At a special meeting on Thursday December 17, the Alhambra City Council voted to cap app delivery fees at 15 percent for Alhambra restaurants.
By News Desk
The unanimously-approved urgency ordinance, put forth by Mayor Sasha Renée Pérez, will make it unlawful for a third-party food delivery service to charge a restaurant more than 15 percent of the purchase price of an online order during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mayor Pérez said:
We must do everything we can to protect Alhambra’s rich food diversity. Exorbitant delivery fees often lead restaurants to lose money on delivery orders. I’m proud of our council for passing this immediately and I look forward to working with my colleagues in neighboring cities to pass similar ordinances.
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Other municipalities like Pasadena, South Pasadena, and Los Angeles City and County have enacted limits on delivery fees, as restaurants nationwide call out companies like GrubHub, Postmates and DoorDash for charging restaurants over 30 percent in fees to use their services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many local restaurants have become reliant on app delivery services for survival.
“I’m thankful that Alhambra could take action to protect restaurants that have been forced to adapt to this pandemic,” said Alhambra resident and restaurant owner David Ho, ”It’s heartening to see government functioning, at least at the local level.”
The Alhambra City Council meeting slated for December 28, 2020 is canceled.
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