Saqib Keval

Miss Ollie's

Guest

Server at Miss Ollie’s in Oakland and a local organizer for the Restaurant Opportunity Center of the Bay, an advocacy organization aimed at increasing wages for restaurant workers

Saqib Keval on KCRW

On Saturday, Mayor Garcetti plans to sign a measure the City Council passed almost unanimously.  It will make Los Angeles America’s biggest city to raise the minimum wage.

The Challenges of Making LA's Minimum Wage a Reality

On Saturday, Mayor Garcetti plans to sign a measure the City Council passed almost unanimously.  It will make Los Angeles America’s biggest city to raise the minimum wage.

from Which Way, L.A.?

More from KCRW

Composer and jazz musician Miguel Atwood-Ferguson embodies a global influence in his debut album, Les Jardins Mystiques Vol. 1.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The cashiers, cooks, baristas, and bartenders represented by Unite Here Local 11 are pushing airport concessionaire Areas USA for better benefits and wages.

from KCRW Features

A book club that started at a Venice library in the 1990s spent almost three decades reading “Finnegans Wake.”

from Greater LA

Larry Li was inspired to create “ Ask Your Ma About ‘89 ” after learning a harrowing story about how the Tiananmen Square protests affected his family.

from Greater LA

Will President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza leave him in political purgatory? Who’s in charge of the GOP? Plus, Henry Kissinger has a complicated legacy.

from Left, Right & Center

United Airlines has implemented a new boarding process they’re calling “WILMA” (window, middle, aisle). The company says it’ll reduce bottlenecks.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Metro is doubling the number of public bathrooms on train lines from three to six. Despite the urgent need, some commuters are complaining that they require a phone to use.

from Greater LA

After 118 days, SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative deal with Hollywood studios. Guild leaders say the agreement is valued at more than $1 billion.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A crêpe is a thin pancake that’s pliable enough to fold or roll around a filling. Jacques Pépin’s method requires no blender and no putting the batter in the fridge to rest.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand