Gig companies backed Prop. 22 in 2020 to win themselves an exclusion from AB 5, which would have upended their business models by requiring them to consider their drivers and delivery workers as employees.
The plans, which are backed by a variety of wealthy Silicon Valley tech investors, faced sharp criticism from environmentalists and Solano County residents.
Inspectors only completed 29% of required inspections for restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, catering services and similar food facilities in 2023. Nearly half were never inspected at all.