Palo Alto Eager To Move Ahead With Minimum Wage Law
The Palo Alto City Council voted on Monday, February 9 to refer the idea of raising Palo Alto's minimum wage to the Policy and Services Committee for further vetting. The proposal was made in a colleagues memo from councilmen Pat Burt, Marc Berman, Tom DuBois and Cory Wolbach, who argued that the change is needed because of the high cost of living in Palo Alto. California currently has a minimum wage of $9 an hour, which is set to increase to $10 an hour next year.
Speaking in favor of the move was Chris Lundin, member of our parish Human Concerns Committee and our parish representative to Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice, both of which are supporting the move.