Joe Sanberg files $18 minimum wage ballot initiative - Los Angeles Times
Joe Sanberg and other anti-poverty activists say California's current path to a $15 hourly minimum wage isn't enough given rising living costs.| Los Angeles Times
Joe Sanberg and other anti-poverty activists say California's current path to a $15 hourly minimum wage isn't enough given rising living costs.| Los Angeles Times
The first part of this report describes low-wage workers' occupations, genders, races/ethnicities, birthplaces, household structures, educational attainment, and weekly hours. The second part focuses on low-wage workers' ages. The third part compares the statewide minimum wage to various benchmarks to assess whether it is high, low, or somewhere in between.| lao.ca.gov
Workers struggling with higher expenses called the wage proposal a matter of survival. Business owners warned they would scale back operations or shut down.| Los Angeles Times
Californians should formally reject a wrongful moment in our voting history and instead positively affirm that bigotry toward same-sex couples has no place in our state or its Constitution.| Los Angeles Times
Proposition 36 won't end homelessness or crime waves. It will only refill prisons, push more people to the streets and erase criminal justice reform progress.| Los Angeles Times
California's voters typically lean heavily to the left. So, why did a minimum-wage boost fail?| Los Angeles Times
From the top of the ticket to local ballot measures, California voters this year are grappling with major decisions that will shape their lives and communities for years to come.| Los Angeles Times
