Under Senate Bill 478, businesses such as concert venues, restaurants and hotels will need to be more transparent about the total cost of a purchase and what any attached fees are for. But restaurant unions rallied and proposed an exemption to this bill. Saturday evening, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1524 into effect. This law, instead of outlawing hidden fees entirely, requires charges to be clearly displayed on menus or advertisements.
"In general it's really bad. Another show I saw here was like an extra tickets worth of money for fees. It can be pretty bad and hurts a lot of people," said Dylan Sandelin, a San Diego resident attending the show. "It's great say a ticket is $80 then with extra fees like a $100 or more. That's amazing if you save and can use it for parking or something," Abarca said.
"This new law is going to require restaurants to showcase the additional fees somewhere that is conspicuous," she said."In other words, no fine print."