirus can be seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/faqs.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a> (also available in \u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019-espanol.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish\u003c/a>). The department is providing workers and caregivers various options to collect payment. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11806938/how-to-file-for-unemployment-in-california-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic\">Learn more here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should also seek legal counsel for advice on how to communicate with your employer about coronavirus. \u003ca href=\"https://www.justia.com/lawyers/employment-law/california/legal-aid-and-pro-bono-services\">Here is a list\u003c/a> of pro bono employment lawyers in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How Long Should You Isolate Yourself if You Test Positive for COVID-19?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guidelines for how long to isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 are changing rapidly, so it's important to seek out the most up-to-date information, according to Dr. Sajan Patel of UCSF. When you do, he says, refer to the\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html\"> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1960107/so-you-tested-positive-for-covid-19-how-long-should-you-isolate-yourself\">Here\u003c/a> are two routes to take when wondering when to end home isolation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to Buy Groceries Safely and Efficiently\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the statewide shelter-in-place order, grocery stores are among the few places shoppers can go to stock their pantries. But empty shelves, large gatherings of people and reports of sick employees are a major issue of concern for shoppers and health officials alike. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809265/doing-the-essential-grocery-shopping-in-the-bay-area-during-the-pandemic\">Here \u003c/a>are some precautions you can take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The diagnosis marks the second-known case of a Whole Foods employee in San Francisco coming down with the virus. Both stores where the infected employees worked remain open.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1586558318,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":30,"wordCount":1120},"headData":{"title":"Another Whole Foods Employee in SF Tests Positive for Coronavirus | KQED","description":"The diagnosis marks the second-known case of a Whole Foods employee in San Francisco coming down with the virus. Both stores where the infected employees worked remain open.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"11811589 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11811589","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2020/04/09/another-whole-foods-employee-in-sf-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/","disqusTitle":"Another Whole Foods Employee in SF Tests Positive for Coronavirus","source":"Coronavirus","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirus","path":"/news/11811589/another-whole-foods-employee-in-sf-tests-positive-for-coronavirus","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated Thursday at 7:15 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A worker at a Whole Foods Market location on Market Street in San Francisco has been diagnosed with COVID-19, a company spokesperson confirmed to KQED on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The diagnosis marks at least the second confirmed case of a Whole Foods employee in San Francisco coming down with the coronavirus. A worker at the grocery chain's Stanyan Street location \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809819/sf-whole-foods-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-store-stays-open\">previously tested positive\u003c/a> in March. Both stores remain open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an emailed statement, the Whole Foods spokesperson said the infected worker at the Market Street location is in quarantine and that the company is following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and local health and food safety officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Market Street store performed an additional deep cleaning and disinfection on top of enhanced sanitation measures implemented at all stores during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the spokesperson. It's the same protocol taken after the Stanyan Street location worker tested positive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods stores across the nation with employees who have confirmed COVID-19 cases have also stayed open to customers after performing additional disinfections and deep cleanings, including in \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-03-26/worker-at-h-b-whole-foods-market-tests-positive-for-coronavirus\">Huntington Beach\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://abc7chicago.com/whole-foods-coronavirus-sauganash-chicago/6061435/\">Chicago\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://abc13.com/covid-19-whole-foods-employee-grocery-store-at-tests-positive/6087726/\">Houston\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11809819","label":"SF whole foods: first confirmed case ","hero":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42459_GettyImages-73393175-qut-1020x667.jpg"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>An Employee's Mother: 'Now It Hit Home'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The mother of a Market Street store worker said her son was notified about the case at work on Wednesday, and that the store closed early to be cleaned that evening. KQED granted a request for anonymity made by the mother and son due to their concerns that the son's job could be in jeopardy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now it hit home,\" she said. \"Now that it actually has shown up at his store, it seems like upper-management isn't really thinking about the best interest of my child or his coworkers.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods gives two weeks of paid time off to workers that test positive for COVID-19. Employees can also get two weeks of pay if they isolate after contact with a confirmed case – but only if the self-quarantine is recommended by Whole Foods or a health care professional, a Whole Foods spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The majority of the people who work at Whole Foods live paycheck to paycheck,\" the worker's mother said. \"If they became ill, two weeks of pay is not going to cover it. Many of them would be facing bankruptcy and worse.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said her son doesn’t know if he had contact with the confirmed case because management did not reveal any information about the employee, so her son is continuing to show up for his shifts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm worried that they aren't being given all of the information required to truly make an informed decision about whether they risk continuing their employment there,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In light of the coronavirus crisis, the company has implemented enhanced sanitation measures and a relaxed worker attendance policy, and has begun paying employees $2 more per hour. The week following the announcement of the Stanyan Street case in San Francisco, the company rolled out daily temperature screenings for their workers and Amazon Prime Now shoppers across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/WholeWorkerWFM?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Whole Worker\u003c/a>, an advocacy group that describes itself as a \"grassroots movement\" of Whole Foods team members working to unionize, said the measures taken by the Amazon-owned company aren’t sufficient. The group spearheaded a nationwide sickout on March 31 to demand paid leave for all workers who self-quarantine, hazard pay of double wages while the crisis continues and the immediate shutdown of any store where a worker tests positive for the coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, whose district covers the Market Street location, said he's concerned for the safety of the Whole Foods workers, as well as all essential workers during this time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"While many of us are able to shelter at home and are doing everything we can to avoid putting ourselves at risk, there are so many people who are not able to do that, who are essential workers and are out every day doing the things that need to be done ... that we need to survive,\" he said. \"And we all owe them an enormous debt of gratitude.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mandelman said he's seen the social distancing efforts the Market Street location has implemented, but he isn't familiar with the particular steps the store has taken to protect its employees since the confirmed case was announced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I will say that Amazon, which owns Whole Foods, is one of the largest and most powerful corporations on the planet with hundreds of thousands of employees,\" Mandelman added. \"And I would feel much more confident that every step had been taken to protect the health of the Whole Foods employees if those employees had been allowed to organize and unionize.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This post will be updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Resources for Workers and Shoppers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to File for Unemployment\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are a worker who is sick with what appears to be COVID-19, or you are caring for someone who is sick from the coronavirus, you may be eligible for paid time off, disability insurance or family and medical leave if the business you work for has less than 500 and more than 50 employees. You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm\">apply here\u003c/a> at the Employment Development Department website, although they admit that they are still waiting for more details from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Specific policies instituted as a result of the coronavirus can be seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/faqs.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a> (also available in \u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019-espanol.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish\u003c/a>). The department is providing workers and caregivers various options to collect payment. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11806938/how-to-file-for-unemployment-in-california-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic\">Learn more here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should also seek legal counsel for advice on how to communicate with your employer about coronavirus. \u003ca href=\"https://www.justia.com/lawyers/employment-law/california/legal-aid-and-pro-bono-services\">Here is a list\u003c/a> of pro bono employment lawyers in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How Long Should You Isolate Yourself if You Test Positive for COVID-19?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guidelines for how long to isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 are changing rapidly, so it's important to seek out the most up-to-date information, according to Dr. Sajan Patel of UCSF. When you do, he says, refer to the\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html\"> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1960107/so-you-tested-positive-for-covid-19-how-long-should-you-isolate-yourself\">Here\u003c/a> are two routes to take when wondering when to end home isolation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to Buy Groceries Safely and Efficiently\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the statewide shelter-in-place order, grocery stores are among the few places shoppers can go to stock their pantries. But empty shelves, large gatherings of people and reports of sick employees are a major issue of concern for shoppers and health officials alike. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809265/doing-the-essential-grocery-shopping-in-the-bay-area-during-the-pandemic\">Here \u003c/a>are some precautions you can take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11811589/another-whole-foods-employee-in-sf-tests-positive-for-coronavirus","authors":["11367"],"categories":["news_24114","news_457","news_8"],"tags":["news_18538","news_27350","news_27504","news_27698","news_27583","news_19904","news_25113","news_38","news_811","news_4569"],"featImg":"news_11811594","label":"source_news_11811589"},"news_11809819":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11809819","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11809819","score":null,"sort":[1585697861000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"sf-whole-foods-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-store-stays-open","title":"SF Whole Foods Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Store Stays Open","publishDate":1585697861,"format":"audio","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Whole Foods employees at San Francisco's Stanyan Street location were called together Saturday morning for an announcement: One of their coworkers had tested positive for the coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later, employees got a phone call from an unknown number. It was a recorded message delivering the same news. Whole Foods workers across the nation have received similar messages when one of their co-workers at the Amazon.com-owned grocery chain tests positive for COVID-19, including recently in \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-03-26/worker-at-h-b-whole-foods-market-tests-positive-for-coronavirus\">Huntington Beach\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://abc7chicago.com/whole-foods-coronavirus-sauganash-chicago/6061435/\">Chicago\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, no Whole Foods stores in the U.S. have been shut down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement emailed to KQED Monday, a Whole Foods spokesperson confirmed that a worker at the Stanyan Street store had tested positive for COVID-19. The spokesperson said the safety of workers and customers is Whole Foods' top priority, and that the Stanyan Street location performed an additional cleaning and disinfection on top of enhanced sanitation practices already in place at all stores during the coronavirus pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As long as the crisis continues, Whole Foods says it is \"enhancing its daily cleanliness and sanitation protocols\" at all of its stores, operating under social distancing guidelines and closing stores up to two hours early to give workers more time to restock shelves, sanitize and rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘They Don't Want Us to Tell Customers’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Still, two Whole Foods employees at the Stanyan Street location told KQED they have concerns about the store’s transparency with both workers and customers. The workers spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of losing their jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I'm super concerned because regardless of whether or not I am a healthy young man, I don't know how the coronavirus is going to affect me or the people that I know, and the people who I live with,” said one worker who attended the Saturday meeting. “They don't want us to tell customers. They want us to direct customers to our store team leader.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The worker said management told employees that the infected person was last at the store on March 15, almost exactly two weeks before employees were told about the person's positive COVID-19 test result on March 28.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The question is, why wasn't [that person] in the store for the last two weeks and when did they actually get notified that [that person] had coronavirus?” the employee wondered. “Whether or not they think we should be quarantined doesn't mean we don't think that we should be quarantined if we were in contact with that person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another employee said she was never notified by management and had to hear about the confirmed case from coworkers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people who are working at Whole Foods don't really have a choice but to go to work because at the end of the day, we all still have to pay rent,” said the employee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The employees KQED spoke with said three workers who may have had contact with the infected worker were sent home Friday to self-quarantine – but that those three workers were back at work on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Whole Foods spokesperson said employees at all stores have been asked to self-quarantine for two weeks if they had close contact with a coworker who is confirmed to have the coronavirus. Employees will get two weeks of pay if they isolate after contact with a confirmed case – but only if the self-quarantine is recommended by Whole Foods or a health care professional, the spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the store cannot disclose details on coronavirus cases to respect workers' privacy, the spokesperson said Whole Foods gives two weeks of paid time off to workers who test positive for COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"coronavirus\" label=\"related coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Workers Demand More Protections\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/WholeWorkerWFM?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Whole Worker\u003c/a>, an advocacy group that describes itself as a \"grassroots movement\" of Whole Foods team members working to unionize, spearheaded a \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-03-31/whole-foods-coronavirus-sick-out\">nationwide sickout on Tuesday\u003c/a> to demand paid leave for all workers who self-quarantine, the immediate shutdown of any store where a worker tests positive for the coronavirus and hazard pay of double wages while the crisis continues. Whole Foods has relaxed its attendance policy in light of the pandemic, and Whole Worker said employees participating in Tuesday's sickout can do so without fear of reprisal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is disappointing that a small but vocal group, many of whom are not employed by Whole Foods Market, have been given a platform to inaccurately portray the collective voice of our 95,000 plus Team Members who are heroically showing up every day to provide our communities with an essential service,\" said a Whole Foods spokesperson Tuesday in an email, in reference to Whole Worker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods has been paying workers $2 per hour more than their usual wages in light of the coronavirus pandemic. But the Stanyan Street employees said that's not enough to compensate for the risk they're taking, and, echoing the Whole Worker demands, said they want hazard pay double their wages and a temporary shutdown of the store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They send us an email of their sales every day and they are killing it right now,” said one employee. “Just on a store level, they've already made enough to probably cover everyone's PTO for two weeks while they sanitize the store and make sure no one else has it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two employees are concerned by how store leadership is communicating sanitization protocols to employees in general and want every worker to have \"extensive training\" on sanitization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're supposed to be sanitizing our registers, I guess, every 30 minutes to an hour. But I was told by my team leader and by my store team leader that it was OK to be doing it every three hours. And then I hear again later that it's actually a different way,\" said one employee. \"There's all these different things on our online portal website of how to actually sanitize correctly [which] I've never actually been told. And I'm the one in charge of it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two employees aren’t attending work Tuesday to participate in the sickout. But, like many of their coworkers, they said they can't afford to quit.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Resources\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to Buy Groceries Safely and Efficiently\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the statewide shelter-in-place order, grocery stores are among the few places shoppers can go to stock their pantries. But empty shelves, large gatherings of people and reports of sick employees are a major issue of concern for shoppers and health officials alike. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809265/doing-the-essential-grocery-shopping-in-the-bay-area-during-the-pandemic\">Here \u003c/a>are some precautions you can take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How Long Should You Isolate Yourself if You Test Positive for COVID- 19?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guidelines for how long to isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 are changing rapidly, so it's important to seek out the most up-to-date information, according to Dr. Sajan Patel of UCSF. When you do, he says, refer to the\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html\"> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1960107/so-you-tested-positive-for-covid-19-how-long-should-you-isolate-yourself\">Here\u003c/a> are two routes to take when wondering when to end home isolation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to File for Unemployment\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Californians who may be missing work because of the novel coronavirus can now apply for benefits through the state's \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Employment Development Department\u003c/a>. Specific policies instituted as a result of the coronavirus can be seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/faqs.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a> (also available in \u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019-espanol.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish\u003c/a>). The department is providing workers and caregivers various options to collect payment. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11806938/how-to-file-for-unemployment-in-california-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic\">Learn more here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A nationwide sickout is calling for the immediate shutdown of any Whole Foods location where a worker tests positive for coronavirus, among other demands.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1585706117,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":30,"wordCount":1257},"headData":{"title":"SF Whole Foods Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Store Stays Open | KQED","description":"A nationwide sickout is calling for the immediate shutdown of any Whole Foods location where a worker tests positive for coronavirus, among other demands.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"11809819 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11809819","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2020/03/31/sf-whole-foods-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-store-stays-open/","disqusTitle":"SF Whole Foods Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Store Stays Open","source":"Coronavirus","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirus","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/2020/03/GarcesWholeFoodsSickout.mp3","path":"/news/11809819/sf-whole-foods-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-store-stays-open","audioDuration":67000,"audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Whole Foods employees at San Francisco's Stanyan Street location were called together Saturday morning for an announcement: One of their coworkers had tested positive for the coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later, employees got a phone call from an unknown number. It was a recorded message delivering the same news. Whole Foods workers across the nation have received similar messages when one of their co-workers at the Amazon.com-owned grocery chain tests positive for COVID-19, including recently in \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-03-26/worker-at-h-b-whole-foods-market-tests-positive-for-coronavirus\">Huntington Beach\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://abc7chicago.com/whole-foods-coronavirus-sauganash-chicago/6061435/\">Chicago\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, no Whole Foods stores in the U.S. have been shut down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement emailed to KQED Monday, a Whole Foods spokesperson confirmed that a worker at the Stanyan Street store had tested positive for COVID-19. The spokesperson said the safety of workers and customers is Whole Foods' top priority, and that the Stanyan Street location performed an additional cleaning and disinfection on top of enhanced sanitation practices already in place at all stores during the coronavirus pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As long as the crisis continues, Whole Foods says it is \"enhancing its daily cleanliness and sanitation protocols\" at all of its stores, operating under social distancing guidelines and closing stores up to two hours early to give workers more time to restock shelves, sanitize and rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘They Don't Want Us to Tell Customers’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Still, two Whole Foods employees at the Stanyan Street location told KQED they have concerns about the store’s transparency with both workers and customers. The workers spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of losing their jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I'm super concerned because regardless of whether or not I am a healthy young man, I don't know how the coronavirus is going to affect me or the people that I know, and the people who I live with,” said one worker who attended the Saturday meeting. “They don't want us to tell customers. They want us to direct customers to our store team leader.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The worker said management told employees that the infected person was last at the store on March 15, almost exactly two weeks before employees were told about the person's positive COVID-19 test result on March 28.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The question is, why wasn't [that person] in the store for the last two weeks and when did they actually get notified that [that person] had coronavirus?” the employee wondered. “Whether or not they think we should be quarantined doesn't mean we don't think that we should be quarantined if we were in contact with that person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another employee said she was never notified by management and had to hear about the confirmed case from coworkers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people who are working at Whole Foods don't really have a choice but to go to work because at the end of the day, we all still have to pay rent,” said the employee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The employees KQED spoke with said three workers who may have had contact with the infected worker were sent home Friday to self-quarantine – but that those three workers were back at work on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Whole Foods spokesperson said employees at all stores have been asked to self-quarantine for two weeks if they had close contact with a coworker who is confirmed to have the coronavirus. Employees will get two weeks of pay if they isolate after contact with a confirmed case – but only if the self-quarantine is recommended by Whole Foods or a health care professional, the spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the store cannot disclose details on coronavirus cases to respect workers' privacy, the spokesperson said Whole Foods gives two weeks of paid time off to workers who test positive for COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"tag":"coronavirus","label":"related coverage "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Workers Demand More Protections\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/WholeWorkerWFM?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Whole Worker\u003c/a>, an advocacy group that describes itself as a \"grassroots movement\" of Whole Foods team members working to unionize, spearheaded a \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-03-31/whole-foods-coronavirus-sick-out\">nationwide sickout on Tuesday\u003c/a> to demand paid leave for all workers who self-quarantine, the immediate shutdown of any store where a worker tests positive for the coronavirus and hazard pay of double wages while the crisis continues. Whole Foods has relaxed its attendance policy in light of the pandemic, and Whole Worker said employees participating in Tuesday's sickout can do so without fear of reprisal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is disappointing that a small but vocal group, many of whom are not employed by Whole Foods Market, have been given a platform to inaccurately portray the collective voice of our 95,000 plus Team Members who are heroically showing up every day to provide our communities with an essential service,\" said a Whole Foods spokesperson Tuesday in an email, in reference to Whole Worker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods has been paying workers $2 per hour more than their usual wages in light of the coronavirus pandemic. But the Stanyan Street employees said that's not enough to compensate for the risk they're taking, and, echoing the Whole Worker demands, said they want hazard pay double their wages and a temporary shutdown of the store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They send us an email of their sales every day and they are killing it right now,” said one employee. “Just on a store level, they've already made enough to probably cover everyone's PTO for two weeks while they sanitize the store and make sure no one else has it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two employees are concerned by how store leadership is communicating sanitization protocols to employees in general and want every worker to have \"extensive training\" on sanitization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're supposed to be sanitizing our registers, I guess, every 30 minutes to an hour. But I was told by my team leader and by my store team leader that it was OK to be doing it every three hours. And then I hear again later that it's actually a different way,\" said one employee. \"There's all these different things on our online portal website of how to actually sanitize correctly [which] I've never actually been told. And I'm the one in charge of it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two employees aren’t attending work Tuesday to participate in the sickout. But, like many of their coworkers, they said they can't afford to quit.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Resources\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to Buy Groceries Safely and Efficiently\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the statewide shelter-in-place order, grocery stores are among the few places shoppers can go to stock their pantries. But empty shelves, large gatherings of people and reports of sick employees are a major issue of concern for shoppers and health officials alike. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809265/doing-the-essential-grocery-shopping-in-the-bay-area-during-the-pandemic\">Here \u003c/a>are some precautions you can take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How Long Should You Isolate Yourself if You Test Positive for COVID- 19?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guidelines for how long to isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 are changing rapidly, so it's important to seek out the most up-to-date information, according to Dr. Sajan Patel of UCSF. When you do, he says, refer to the\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html\"> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1960107/so-you-tested-positive-for-covid-19-how-long-should-you-isolate-yourself\">Here\u003c/a> are two routes to take when wondering when to end home isolation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to File for Unemployment\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Californians who may be missing work because of the novel coronavirus can now apply for benefits through the state's \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Employment Development Department\u003c/a>. Specific policies instituted as a result of the coronavirus can be seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/faqs.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a> (also available in \u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019-espanol.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish\u003c/a>). The department is providing workers and caregivers various options to collect payment. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11806938/how-to-file-for-unemployment-in-california-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic\">Learn more here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11809819/sf-whole-foods-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-store-stays-open","authors":["11367"],"categories":["news_24114","news_457","news_8"],"tags":["news_27350","news_27504","news_27698","news_27626","news_38","news_811"],"featImg":"news_11809827","label":"source_news_11809819"},"bayareabites_118334":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_118334","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"118334","score":null,"sort":[1497622332000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"amazon-says-it-will-buy-whole-foods-in-13-7-billion-deal","title":"Amazon Says It Will Buy Whole Foods In $13.7 Billion Deal","publishDate":1497622332,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>Amazon is buying Whole Foods, in a merger that values Whole Foods stock at $42 a share — a premium over the price of around $33 at the close of trading on Thursday. The Internet retailer says it's buying the brick-and-mortar fixture in a deal that's valued at $13.7 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods, which opened its first store in Austin, Texas, back in 1980, now has 465 stores in North America and the U.K.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amazon says that Whole Foods' CEO, co-founder John Mackey, will remain in that role, and that the grocer's headquarters will still be in Austin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Whole Foods Market has been satisfying, delighting and nourishing customers for nearly four decades,\" said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, adding, \"they're doing an amazing job and we want that to continue.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sale, which has not yet been approved by Whole Foods shareholders, is expected to be concluded in the second half of 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its news release, Amazon says that Whole Foods stores will continue to operate under their own brand and will continue to source products \"from trusted vendors and partners around the world.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most recent earnings report for Whole Foods came out in May. At the time, Mackey said, \"Our business is strong with record revenue of $15.7 billion, and over $1 billion in operating cash flow in 2016.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Mackey also said, \"the operating environment remains challenging,\" and he promised to enact changes at the company to keep it competitive and profitable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April, activist investor Jana Partners announced it had \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/10/jana-partners-takes-whole-foods-stake-to-mull-sale-speed-turnaround.html\">bought nearly 9 percent\u003c/a> of Whole Foods' stock and was reportedly hoping the grocer would make changes to boost its value.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mackey called his new investors at Jana Partners \"greedy bastards,\" in an interview that the \u003ca href=\"http://features.texasmonthly.com/editorial/shelf-life-john-mackey/\">Texas Monthly\u003c/a> published earlier this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"These people, they just want to sell Whole Foods Market and make hundreds of millions of dollars, and they have to know that I'm going to resist that,\" Mackey told \u003cem>Texas Monthly\u003c/em>. \"That's my baby. I'm going to protect my kid, and they've got to knock Daddy out if they want to take it over.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003cem>Copyright 2017 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Whole Foods, which opened its first store in Austin, Texas, back in 1980, now has 465 markets in North America and the U.K.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1497623570,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":14,"wordCount":371},"headData":{"title":"Amazon Says It Will Buy Whole Foods In $13.7 Billion Deal | KQED","description":"Whole Foods, which opened its first store in Austin, Texas, back in 1980, now has 465 markets in North America and the U.K.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"118334 https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=118334","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2017/06/16/amazon-says-it-will-buy-whole-foods-in-13-7-billion-deal/","disqusTitle":"Amazon Says It Will Buy Whole Foods In $13.7 Billion Deal","nprImageCredit":"Julie Jacobson","nprByline":"Bill Chappell, the two-way, NPR Food","nprImageAgency":"AP","nprStoryId":"533199862","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=533199862&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/16/533199862/amazon-says-it-will-buy-whole-foods-in-13-7-billion-deal?ft=nprml&f=533199862","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:00:00 -0400","nprStoryDate":"Fri, 16 Jun 2017 09:26:00 -0400","nprLastModifiedDate":"Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:00:48 -0400","path":"/bayareabites/118334/amazon-says-it-will-buy-whole-foods-in-13-7-billion-deal","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Amazon is buying Whole Foods, in a merger that values Whole Foods stock at $42 a share — a premium over the price of around $33 at the close of trading on Thursday. The Internet retailer says it's buying the brick-and-mortar fixture in a deal that's valued at $13.7 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods, which opened its first store in Austin, Texas, back in 1980, now has 465 stores in North America and the U.K.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amazon says that Whole Foods' CEO, co-founder John Mackey, will remain in that role, and that the grocer's headquarters will still be in Austin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Whole Foods Market has been satisfying, delighting and nourishing customers for nearly four decades,\" said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, adding, \"they're doing an amazing job and we want that to continue.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sale, which has not yet been approved by Whole Foods shareholders, is expected to be concluded in the second half of 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its news release, Amazon says that Whole Foods stores will continue to operate under their own brand and will continue to source products \"from trusted vendors and partners around the world.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most recent earnings report for Whole Foods came out in May. At the time, Mackey said, \"Our business is strong with record revenue of $15.7 billion, and over $1 billion in operating cash flow in 2016.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Mackey also said, \"the operating environment remains challenging,\" and he promised to enact changes at the company to keep it competitive and profitable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April, activist investor Jana Partners announced it had \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/10/jana-partners-takes-whole-foods-stake-to-mull-sale-speed-turnaround.html\">bought nearly 9 percent\u003c/a> of Whole Foods' stock and was reportedly hoping the grocer would make changes to boost its value.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mackey called his new investors at Jana Partners \"greedy bastards,\" in an interview that the \u003ca href=\"http://features.texasmonthly.com/editorial/shelf-life-john-mackey/\">Texas Monthly\u003c/a> published earlier this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"These people, they just want to sell Whole Foods Market and make hundreds of millions of dollars, and they have to know that I'm going to resist that,\" Mackey told \u003cem>Texas Monthly\u003c/em>. \"That's my baby. I'm going to protect my kid, and they've got to knock Daddy out if they want to take it over.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003cem>Copyright 2017 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/118334/amazon-says-it-will-buy-whole-foods-in-13-7-billion-deal","authors":["byline_bayareabites_118334"],"categories":["bayareabites_10028"],"tags":["bayareabites_3063"],"featImg":"bayareabites_118335","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_107466":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_107466","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"107466","score":null,"sort":[1457455310000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"from-ugly-to-hip-misfit-fruits-and-veggies-coming-to-whole-foods","title":"From Ugly To Hip: Misfit Fruits And Veggies Coming To Whole Foods","publishDate":1457455310,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>You've probably heard of \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/26/395160156/think-nobody-wants-to-buy-ugly-fruits-and-veggies-think-again\">\u003cem>ugly\u003c/em> fruits and veggies\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They may not be pretty, but they're still perfectly tasty and nutritious. And there are lots of efforts to keep these\u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/28/389511968/silly-saucy-scary-photos-show-the-many-faces-of-ugly-fruit\"> cosmetically challenged\u003c/a> foods (think gnarled carrots, or funky, misshapen apples) from landing in the landfill because they don't meet retailers' beauty standards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As awareness of massive food waste grows (we toss out enough food to fill \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/16/440825159/its-time-to-get-serious-about-reducing-food-waste-feds-say\">44 skyscrapers\u003c/a> each year), two major retailers now say they're ready to experiment with sales of less-than-perfect produce that may otherwise be wasted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods has announced a deal with \u003ca href=\"http://www.imperfectproduce.com/home/\">Imperfect Produce\u003c/a> to test sales of funky fruits and vegetables in a handful of stores in Northern California beginning in April. This announcement comes after a \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/whole-foods-and-walmart-stop-contributing-to-massive-food-waste-in-the-us-48d63891-457f-4496-98d7-8b6daa1ee125/u/13380448\">Change.org petition\u003c/a> called upon the retailer to take up the\u003ca href=\"http://foodtank.com/news/2016/03/imperfect-teaming-up-with-whole-foods-market-to-sell-ugly-produce\"> ugly banner\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We are still in the very early stages of the conversation,\" says a Whole Foods spokesperson. The chain already has an in-store composting program. In addition, Whole Foods currently buys less cosmetically appealing produce for prepared foods, juice and smoothie bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this \"potential partnership\" with Imperfect represents a new commitment. \"We continue to explore new ways to move toward zero waste,\" the spokesperson told us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The founders of Imperfect Produce \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/06/17/414986650/to-tackle-food-waste-big-grocery-chain-will-sell-produce-rejects\">announced \u003c/a>their first big deal with West Coast food retailer Raley's last year. But this partnership fizzled out. Now, they're playing up the new pilot program with Whole Foods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We can't think of a better partner to launch this with,\" Ben Simon of Imperfect told us. \"The ugly produce trend has taken off across the world, and our fingers are crossed that U.S. consumers will be just as excited,\" says Simon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One example: the hugely successful campaign by the French supermarket chain Intermarche, which boosted sales — and buzz — with its \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/12/09/369613561/in-europe-ugly-sells-in-the-produce-aisle\">Inglorious fruits and vegetables\u003c/a> campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In France, shoppers weren't only drawn to the idea of reducing waste. There's another perk of buying imperfect produce: savings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The discounted pricing may attract the attention of shoppers at Giant Eagle grocery stores. The more than 420-store chain, headquartered in Pennsylvania, has also announced a new initiative for unbeauteous fruit and vegetables packaged under the Produce with Personality label.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 4-pound bag of blemished navel oranges currently costs $2.99 a bag. The conventional version sells for $4.99 a bag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Cosmetic imperfections allow us to offer these items to customers at very attractive prices,\" says Giant Eagle spokesperson Daniel Donovan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Giant Eagle launched its initiative a few weeks ago in five of its Pittsburgh-area stores. The chain is not partnering with Imperfect Produce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, \"we are simply using the services of a local firm to help us sort through product received from suppliers,\" explains Donovan. Then, they separate out pieces of produce that are cosmetically imperfect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Whether you call them surplus, excess, seconds or just plain ugly, these are fruits and vegetables that may face rejection because they're not considered perfect-looking,\" Donovan says. \"But it's the taste that matters.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003cem>Copyright 2016 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\" target=\"_blank\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Lots of tasty and nutritious produce ends up in landfills because it fails to meet retail beauty standards. 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Now, Whole Foods and Giant Eagle say they're ready to pilot sales of these wonky edibles.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"107466 http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=107466","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2016/03/08/from-ugly-to-hip-misfit-fruits-and-veggies-coming-to-whole-foods/","disqusTitle":"From Ugly To Hip: Misfit Fruits And Veggies Coming To Whole Foods","nprByline":"Allison Aubrey, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/author/nprfood/\">NPR Food\u003c/a>","nprImageAgency":"Courtesy of Giant Eagle","nprStoryId":"469530045","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=469530045&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/07/469530045/from-ugly-to-hip-misfit-fruits-and-veggies-coming-to-whole-foods?ft=nprml&f=469530045","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:53:00 -0500","nprStoryDate":"Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:56:00 -0500","nprLastModifiedDate":"Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:53:32 -0500","path":"/bayareabites/107466/from-ugly-to-hip-misfit-fruits-and-veggies-coming-to-whole-foods","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>You've probably heard of \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/26/395160156/think-nobody-wants-to-buy-ugly-fruits-and-veggies-think-again\">\u003cem>ugly\u003c/em> fruits and veggies\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They may not be pretty, but they're still perfectly tasty and nutritious. And there are lots of efforts to keep these\u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/28/389511968/silly-saucy-scary-photos-show-the-many-faces-of-ugly-fruit\"> cosmetically challenged\u003c/a> foods (think gnarled carrots, or funky, misshapen apples) from landing in the landfill because they don't meet retailers' beauty standards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As awareness of massive food waste grows (we toss out enough food to fill \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/16/440825159/its-time-to-get-serious-about-reducing-food-waste-feds-say\">44 skyscrapers\u003c/a> each year), two major retailers now say they're ready to experiment with sales of less-than-perfect produce that may otherwise be wasted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods has announced a deal with \u003ca href=\"http://www.imperfectproduce.com/home/\">Imperfect Produce\u003c/a> to test sales of funky fruits and vegetables in a handful of stores in Northern California beginning in April. This announcement comes after a \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/whole-foods-and-walmart-stop-contributing-to-massive-food-waste-in-the-us-48d63891-457f-4496-98d7-8b6daa1ee125/u/13380448\">Change.org petition\u003c/a> called upon the retailer to take up the\u003ca href=\"http://foodtank.com/news/2016/03/imperfect-teaming-up-with-whole-foods-market-to-sell-ugly-produce\"> ugly banner\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We are still in the very early stages of the conversation,\" says a Whole Foods spokesperson. The chain already has an in-store composting program. In addition, Whole Foods currently buys less cosmetically appealing produce for prepared foods, juice and smoothie bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this \"potential partnership\" with Imperfect represents a new commitment. \"We continue to explore new ways to move toward zero waste,\" the spokesperson told us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The founders of Imperfect Produce \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/06/17/414986650/to-tackle-food-waste-big-grocery-chain-will-sell-produce-rejects\">announced \u003c/a>their first big deal with West Coast food retailer Raley's last year. But this partnership fizzled out. Now, they're playing up the new pilot program with Whole Foods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We can't think of a better partner to launch this with,\" Ben Simon of Imperfect told us. \"The ugly produce trend has taken off across the world, and our fingers are crossed that U.S. consumers will be just as excited,\" says Simon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One example: the hugely successful campaign by the French supermarket chain Intermarche, which boosted sales — and buzz — with its \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/12/09/369613561/in-europe-ugly-sells-in-the-produce-aisle\">Inglorious fruits and vegetables\u003c/a> campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In France, shoppers weren't only drawn to the idea of reducing waste. There's another perk of buying imperfect produce: savings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The discounted pricing may attract the attention of shoppers at Giant Eagle grocery stores. The more than 420-store chain, headquartered in Pennsylvania, has also announced a new initiative for unbeauteous fruit and vegetables packaged under the Produce with Personality label.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 4-pound bag of blemished navel oranges currently costs $2.99 a bag. The conventional version sells for $4.99 a bag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Cosmetic imperfections allow us to offer these items to customers at very attractive prices,\" says Giant Eagle spokesperson Daniel Donovan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Giant Eagle launched its initiative a few weeks ago in five of its Pittsburgh-area stores. The chain is not partnering with Imperfect Produce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, \"we are simply using the services of a local firm to help us sort through product received from suppliers,\" explains Donovan. Then, they separate out pieces of produce that are cosmetically imperfect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Whether you call them surplus, excess, seconds or just plain ugly, these are fruits and vegetables that may face rejection because they're not considered perfect-looking,\" Donovan says. \"But it's the taste that matters.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003cem>Copyright 2016 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\" target=\"_blank\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/107466/from-ugly-to-hip-misfit-fruits-and-veggies-coming-to-whole-foods","authors":["byline_bayareabites_107466"],"categories":["bayareabites_3032","bayareabites_10028","bayareabites_4084","bayareabites_2035","bayareabites_60"],"tags":["bayareabites_3707","bayareabites_15336","bayareabites_14572","bayareabites_14593","bayareabites_13980","bayareabites_15335","bayareabites_3063"],"featImg":"bayareabites_107467","label":"bayareabites"},"news_10668507":{"type":"posts","id":"news_10668507","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"10668507","score":null,"sort":[1441922419000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"whole-foods-responds-to-guards-reported-beating-of-shopper-at-oakland-store","title":"Lawsuit Likely Following Alleged Assault by Whole Foods Store Guard in Oakland","publishDate":1441922419,"format":"standard","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Updated, 5 p.m. Thursday:\u003c/strong> Oakland civil rights attorney John Burris has been retained to represent the man severely injured in an altercation with a Whole Foods security guard on Sept. 3.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burris said the man, who has not been publicly identified and is requesting to remain anonymous, suffered a concussion and facial fracture that required emergency surgery after he was \"shockingly grabbed, choked and slammed to the ground by a Whole Foods security guard.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He was severely beaten and he sustained significant injuries,\" Burris told KQED Thursday. \"We expect to file legal action against Whole Foods and the security company.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A witness to the incident, which occurred in an Oakland Whole Foods store near Lake Merritt, previously told KQED that the injured man had \"done nothing. He wasn't aggressive. He wasn't shouting. He had initiated no physical contact. ... This was just someone who was trying to buy groceries.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burris said it appears that a verbal dispute between the man and a Whole Foods cashier was met with an aggressive response from the security guard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods \"permanently removed\" the guard Sept. 4 and replaced the store's security contractor, Concord-based Admiral Security Services, with another security company the following day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland police are investigating the incident, and Whole Foods has also hired an \"independent investigator,\" company spokeswoman Beth Krauss said earlier this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burris said the Oakland Police Department has not responded to his requests for an incident report, and the security guard has not been identified. The department did not immediately respond to KQED's request for an update on its investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Given the facts as I know them now,\" Burris said, \"it strikes me that criminal charges should be filed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Krauss said in a written response Thursday that the company generally does not comment on pending litigation, but in this instance provided a statement from Northern California Regional President Rob Twyman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We understand this issue is very important and we strongly believe every customer is entitled to a mutually respectful, safe experience in our stores,\" Twyman wrote, reiterating that the company had removed the security guard from service, disarmed all Whole Foods contracted guards in Northern California and enhanced training. \"We have also engaged our community partners in dialogue about how to move forward. We will continue this dialogue to learn more about how to better serve Oakland and help restore trust and confidence in Whole Foods Market.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An \"anti-black violence\" demonstration is scheduled outside the store at 230 Bay Place in Oakland at 5 p.m. Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9:45 a.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> The latest, below, on the Oakland Whole Foods incident in which a man was reportedly assaulted by a store security guard. The incident caused a stir on social media, with a pair of \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101201873218245&set=a.689398442845.2271817.1401605&type=1\" target=\"_blank\">graphic photos\u003c/a> circulated of the man lying face down on the ground, his head surrounded by a halo of blood. As a result, Whole Foods replaced the security firm in charge of the store, which has been identified in the media as Admiral Security Services, based in Concord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods' regional spokeswoman Beth Krauss wrote in an email to KQED over the weekend that the guard acted after the man -- who Oakland police said Thursday was sent to the hospital and was in stable condition -- made \"physical contact\" with a store employee. The company has hired an \"independent investigator\" who has now interviewed staff members; OPD has also interviewed the staff, Krauss said. She said there have been differing accounts of what occurred and that, \"We don't really have one truth.\" There is no security video of the incident, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The store is now waiting to hear from OPD on the police report, Krauss said. She said Whole Foods does not know the ID of the victim, yet, and thus hasn't contacted him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some \u003ca href=\"http://abc7news.com/news/demonstrators-gather-at-oakland-whole-foods-following-violent-beating/972230/\" target=\"_blank\">demonstrators gathered \u003c/a> outside the store on Sunday to protest the incident, and the Oakland store has been fielding plenty of criticism on its \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/wholefoods\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are no cases -- ever -- in which our protocol calls for violence. The actions of the security guard were completely contrary to our policies and values .... ,\" the store wrote in one response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Update, 3:05 p.m. Saturday:\u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\"> More fallout from the Thursday night incident in which an Oakland Whole Foods shopper was reportedly beaten by a store security guard: The company, which earlier said the guard involved has been \"permanently removed\" from Whole Foods Market, said Saturday that it has replaced the security company the man worked for.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company said in an email statement that it has hired Concord-based AGS Private Security. The previous contractor had been identified as Admiral Security Services, also based in Concord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the full statement:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Here’s an update on the incident that took place at Whole Foods Market Oakland on the night of Thursday, 9/3. As we continue to work through this, we are posting updates to \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/wfmoakland\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/wfmoakland\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While we don’t yet have the final results from the police investigation of this incident, we do have a ZERO TOLERANCE policy for violence. As a result of the violent behavior of the security guard at Whole Foods Market Oakland, we are replacing this security firm in the store. The new firm is A.G.S. Private Security, owned and operated by Ms. Gloria Lawrence of Concord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are also working with all of the private security firms we contract with now to reiterate and reinforce our expectations that they abide by our code of conduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of what’s been reported about this incident has alleged that the use of an EBT card had a role in the altercation. We want to clarify that EBT cards are readily accepted forms of payment at all Whole Foods Market stores. In fact, there’s no way or reason for a cashier to know if a customer is using an EBT card unless items not covered under EBT regulations are presented for payment, or the customer voluntarily displays the EBT to the cashier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We know we still have more to do. We are reviewing our internal processes and policies to evaluate opportunities for improvement. In addition, since our store opened we’ve worked hard to develop relationships with community organizations. In the coming days and weeks, we will reach out to these and other community partners to help us learn how we can continue to evolve our support for our diverse Oakland community.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post, last updated 3:12 p.m. Friday: \u003c/strong>Oakland police are investigating a Thursday night incident at a Whole Foods Market near Lake Merritt that witnesses describe as an attack by an armed security guard on a shopper. Whole Foods says the guard has been permanently removed from working at any of the company's stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The incident came to light when Zoe Marks, a Seattle native and lecturer in African studies at Edinburgh University who's visiting in Oakland, posted \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101201873218245\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u003c/a> and Twitter accounts of what she described as a \"horrific\" incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marks wrote on Facebook: \"I just saw a young man violently assaulted by an armed security guard at Whole Foods, slammed repeatedly against concrete pillars, put in a chokehold, restrained, and suffocated until he was thrown face down on the pavement unconscious. The guard locked him out of the store despite the fact he was immobile.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marks posted pictures of an unidentified man lying near the store's entrance, bleeding profusely and being treated by paramedics who reportedly transported him to a local hospital. Marks said store employees did nothing to intervene and failed to call paramedics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods spokeswoman Beth Krauss said in an email that \"store leadership verified that 911 had already been called; they arrived shortly thereafter.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101201873218245\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/z_marks/status/639709683524087808\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland police said in a brief statement Friday that the man was hospitalized in stable condition. The statement added that a police dispatcher had been contacted by the Oakland Fire Department \"to report a call from a security guard at that location (who) was reporting a man who was unconscious.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Krauss of Whole Foods said \"an altercation that escalated to violence\" had occurred Thursday evening at the Oakland store, located near Lake Merritt at 27th and Harrison streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The graphic images circulating on Facebook and Twitter are disturbing to say the least,\" Krauss wrote. \"Whole Foods Market considers the safety and security of all team members, customers and members of our community a top priority. The security guard involved in the incident has been suspended, and we are actively investigating the details with our security firm. While we move swiftly to gather the facts, we want to make it clear that Whole Foods Market takes a zero tolerance approach to violence.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marks said in an interview Friday that the incident appeared to begin when the man had some difficulty buying groceries with an electronic benefit card, or EBT -- a form of payment issued to food stamp recipients. She said she was standing in a checkout line but didn't overhear the exchange that led to the violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, she said, \"He'd done nothing. He wasn't aggressive. He wasn't shouting. He had initiated no physical contact. ... This was just someone who was trying to buy groceries.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the man lying outside the store's entrance and the store's employees failing to act, she said, \"The other customers who were watching this all go down basically all demanded that paramedics be called. People were shouting they were never going to shop at Whole Foods again. Everyone was shocked.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marks said she was one of about about four witnesses who supplied statements to Oakland police. Fire officials and Oakland police have not yet responded to requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Alex Emslie of KQED News contributed to this post.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Attorney says man sustained concussion, facial fracture and other injuries requiring emergency surgery.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1441932663,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":40,"wordCount":1669},"headData":{"title":"Lawsuit Likely Following Alleged Assault by Whole Foods Store Guard in Oakland | KQED","description":"Attorney says man sustained concussion, facial fracture and other injuries requiring emergency surgery.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"10668507 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=10668507","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/09/10/whole-foods-responds-to-guards-reported-beating-of-shopper-at-oakland-store/","disqusTitle":"Lawsuit Likely Following Alleged Assault by Whole Foods Store Guard in Oakland","customPermalink":"2015/09/04/whole-foods-responds-to-guards-reported-beating-of-shopper-at-oakland-store/","path":"/news/10668507/whole-foods-responds-to-guards-reported-beating-of-shopper-at-oakland-store","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Updated, 5 p.m. Thursday:\u003c/strong> Oakland civil rights attorney John Burris has been retained to represent the man severely injured in an altercation with a Whole Foods security guard on Sept. 3.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burris said the man, who has not been publicly identified and is requesting to remain anonymous, suffered a concussion and facial fracture that required emergency surgery after he was \"shockingly grabbed, choked and slammed to the ground by a Whole Foods security guard.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He was severely beaten and he sustained significant injuries,\" Burris told KQED Thursday. \"We expect to file legal action against Whole Foods and the security company.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A witness to the incident, which occurred in an Oakland Whole Foods store near Lake Merritt, previously told KQED that the injured man had \"done nothing. He wasn't aggressive. He wasn't shouting. He had initiated no physical contact. ... This was just someone who was trying to buy groceries.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burris said it appears that a verbal dispute between the man and a Whole Foods cashier was met with an aggressive response from the security guard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods \"permanently removed\" the guard Sept. 4 and replaced the store's security contractor, Concord-based Admiral Security Services, with another security company the following day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland police are investigating the incident, and Whole Foods has also hired an \"independent investigator,\" company spokeswoman Beth Krauss said earlier this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burris said the Oakland Police Department has not responded to his requests for an incident report, and the security guard has not been identified. The department did not immediately respond to KQED's request for an update on its investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Given the facts as I know them now,\" Burris said, \"it strikes me that criminal charges should be filed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Krauss said in a written response Thursday that the company generally does not comment on pending litigation, but in this instance provided a statement from Northern California Regional President Rob Twyman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We understand this issue is very important and we strongly believe every customer is entitled to a mutually respectful, safe experience in our stores,\" Twyman wrote, reiterating that the company had removed the security guard from service, disarmed all Whole Foods contracted guards in Northern California and enhanced training. \"We have also engaged our community partners in dialogue about how to move forward. We will continue this dialogue to learn more about how to better serve Oakland and help restore trust and confidence in Whole Foods Market.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An \"anti-black violence\" demonstration is scheduled outside the store at 230 Bay Place in Oakland at 5 p.m. Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9:45 a.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> The latest, below, on the Oakland Whole Foods incident in which a man was reportedly assaulted by a store security guard. The incident caused a stir on social media, with a pair of \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101201873218245&set=a.689398442845.2271817.1401605&type=1\" target=\"_blank\">graphic photos\u003c/a> circulated of the man lying face down on the ground, his head surrounded by a halo of blood. As a result, Whole Foods replaced the security firm in charge of the store, which has been identified in the media as Admiral Security Services, based in Concord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods' regional spokeswoman Beth Krauss wrote in an email to KQED over the weekend that the guard acted after the man -- who Oakland police said Thursday was sent to the hospital and was in stable condition -- made \"physical contact\" with a store employee. The company has hired an \"independent investigator\" who has now interviewed staff members; OPD has also interviewed the staff, Krauss said. She said there have been differing accounts of what occurred and that, \"We don't really have one truth.\" There is no security video of the incident, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The store is now waiting to hear from OPD on the police report, Krauss said. She said Whole Foods does not know the ID of the victim, yet, and thus hasn't contacted him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some \u003ca href=\"http://abc7news.com/news/demonstrators-gather-at-oakland-whole-foods-following-violent-beating/972230/\" target=\"_blank\">demonstrators gathered \u003c/a> outside the store on Sunday to protest the incident, and the Oakland store has been fielding plenty of criticism on its \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/wholefoods\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are no cases -- ever -- in which our protocol calls for violence. The actions of the security guard were completely contrary to our policies and values .... ,\" the store wrote in one response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Update, 3:05 p.m. Saturday:\u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\"> More fallout from the Thursday night incident in which an Oakland Whole Foods shopper was reportedly beaten by a store security guard: The company, which earlier said the guard involved has been \"permanently removed\" from Whole Foods Market, said Saturday that it has replaced the security company the man worked for.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company said in an email statement that it has hired Concord-based AGS Private Security. The previous contractor had been identified as Admiral Security Services, also based in Concord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the full statement:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Here’s an update on the incident that took place at Whole Foods Market Oakland on the night of Thursday, 9/3. As we continue to work through this, we are posting updates to \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/wfmoakland\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/wfmoakland\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While we don’t yet have the final results from the police investigation of this incident, we do have a ZERO TOLERANCE policy for violence. As a result of the violent behavior of the security guard at Whole Foods Market Oakland, we are replacing this security firm in the store. The new firm is A.G.S. Private Security, owned and operated by Ms. Gloria Lawrence of Concord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are also working with all of the private security firms we contract with now to reiterate and reinforce our expectations that they abide by our code of conduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of what’s been reported about this incident has alleged that the use of an EBT card had a role in the altercation. We want to clarify that EBT cards are readily accepted forms of payment at all Whole Foods Market stores. In fact, there’s no way or reason for a cashier to know if a customer is using an EBT card unless items not covered under EBT regulations are presented for payment, or the customer voluntarily displays the EBT to the cashier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We know we still have more to do. We are reviewing our internal processes and policies to evaluate opportunities for improvement. In addition, since our store opened we’ve worked hard to develop relationships with community organizations. In the coming days and weeks, we will reach out to these and other community partners to help us learn how we can continue to evolve our support for our diverse Oakland community.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post, last updated 3:12 p.m. Friday: \u003c/strong>Oakland police are investigating a Thursday night incident at a Whole Foods Market near Lake Merritt that witnesses describe as an attack by an armed security guard on a shopper. Whole Foods says the guard has been permanently removed from working at any of the company's stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The incident came to light when Zoe Marks, a Seattle native and lecturer in African studies at Edinburgh University who's visiting in Oakland, posted \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101201873218245\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u003c/a> and Twitter accounts of what she described as a \"horrific\" incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marks wrote on Facebook: \"I just saw a young man violently assaulted by an armed security guard at Whole Foods, slammed repeatedly against concrete pillars, put in a chokehold, restrained, and suffocated until he was thrown face down on the pavement unconscious. The guard locked him out of the store despite the fact he was immobile.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marks posted pictures of an unidentified man lying near the store's entrance, bleeding profusely and being treated by paramedics who reportedly transported him to a local hospital. Marks said store employees did nothing to intervene and failed to call paramedics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods spokeswoman Beth Krauss said in an email that \"store leadership verified that 911 had already been called; they arrived shortly thereafter.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101201873218245\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"639709683524087808"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Oakland police said in a brief statement Friday that the man was hospitalized in stable condition. The statement added that a police dispatcher had been contacted by the Oakland Fire Department \"to report a call from a security guard at that location (who) was reporting a man who was unconscious.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Krauss of Whole Foods said \"an altercation that escalated to violence\" had occurred Thursday evening at the Oakland store, located near Lake Merritt at 27th and Harrison streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The graphic images circulating on Facebook and Twitter are disturbing to say the least,\" Krauss wrote. \"Whole Foods Market considers the safety and security of all team members, customers and members of our community a top priority. The security guard involved in the incident has been suspended, and we are actively investigating the details with our security firm. While we move swiftly to gather the facts, we want to make it clear that Whole Foods Market takes a zero tolerance approach to violence.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marks said in an interview Friday that the incident appeared to begin when the man had some difficulty buying groceries with an electronic benefit card, or EBT -- a form of payment issued to food stamp recipients. She said she was standing in a checkout line but didn't overhear the exchange that led to the violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, she said, \"He'd done nothing. He wasn't aggressive. He wasn't shouting. He had initiated no physical contact. ... This was just someone who was trying to buy groceries.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the man lying outside the store's entrance and the store's employees failing to act, she said, \"The other customers who were watching this all go down basically all demanded that paramedics be called. People were shouting they were never going to shop at Whole Foods again. Everyone was shocked.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marks said she was one of about about four witnesses who supplied statements to Oakland police. Fire officials and Oakland police have not yet responded to requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Alex Emslie of KQED News contributed to this post.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/10668507/whole-foods-responds-to-guards-reported-beating-of-shopper-at-oakland-store","authors":["222","80"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_18","news_811"],"featImg":"news_10668567","label":"news_6944"},"news_140188":{"type":"posts","id":"news_140188","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"140188","score":null,"sort":[1403717058000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"whole-foods-to-pay-800000-for-overcharging-california-customers","title":"Whole Foods to Pay $800,000 for Overcharging California Customers","publishDate":1403717058,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Associated Press\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_140189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/488633875.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-140189 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/488633875-640x426.jpg\" alt=\"The 74 Whole Foods stores in California will face random quarterly audits.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 74 Whole Foods stores in California will face random quarterly audits.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>LOS ANGELES — Whole Foods will pay about $800,000 in penalties and fees after an investigation found the grocery retailer was overcharging customers in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State and local inspectors discovered that purchased foods weighed less than the label advertised and the weight of salad bar containers wasn't subtracted at checkout, prosecutors said. In addition, the grocer sold prepared foods like kebabs by the item rather than by the pound, as mandated by law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pricing discrepancies violated consumer protection laws regarding false advertising and unfair competition, prosecutors said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods must pay $210,000 to each of the city attorneys of \u003ca href=\"http://www.smgov.net/departments/cao/Content.aspx?id=48302\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Monica\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://atty.lacity.org/stellent/groups/electedofficials/@atty_contributor/documents/contributor_web_content/lacityp_028443.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.sandiego.gov/cityattorney/pdf/news/2014/nr140624.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">San Diego\u003c/a>, who brought the case against the retailer. Whole Foods must also reimburse county and state agencies that conducted the pricing investigation and pay $100,000 to a weights and measurements enforcement fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of an agreement covering five years, the grocer must appoint state- and store-level pricing accuracy managers, and each of the 74 Whole Foods stores in California will face random quarterly audits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The consumer protection case was brought against Whole Foods Market California Inc. and Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Markets Inc., the two subsidiaries of Whole Foods Market Inc. that operate its California stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods issued a statement noting that the company cooperated with the yearlong investigation and prices were accurate 98 percent of the time. The Austin, Texas-based retailer vowed to improve internal procedures to reduce human error, according to the statement.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Market pays penalties and fees in case involving items that were improperly weighed or priced. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1403731155,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":10,"wordCount":271},"headData":{"title":"Whole Foods to Pay $800,000 for Overcharging California Customers | KQED","description":"Market pays penalties and fees in case involving items that were improperly weighed or priced. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"140188 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=140188","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/06/25/whole-foods-to-pay-800000-for-overcharging-california-customers/","disqusTitle":"Whole Foods to Pay $800,000 for Overcharging California Customers","path":"/news/140188/whole-foods-to-pay-800000-for-overcharging-california-customers","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Associated Press\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_140189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/488633875.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-140189 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/488633875-640x426.jpg\" alt=\"The 74 Whole Foods stores in California will face random quarterly audits.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 74 Whole Foods stores in California will face random quarterly audits.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>LOS ANGELES — Whole Foods will pay about $800,000 in penalties and fees after an investigation found the grocery retailer was overcharging customers in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State and local inspectors discovered that purchased foods weighed less than the label advertised and the weight of salad bar containers wasn't subtracted at checkout, prosecutors said. In addition, the grocer sold prepared foods like kebabs by the item rather than by the pound, as mandated by law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pricing discrepancies violated consumer protection laws regarding false advertising and unfair competition, prosecutors said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods must pay $210,000 to each of the city attorneys of \u003ca href=\"http://www.smgov.net/departments/cao/Content.aspx?id=48302\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Monica\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://atty.lacity.org/stellent/groups/electedofficials/@atty_contributor/documents/contributor_web_content/lacityp_028443.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.sandiego.gov/cityattorney/pdf/news/2014/nr140624.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">San Diego\u003c/a>, who brought the case against the retailer. Whole Foods must also reimburse county and state agencies that conducted the pricing investigation and pay $100,000 to a weights and measurements enforcement fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of an agreement covering five years, the grocer must appoint state- and store-level pricing accuracy managers, and each of the 74 Whole Foods stores in California will face random quarterly audits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The consumer protection case was brought against Whole Foods Market California Inc. and Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Markets Inc., the two subsidiaries of Whole Foods Market Inc. that operate its California stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods issued a statement noting that the company cooperated with the yearlong investigation and prices were accurate 98 percent of the time. The Austin, Texas-based retailer vowed to improve internal procedures to reduce human error, according to the statement.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/140188/whole-foods-to-pay-800000-for-overcharging-california-customers","authors":["237"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_6188"],"tags":["news_5905","news_811"],"featImg":"news_140189","label":"news_6944"},"news_86679":{"type":"posts","id":"news_86679","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"86679","score":null,"sort":[1358893330000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"kqed-forum-whole-foods-john-mackey-interview","title":"Is Whole Foods Too Expensive? A Response from Co-Founder John Mackey","publishDate":1358893330,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Is Whole Foods Too Expensive? A Response from Co-Founder John Mackey | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_86687\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86687\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/johnmackey620130121-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"John Mackey on Capitol Hill in 2008. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images.\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Mackey on Capitol Hill in 2008. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods co-founder and co-CEO John Mackey said it’s a complaint he hears all the time: the food at his stores is too expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you think that’s true, Mackey said, you can always shop somewhere else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If people think we’re too expensive or the quality’s not very good or the services aren’t good… they have plenty of alternatives in the marketplace,” Mackey said this morning during an appearance on \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201301221000\">KQED’s Forum\u003c/a>. “We don’t make everybody happy. But who does?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do have a $12 billion business, so somebody likes us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cost of shopping at Whole Foods was one of many topics discussed during an hour-long Forum interview with Mackey this morning. The interview is generating heated conversation online, as shown by the dozens of comments on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201301221000\">Forum website\u003c/a>. During the discussion Mackey also talked about his free-market business philosophies as well as criticism over his comment on \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/01/16/169413848/whole-foods-founder-john-mackey-on-fascism-and-conscious-capitalism\">NPR\u003c/a> comparing President Obama’s health care overhaul to fascism. He expressed regrets for using that word.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can’t use that word in an American society,” he said. “I don’t think I’d even use it in a Scrabble game going forward.” \u003c!--more-->Some Bay Area residents, however, may be most interested in his thoughts about the cost of groceries at Whole Foods. There are nearly 30 locations in the Bay Area, and while the corporation is based in Austin, Texas, its focus on natural and organic foods has earned it many customers in health-conscious California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mackey noted that Americans are spending less of their income today on food. His comment is supported by \u003ca href=\"http://www.gallup.com/poll/156416/americans-spend-151-week-food-high-income-180.aspx\">data\u003c/a> released by Gallup in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>On a relative basis, after adjusting prior years’ data for inflation to 2012 dollars, Americans are spending less on food now than in the past. The average $151 Americans report spending each week on food today is down from the inflation-adjusted $157 to $214 range Gallup found throughout the mid- to late 1980s, the last time it regularly asked the question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adjusting the historical data to 2012 dollars also reveals that Americans’ weekly spending on food began to decline in the 1970s, after rising to a high of $234 in 1966 and 1967. That generally downward trend was interrupted by a spike in 1987.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Americans also can choose to spend less money on food by eating healthier, Mackey said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t spend that much money on food because I cook,” he said. “I buy whole foods. I’m vegan. I eat just plants. I just don’t spend that much money. It’s about shopping intelligently. And Whole Foods has a lot of value foods in our stores.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, Whole Foods sells costlier food as well. Mackey said that’s the price consumers pay for the quality offered by the store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whole Food is trying to sell higher quality food, and to a certain extent, just like in any other business, the higher quality stuff does cost more,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":null,"status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1685488252,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":557},"headData":{"title":"Is Whole Foods Too Expensive? A Response from Co-Founder John Mackey","description":"Whole Foods co-founder and co-CEO John Mackey said it's a complaint he hears all the time: the food at his stores is too expensive. 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The interview is generating heated conversation online, as shown by the dozens of comments on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201301221000\">Forum website\u003c/a>. During the discussion Mackey also talked about his free-market business philosophies as well as criticism over his comment on \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/01/16/169413848/whole-foods-founder-john-mackey-on-fascism-and-conscious-capitalism\">NPR\u003c/a> comparing President Obama’s health care overhaul to fascism. He expressed regrets for using that word.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can’t use that word in an American society,” he said. “I don’t think I’d even use it in a Scrabble game going forward.” \u003c!--more-->Some Bay Area residents, however, may be most interested in his thoughts about the cost of groceries at Whole Foods. There are nearly 30 locations in the Bay Area, and while the corporation is based in Austin, Texas, its focus on natural and organic foods has earned it many customers in health-conscious California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mackey noted that Americans are spending less of their income today on food. His comment is supported by \u003ca href=\"http://www.gallup.com/poll/156416/americans-spend-151-week-food-high-income-180.aspx\">data\u003c/a> released by Gallup in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>On a relative basis, after adjusting prior years’ data for inflation to 2012 dollars, Americans are spending less on food now than in the past. The average $151 Americans report spending each week on food today is down from the inflation-adjusted $157 to $214 range Gallup found throughout the mid- to late 1980s, the last time it regularly asked the question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adjusting the historical data to 2012 dollars also reveals that Americans’ weekly spending on food began to decline in the 1970s, after rising to a high of $234 in 1966 and 1967. 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