“You either keep the forest standing, which takes jobs away from indige...” — Johan Eliasch Quote

“You either keep the forest standing, which takes jobs away from indigenous people who need to feed themselves, or you cut down the trees, which affects the climate. In the long term, you have to protect the forest.”

“With climate change, we are living on borrowed time. If we do not address these issues today, it is going to be much more expensive later on, and that is why we need to take action now.”

“I am just a person who adores trees.”

“Independent contractors, entrepreneurs, and small businesses in my home state of California already understand the devastating affects AB-5 had on their ability to provide for their families. This law curbed opportunities for people to work independently through the gig economy or independent contractor roles.”

“He brought a sensibility and a hard-edged reasonableness to operating restaurants that had a lasting impact on me and still affects how I run all our restaurants today. The passing of 'Restaurant Man' - the original gangsta 'Restaurant Man,' my father - was the passing of an era. No one can replace him.”