Uncertainty For Some Business Owners As Minimum Wage Creeps To $13/Hour In San Francisco
The minimum wage in San Francisco goes up 75-cents Friday, hitting $13 an hour for the city's lowest paid workers.
The minimum wage in San Francisco goes up 75-cents Friday, hitting $13 an hour for the city's lowest paid workers.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is attempting to lure California companies to Florida by highlighting his state's low minimum wage.
Florida is going to start airing radio ads criticizing California's decision to raise the minimum wage.
San Francisco is an increasingly expensive place to run a small business, and some owners are saying they've had enough.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Monday giving California the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2022.
California lawmakers have approved the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour to take effect by 2022.
A legislative analysis says raising the minimum wage in California to the highest statewide level in the nation would eventually cost taxpayers an additional $3.6 billion a year.
Gov. Jerry Brown is hailing as a matter of economic justice a proposal to make California the first state to raise the minimum wage to $15.
California lawmakers and unions have reportedly struck a tentative deal to gradually raise the state's minimum wage to $15 without putting the issue before voters.
A faction of California's largest union has begun submitting signatures for a ballot initiative asking voters to raise California's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2021.
The mayors of San Francisco and Oakland met with workers Tuesday to express their support for a statewide proposition that would increase the minimum wage by $1 each year beginning in 2017 and continue for the next five years.
Thousands of people who work in San Jose who earn minimum wage thought they would be getting a raise on January 1st. But a lower Consumer Price Index means their wages will stay at $10.30 an hour next year.
The University of California's plan to raise the minimum wage for all workers systemwide took effect Thursday, the first of three incremental raises expected to bring wages to at least $15 an hour by 2017.
The minimum wage for University of California employees and contract workers will increase to $15 an hour by fall 2017.
California state Sen. Mark Leno is pushing a plan to raise the state's minimum wage to $13 an hour, but some critics say the wage increase would be a "job killer".
It's the end of an era for a fixture on city streets and transit stations. San Francisco Chronicle newspaper vendors are packing up their last editions all because of a rising minimum wage.
The changes have already been put in place for cooks, janitors and security guards at the company's Menlo Park headquarters.
The ordinance goes into effect July 1st and by 2019, the city's minimum wage will go up to nearly $16 an hour.
Starting Friday, San Francisco will join the city of Oakland in having the highest minimum wage in the nation as it increases its minimum wage from $11.05 to $12.25.
Hundreds of fast food workers and their supporters marching through the streets of downtown Berkeley Wednesday evening shut down the intersection of Shattuck and University as they were calling for a $15 minimum wage, police and protesters said.
While fast food workers across the country and San Francisco are demanding restaurant chains pay them a $28,000 yearly salary, one Seattle CEO is taking matters into his own hands to fight income inequality.
Fast-food workers calling for $15 an hour are picking up some more allies around the Bay Area Wednesday.
Some shop owners in Oakland's Chinatown say business is down, and they are struggling to stay afloat after the city's minimum wage increased to over $12-an-hour, making it the highest in the country.
Thanks to Oakland's voter-approved Measure FF, minimum wages will rise to $12.25/hour on Monday. But as this employee wages go up, so go food prices forcing some restaurants to raise prices and cut worker hours.
The minimum wage in Oakland will jump $3 in less than weeks and restaurants from Piedmont to Jack London Square are still figuring out how they are going to stay alive.
The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant's search engine constitutes an illegal monopoly.
Authorities in Solano County said no charges will be filed in connection with a deadly Vallejo shooting earlier this year, after it was determined to be in self-defense.
A Newark man suspected of trying to solicit a 14-year-old girl earlier this week in Redwood City was arrested on Thursday, police said.
A San Jose officer is in critical condition following a shootout on Thursday night in the city's Santa Teresa neighborhood, police said.
U.S. unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9% in April, continuing a stretch of remaining under 4% for 27 months.
The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant's search engine constitutes an illegal monopoly.
Authorities in Solano County said no charges will be filed in connection with a deadly Vallejo shooting earlier this year, after it was determined to be in self-defense.
A Newark man suspected of trying to solicit a 14-year-old girl earlier this week in Redwood City was arrested on Thursday, police said.
A San Jose officer is in critical condition following a shootout on Thursday night in the city's Santa Teresa neighborhood, police said.
U.S. unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9% in April, continuing a stretch of remaining under 4% for 27 months.
A Newark man suspected of trying to solicit a 14-year-old girl earlier this week in Redwood City was arrested on Thursday, police said.
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A hair salon owner in Concord has been arrested on suspicion of multiple counts of sexual assault against a minor, police said Thursday.
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Violence broke out Wednesday evening at an encampment at Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus after days of peaceful assembly in response to the Israel-Hamas war, a contrast to arrests and turmoil at other American schools.
A San Jose officer is in critical condition following a shootout on Thursday night in the city's Santa Teresa neighborhood, police said.
The recount to break a historic tie in the race for the 16th Congressional District ended with Assemblymember Evan Low narrowly securing second place over Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Joe Simitian, moving Low to the November election.
Police in Sunnyvale are investigating a homicide after a man was found shot in a vehicle Tuesday.
The tie for second place in the Congressional District 16 race isn't officially broken yet, but on Tuesday Santa Clara County announced both candidates gained additional votes during the recount.
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Authorities in Solano County said no charges will be filed in connection with a deadly Vallejo shooting earlier this year, after it was determined to be in self-defense.
The size and scope of a planned affordable housing complex in Marin City has been scaled down virtually by half after pushback from the community, according to Marin County.
A man who apparently drowned Wednesday after going into the water at Drakes Beach was identified as the Mill Valley music teacher arrested on child sex abuse charges a day earlier, according to authorities.
Santa Rosa officers arrested a man who allegedly stole an ambulance after he asked for a ride to go a hospital, police said Thursday.
President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation expanding the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, the White House announced Thursday.
Mike Yastrzemski had a visit from his grandfather Carl and then homered into the Red Sox bullpen like the Hall of Fame outfielder so often did in his heyday, and the San Francisco Giants beat Boston 3-1 on Thursday.
Kutter Crawford pitched a career-high seven innings, Connor Wong had three hits and the Boston Red Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2.
The Oakland Ballers on Wednesday released more details of their $1.6 million plan to renovate the independent professional baseball team's new home, Raimondi Park.
Ross Stripling threw six strong scoreless innings to earn his first win in nearly two years, and the Oakland Athletics hit two home runs to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 to complete their first series sweep of the season.
There are a number of beautiful spots to go hiking in the Bay Area but for some, just walking the trails is not enough.
Authorities in Solano County said no charges will be filed in connection with a deadly Vallejo shooting earlier this year, after it was determined to be in self-defense.
A Newark man suspected of trying to solicit a 14-year-old girl earlier this week in Redwood City was arrested on Thursday, police said.
A San Jose officer is in critical condition following a shootout on Thursday night in the city's Santa Teresa neighborhood, police said.
San Francisco police recovered thousands of dollars in stolen property, including camera equipment, and arrested four suspected auto burglars this week after a brief chase.
A hair salon owner in Concord has been arrested on suspicion of multiple counts of sexual assault against a minor, police said Thursday.
The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant's search engine constitutes an illegal monopoly.
Despite posting its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the beginning of the pandemic, Apple's stock surged Thursday after the company announced a 4% increase in its quarterly dividend and a $110 billion stock buyback plan.
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A state assemblymember from San Francisco introduced a new bill this week that aims to regulate kratom products sold in California.
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Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance next year under a new administration rule, the White House says.
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President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients on Friday.
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One of San Francisco's oldest LGBTQ bars, on Saturday the Stud re-opened it's doors for the first time in four years at a new location.
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