Yeah, IIRC the CA legislature was going to pass a law requiring franchisers (McDonald’s etc.) to assume liability for anything that happened at franchisee-owned

Yeah, IIRC the CA legislature was going to pass a law requiring franchisers (McDonald’s etc.) to assume liability for anything that happened at franchisee-owned locations. In turn, the franchisers threatened to put a ballot initiative in place to allow voters to have the last word. Then the parties came to the table and this was the compromise.