SF, Oakland Workers Fight For $15 Minimum Wage

SF, Oakland Workers Fight For $15 Minimum Wage

Hundreds of fast food workers and their supporters in San Francisco and Oakland participated today in a nationwide action to demand a $15 minimum wage….

Oakland, SF Mayors Endorse State Ballot Initiative to Raise Minimum Wage

Oakland, SF Mayors Endorse State Ballot Initiative to Raise Minimum Wage

The mayors of San Francisco and Oakland met with workers today to express their support for a statewide proposition that would increase the minimum wage…

SF Minimum Wage Rises to $12.25, Other Bay Area Cities Considering Hikes

SF Minimum Wage Rises to $12.25, Other Bay Area Cities Considering Hikes

Starting today, San Francisco will join the city of Oakland in having the highest minimum wage in the nation as it increases its minimum wage…

Senator Mark Leno Proposes Raising State Minimum Wage to $13 by 2017

Senator Mark Leno Proposes Raising State Minimum Wage to $13 by 2017

With cities across the Bay Area approving minimum wage hikes at the ballot box, state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, is proposing upping the state…

Voters Support Increase of Minimum Wage to $15 by 2018

Voters Support Increase of Minimum Wage to $15 by 2018

San Francisco voters appear to be supporting a measure on Tuesday’s ballot to increase the city’s minimum wage, according to complete unofficial election results. The…

SF Minimum Wage Increases to $11.05 Per Hour In January

SF Minimum Wage Increases to $11.05 Per Hour In January

The lowest-wage workers in San Francisco will receive a 3 percent pay bump come Jan. 1, when the minimum wage increases from $10.74 an hour…

Under New Proposal, SF’s Minimum Wage Would Hit $15/Hour In 2018

Under New Proposal, SF’s Minimum Wage Would Hit $15/Hour In 2018

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee this afternoon introduced a proposed measure that would gradually bump San Francisco’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by July…

Mayor Ed Lee, SF Chamber Of Commerce Could Be At Odds Over Plan To Raise Minimum Wage To $15/Hour

Mayor Ed Lee, SF Chamber Of Commerce Could Be At Odds Over Plan To Raise Minimum Wage To $15/Hour

A coalition of community and labor advocates today planned to submit a proposed ballot measure to increase the minimum wage in San Francisco to $15…

At SF Event, Barbara Boxer Demands Increase In Minimum Wage

At SF Event, Barbara Boxer Demands Increase In Minimum Wage

Sen. Barbara Boxer today visited San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club, where she called on her colleagues in Congress to raise the federal minimum wage and to…

Mayor Lee Argues Against “Scapegoating” Of Tech Company Workers In Backlash Against Rising Rents

Mayor Lee Argues Against “Scapegoating” Of Tech Company Workers In Backlash Against Rising Rents

4:41 PM: San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today gave his annual State of the City address and laid out a plan to create 30,000 new…

SF’s Hourly Minimum Wage To Rise To $10.74 As Of January 1

SF’s Hourly Minimum Wage To Rise To $10.74 As Of January 1

On Jan. 1, the minimum wages paid by employers in both San Jose and San Francisco will be higher based on adjustments for inflation, but…

Gov. Brown Signs Bill Raising California’s Minimum Wage To $10 By 2016

Gov. Brown Signs Bill Raising California’s Minimum Wage To $10 By 2016

Gov. Jerry Brown will be in Oakland today to mark the signing of a bill to raise California’s hourly minimum wage to $10 by 2016….