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Mayor and Supervisors unveil single ballot measure to raise San Francisco minimum wage to $15 by 2018
Summary
Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim announced a single, consensus ballot measure to phase San Francisco's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2018, with later CPI indexing; proponents said it will lift low‑wage workers' pay and include enforcement provisions, while business representatives backed the phased approach.
Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim announced a single, citywide ballot measure to raise San Francisco's minimum wage in stages to $15 per hour by 2018 and then index future increases to the consumer price index. The mayor said the measure was the result of broad negotiations with labor groups, small and large businesses, nonprofit leaders and academics and aimed to bring pay closer to the city's rising cost of living.
Supervisor Jane Kim, who led the board-level negotiations, said…
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