Just deduct it out of the tip...
No, just put an explicit surcharge on the bill and attribute the cost, by name, to the voter referendum that is responsible.
Yep. If I see a surcharge it will get deducted from the tip and I’ll make sure and tell the waitress/waiter why. They can talk to the management.
I would not leave a tip to deduct it from. Tell them the 3 per cent is their tip. If I knew of it beforehand, I would not go there.
While the kitchen staff already is paid above minimum wage, their monthly income is dwarfed by that of the servers, who, like tipped workers at most restaurants, are paid no more than the minimum wage. That’s because a sizable portion of their earnings comes from tips.
This was phrased awkwardly, but the point is that in California, tipped workers make the minimum wage, which in the city of San Diego is now $11.50 an hour.
In California, tips belong the to employee. The employer cannot count the employee's tips towards the employer's minimum wage obligation.
This may cause the custom of tipping to be re-evaluated. If someone is already making a "living wage", why should they be tipped over and above that, just for doing their job?