With a new group called Raise Up San Diego leading the way, efforts to boost the minimum wage via ballot measure are continuing.
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The issue goes before the City Council’s Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on March 24 for an initial discussion. A ballot measure in November would have to be approved by a majority of the City Council to reach voters. The council now has a 5-3 Democratic majority with the likelihood of a sixth Democrat appointed to the vacancy created with the election of Kevin Faulconer as mayor.
Raise Up San Diego says it backs a ballot measure that includes:
- Access to earned sick leave for all employees in San Diego, regardless of industry or business type.
- A meaningful increase in the city’s minimum wage.
- And a cost-of-living index to update the minimum wage annually.
Should this effort to expand the state’s plans for a higher minimum wage be extended to other cities in San Diego County?
This is the latest in a series of weekday polls in Times of San Diego. For earlier posts, visit Opinion.
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