Local restaurants see staffing shortage as business booms
Sin of Cortez is struggling to find employees during the reopening phase of the pandemic.
Restaurants in Chico are facing trouble in the hiring process with a lack of applicants over the past months.
Posted: Apr 29, 2021 7:12 PM
Posted By: Tori Apodaca
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CHICO, Calif. - Employers across the country are reporting an unexpected problem – no workers to fill job openings.
Restaurants in Chico are no exception to this hurdle businesses are facing.
Danielle Ius, owner of Sin of Cortez in Chico told Action News Now that it has been a challenge finding people to hire for months now.
It s tough, Plummer said. You just keep going, just like every other business down here. It is a day-to-day thing at this point.
Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, I fear it s a little illusory, this notion of herd immunity. Despite that, Gov. Newsom is allowing businesses to fully reopen on June 15.
This had Plummer feeling a little uneasy. It is definitely concerning,” Plummer said. “To say I am not scared about it; I would be lying but I am hoping that doesn t happen. We are going in the right direction. Everyone is getting vaccinated, and I just hope we can keep moving forward.
BELLWOOD Bellwood-Antis School Board members voted Tuesday to continue all remote learning through Jan. 11.
The district began the school year with five days a week face-to-face instruction one of only a few in the area to do so. But on Nov. 24, after COVID-19 cases started to surface in the district, the board decided to move to full remote learning through Friday.
Board members were split on plans to continue with remote learning, but the motion passed by a 5-4 margin.
Voting yes were Hope Ray, Bob Fisher, Tim Mallon, Kathy Burch and Chris McCartney while Tom Finn, Kevin Luensmann, Jeff Nycum and Jeff Plummer voted no.