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.
Thank you to everyone who supported the mission and ministries of our parish during the month of December. Our average weekly collection for the first six months of this fiscal year was $11,752. Our collection budget for July-December was $286,000; our actual receipts were $305,000 (+$19,000)
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.
World Divestment Day is on Friday, February 13. There will be hundreds of events happening all over the world in a call to divest from fossil fuels to heal the environment.