Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates will deliver his State of the City address Wednesday at Berkeley City College. Photo: Courtesy of Mayor Tom Bates Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates will focus on four topics Wednesday in his State of the City address: the renaissance of downtown, proposals to raise the minimum wage, the bike sharing program that is […]
Minimum wage
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Mayor proposes East Bay regional minimum wage
The speed of adoption of an increased minimum wage has faced pushback from some restaurateurs in Berkeley. Photo: Postcard PR Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates today proposed that a number of East Bay cities, including Berkeley, join together to enact a regional minimum wage. Bates’ proposal comes little more than a week before the Berkeley City […]
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Op-ed: East Bay should raise minimum wage, be a model for state
I am a person who escaped poverty with education and a minimum wage job. In so many ways, I was lucky. My cousin and her husband, both campus police officers, raised me as their own son after my mother passed away from cancer when I was six years old. Through their love and guidance, I […]
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Berkeley Council hears minimum wage increase pleas
Berkeley is looking at setting a $10.74 minimum wage (the same as San Francisco’s) for businesses with fewer than 50 employees which would affect many local businesses, including restaurants. Photo: Postcard PR Berkeley is looking at setting a $10.74 minimum wage (the same as San Francisco’s) for businesses with fewer than 50 employees which would […]
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Op-ed: It’s time to lift the floor for all workers in Berkeley
[Editor’s note: The city of Berkeley is considering raising its minimum wage with an eye toward related policy changes in San Francisco. In his recommendation to the city’s Labor Commission, which has been studying the issue, Mayor Tom Bates asked the panel to consider setting special rules for tipped workers that could potentially grant an exception to the […]
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Op-ed: As a restaurant owner I question minimum wage process
[Editor’s Note: The city of Berkeley is considering raising its minimum wage with an eye toward related policy changes in San Francisco. In his recommendation to the city’s Labor Commission, which has been studying the issue, Mayor Tom Bates asked the panel to consider setting special rules for tipped workers that could potentially grant an exception […]
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Minimum wage ‘tip credit’ idea gets cold shoulder
The Berkeley City Council asked the city’s Labor Commission in April to create a new minimum wage law for Berkeley.
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Berkeley considers city-wide minimum wage hike
Some Berkeley business owners said last week, at an info session hosted by the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, that a higher minimum wage would pose challenges and have unintended consequences. Photo: Emilie Raguso A mayor’s office request to set Berkeley’s minimum wage more than $2 above than the state-mandated $8 per hour will be discussed […]
