I-Jury ikhuthaza ukuvinjelwa kwezindleko ezinkulu kanye nama-akhawunti okubuyiselwa kwezokwelapha kumqashi
Uma usuke ukhohlise ngemali engaphezulu kwezingu-4 zamaphesenti ukuthi izindawo eziningi zokudlela zaseSan Francisco zifaka imali yakho yokuthenga isidlo sokudla ukuze zikhokhe izindleko zezempilo zabasebenzi, kubonakala sengathi umthamo wakho ulungile: Izindawo zokudla eziningi zibeka imali , imali enkulu yaseSan Francisco ijaji litholile.
"Iqiniso eliyiqiniso [ukuthi] inani elikhulu labanikazi bokudlela lizuzisa ngokwezimali ngokungeziwe kwezindleko ezimele kumakhasimende njengokukhokhela abasebenzi ukunakekelwa kwezempilo," kusho umbiko wezombusazwe.
Abanikazi bangakwazi ukubuyisela amadola okunakekelwa kwempilo engasetshenziswanga, "okwandisa izinzuzo zabo nakakhulu," kusho umbiko.
Ukuhlaziywa kobujamo obukhulu, okukhishwe ngoJulayi 2012, kunxusa iSan Francisco ukuqeda ukukhishwa kwemali futhi ukuvimbela izinhlelo zabasebenzi abaqashiwe kwezokwelapha, okuye kwaba yimoto yokuthola inzuzo yokudlela.
Ekubukezweni kwayo kwama-restaurant ase-San Francisco angu-38, i-jury grand jury yathola ukuthi izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zazo zanezela izindleko zezempilo zabasebenzi, ngokuvamile amaphesenti angu-4. Izindawo zokudlela eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili ziqoqe inani elingaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-2,17 ezinqunyiwe. Kulokho, cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizigidi ezingu-1,16 asetshenziselwa izindleko zokunakekelwa kwezempilo - eshiya imali eyizigidi ezingu-1 ezengeziwe.
Umthetho we-Health San Francisco
Ibhizinisi lokukhokhela inkokhelo yi-offshoot engalindelekile yase-San Francisco ka-2008 ye-Health Care Security Ordinance, enikeza ukunakekelwa kwempilo kubahlali baseSan Francisco ngaphandle kwomshuwalense (uhlelo lwezempilo lwe-San Francisco ) futhi kudinga amabhizinisi ukuthi asize ukuxhasa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kwabasebenzi bawo eSan Francisco.
Abaqashi kumele bachithe kangakanani kuncike ngobukhulu bomsebenzi kanye nenani lamahora abasebenzi basebenza; lilinganiselwa ku-$ 4,540 ngomsebenzi wesikhathi esigcwele emabhizinisini amakhulu, futhi mayelana ne-$ 3,000 ngomsebenzi ngamunye ezinkampanini ezinabasebenzi abangaphansi kuka-100.
Abaqashi bangathobela ngokuhlinzeka umshuwalense wezempilo ojwayelekile , ukubhalisa abasebenzi babo e- Healthy San Francisco noma ukubeka ama-akhawunti okubuyiselwa kwezempilo abasebenzi abashaya ukukhokhela izindleko zezokwelapha.
Izindawo zokudlela kanye nezinye izinkampani ezithemba kakhulu abasebenzi basezikhathini ezithile zisebenzisa inketho yesithathu - lapho bekhokha imali kuphela lapho abasebenzi bethola usizo lwezokwelapha noma zezempilo.
Njengoba i-"Healthy SF" kanye ne-"inshuwalense yempilo" eyengeziwe yathandwa kakhulu (futhi isolisayo) ngemuva kuka-2008, iSan Francisco ichaze ukuthi kusukela ngoJanuwari 2012, lezi zengezo kumele zisebenzise izindleko zezokwelapha. Amabhizinisi kufanele futhi agcine izimali kuma-akhawunti wokubuyiselwa kwezempilo iminyaka emibili ngaphambi kokubuyisela noma yiziphi izimali ezingekho. Abaqashi kumele babike izilinganiso ze-akhawunti edolobheni njalo ngonyaka-kodwa okuqala kule mibiko akufanelekile kuze kufike ngo-Ephreli 2013, futhi noma yikuphi ukukhokhelwa okuqoqwe ngaphambi kuka-2012 akudingeki kubikwe.
Ukusebenzisa kabi izinto nokuhlukunyezwa kwama-akhawunti wokubuyiselwa kwezempilo
Esikhathini sokuhlola kwaleli jury, izindawo zokudla eziyisithupha zanikezwa i-Healthy San Francisco noma uhlelo lomshwalense wezempilo njalo ngonyaka ka-2010. Izindawo zokudlela ezingamashumi amabili nambili zanikeza imali engaphezu kuka-$ 2 million kuma-akhawunti wokubuyiselwa kwezokwelapha, kodwa empeleni zibolekwa ngaphansi kuka-$ 124,000 kubasebenzi babo-ngokugcina kanjalo cishe u-$ 2 million.
Izindawo zokudlela eziyisihlanu ezisebenzisa abantu abangaphezu kwezingu-200 zibekelwe eceleni imali eyizigidi ezingama-416,000 zokubuyiselwa kwempilo-kodwa azange zinikeze ukubuyisela noma yikuphi ngo-2010.
"Kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi akekho oyedwa wabasebenzi abangu-206 owayenezindleko zezokwelapha ngo-2010," kusho umbiko we-jury kulo mbiko. "[D] id abaqashi bangatsheli abasebenzi babo mayelana nohlelo, noma babeke ibha yokubuyisela imali ephakeme kakhulu, noma ngabe abasebenzi babesaba kakhulu ukufuna ukubuyisela?"
Izindleko eziphezulu zebhizinisi ku-SF
Ngaphandle kwezinkampani ezidingayo zokusiza ukukhokhela izindleko zokunakekelwa kwezempilo emsebenzini, iSan Francisco ineholo eliphansi kunazo zonke e-US, $ 10.24 ngehora. Amabhizinisi kumele ahlinzeke ngekhefu eligulayo elikhokhelwayo kubasebenzi besikhathi esithile.
Ezingqungqutheleni ezingu-66 zokudlela zaseSan Francisco Chronicle eSan Francisco ngo-2012 (ingxenye yohlu lwayo lwaminyaka yonke lwezindawo zokudlela eziphezulu ezingu-100 ze-Bay Area), cishe ingxenye yesibili yemali yokukhokha. Umcwaningi wesigodi we- Chronicle uMichael Bauer uthi ezinye zokudlela, njengePark Tavern noLa Folie, zenza i-overcharges kodwa zandisa kancane izintengo zazo.
Futhi ngeshwa thina abathengi, umkhuba wokukhokhiswa ngokweqile uye wanda. "Lo mkhuba uqale ngezindawo zokudlela futhi usakaze emakhonweni omnandi, abahlinzeki bemikhumbi, abahleli bemicimbi, namanye amabhizinisi okudayisa," umbiko we-jury grand jury uthi, nge-surcharges esukela "kusuka ngaphansi kwamakenti angu-50 ngomuntu ngamunye kuya kuma-16.8% ibhilikhithi eliphelele. "
Ijaji elikhulu lifuna izimpendulo ezivela kummeya, ibhodi labaphathi, ama-ejensi wedolobha kanye nomkhakha wokudlela. "Uma amabhizinisi asebenzisa inkokhelo yokunakekelwa kwempilo ukuze athole inzuzo enkulu, ukwethembeka komphakathi kuphulwa," kusho ijaji. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi iSan Francisco "ayikwazi ukuphatha ngokuphumelelayo ukuxhashazwa okuqhubekayo kwe-akhawunti ye-akhawunti yokukhokhela impilo," "incomo ngokuqinile" idolobha lizoqeda.
"Lezi zincomo zizoqeda ukukhwabanisa okwenzelwe abantu abaningi abangenakuzithandela zokudlela zaseSan Francisco nsuku zonke," kusho ijaji.