Many restaurant workers in Monterey Park fear that speaking up about unpaid wages or missed breaks might lead to job loss. However, California law protects you from retaliation for asserting your rights. Understanding your legal protections empowers you to report violations without fear. Know your rights, and remember that you cannot be punished for advocating for fair pay. #WorkersRights #CaliforniaLaw #FairPay #WageTheft #MontereyPark

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In Monterey Park, if you're facing workplace discrimination based on your national origin, know that California law offers robust protections. FEHA covers employers with just 5+ employees, allowing claims for wrongful treatment, harassment, and retaliation. The path to justice includes mediation and potential uncapped damages. Don't hesitate to seek legal help if you experience bias!

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'You're a liar.' Why the world's biggest building boom has run into a wall in California

The blue-collar jobs to build AI infrastructure are moving outside of California

Los Angeles Times

Stephen Council: #California residents dubbed ‘uninformed mob’ win triple victory in data center fight
The Monterey Park City Council is bringing a multipronged approach to blocking data center development in its Los Angeles suburb

#MontereyPark #LosAngeles #ai #datacenters #resistance
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/monterey-park-data-center-21958037.php

National origin discrimination includes unfair treatment based on accent, ethnicity, ancestry, or cultural identity.

Under California FEHA, Monterey Park employees are protected from harassment, unequal job assignments, and retaliation for reporting discrimination.

Know your rights and document everything.

#NationalOriginDiscrimination #MontereyPark #CaliforniaFEHA #EmploymentLaw #WorkplaceRights #AntiDiscrimination

Claire Wang: Rage against the machine: a #California community rallied against a datacenter – and won. Organizers in Monterey Park took inspiration from other US cities to fight against the construction of a giant datacenter

#datacenters #MontereyPark #AI #climatechange #resistance
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/california-monterey-park-stop-datacenter-construction

Rage against the machine: a California community rallied against a datacenter – and won

Organizers in Monterey Park took inspiration from other US cities to fight against the construction of a giant datacenter

The Guardian
How Monterey Park residents pushed back on a data center – and changed the course

After a marathon City Hall meeting on Wednesday, residents secured not just a temporary moratorium, but momentum toward an outright ban.

LAist

LA Public Press: A #dataCenter boom is coming to the #SanGabrielValley. Residents had no idea 

#LosAngelesCounty residents are being blindsided by proposals that may drain massive amounts of electricity and water. In #MontereyPark, a single facility would use more power than the entire city.

https://lapublicpress.org/2026/01/a-data-center-boom-is-coming-to-the-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/

Me: I don’t like brunch food

Also me: I love HK ‘western’ brunch food (it’s its own genre of food)

(Chicken chop with two eggs, and a bolo bun and milk tea)

I think my main opposition is having eggs without soy sauce, so next time I go to ‘brunch’ I will bring some and see if I like it more

This is J J cafe in Monterey Park, California. Perhaps the Flushing of California (but you need a car)

#Food #California #montereypark

I had fun watching this video about the 'suburban Chinatown' of Monterey Park, California.

The "Los Angeles"ness of it is very intriguing (I suppose that's my pleb way of expressing 'sense of place.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8RDFTEahmI

#California #Chinatown #LosAngeles #MontereyPark

I Found America’s Most Chinese City

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