\u201cThe fact that we\u2019re currently experiencing one of the largest tax increases in American history with tariff rates that are higher than they\u2019ve been since the 1930s \u2013 and we\u2019re a state that is disproportionately impacted by these errant policies \u2026 this is code red from an economic perspective,\u201d Newsom told the audience. \u201cI can assure you there\u2019s a lot of anxiety out there across this state \u2026 [but] I\u2019d remind you that we have no peers in A.I. and we dominate in this space; we dominate in fusion; we dominate in quantum; we dominate in robotics; we dominate in space; we dominate in next-gen technologies like nuclear; we dominate in agriculture; we dominate as the number one factory state in the United States of American; in every critical category, California has no peers.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
While those words are cold comfort to some, the DoorDash economic report was still a qualified bright spot for the Capital City. One finding involved its \u201cCheeseburger Index,\u201d which measures how much a cheeseburger, fries and a drink costs on average for a local to purchase: DoorDash found that Sacramento is below the national average, with that typical meal combo ringing up at $16.76, as opposed to the national average of $18.58.<\/p>\n
When it comes to Sacramento\u2019s business grown in the restaurant sector, DoorDash noted that the city also scored high, with the number of food operations joining its platform in the last year up by 12.7%.<\/p>\n
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An order of nachos at Streets Pub and Grub. Courtesy photo<\/p>\n
However, the report\u2019s most-promising number for the City of Trees came in the form of its \u201cResilience Rate,\u201d which references how many food businesses DoorDash works with in a given city that remained opened in September of 2025, compared to September of 2024.<\/p>\n
For Sacramento, that number was nearly 93%.<\/p>\n
DoorDash\u2019s report can\u2019t paint a wholistic picture of Sacramento\u2019s restaurant health because a number of the city\u2019s dining spots aren\u2019t currently working with the app. The platform\u2019s model is not necessarily appealing to every type of culinary endeavor. Nevertheless, the legion of \u2018dashers\u2019 is rapidly growing. In 2019, the number of individuals who\u2019d tried delivering for the platform to make money was fewer than 1 in 200 across the nation. Five years later, DoorDash says that number has risen to 1 in 15.<\/p>\n