A proposal to raise California\u2019s minimum wage to $15 by 2021 has qualified for the November ballot.
\nThe California Secretary of State\u2019s Office has certified that initiative organizers had collected the necessary 402,468 signatures for the item to be immediately placed on the ballot. The nation\u2019s general election is scheduled for Nov. 8.
\nThe Fair Wage Act of 2016 would raise California\u2019s minimum wage to $11 in 2017 and then gradually increase it a dollar a year until it reaches $15 in 2021. Once the minimum wage reaches $15, it will automatically be adjusted each year to keep pace with the cost of living. California\u2019s minimum wage is currently $10 an hour, which amounts to less than $21,000 a year for a full-time worker.
\nAdvocates of the ballot initiative say it will improve the lives of millions, generate more income tax revenue for state and local government to spend on schools, roads and parks, reduce government spending needed to aid the poor, and will grow the economy as the higher wages are spent in workers\u2019 communities.
\nBut opponents say the change would put small businesses in jeopardy.
\nAccording to a Field Poll from last year, 68 percent of registered California voters support the initiative.
\n\u2013 Times of San Diego<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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