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California entrepreneur who led minimum wage measure 'disappointed' by defeat, vows to fight for working class
The backer of California's recently defeated minimum wage measure said he was "disappointed" but vowed to keep advocating for higher wages.
California voters reject ballot measure to increase the state's minimum wage
Voters in California have narrowly rejected a ballot measure that would have gradually increased the minimum wage in the state to $18 an hour, NBC News projected Wednesday. It’s the first time a ballot measure proposing to raise a statewide minimum wage has failed nationwide since 1996.
Opponents of failed California measure to raise minimum wage say voters 'made the right call'
California voters narrowly defeated a measure to raise the minimum wage, which would have exacerbated inflation, opponents of the ballot initiative said.
Californians reject Prop 32 that sought to raise statewide minimum wage
California voters projected to reject Prop 32, which proposed that the state gradually increase the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour.
California Voters Reject $18 Minimum Wage Ballot Measure, Marks First Time A State Failed To Raise Minimum Wage In Nearly 30 Years
California voters have rejected a ballot measure to increase the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour, marking the first time any state has failed to raise the statewide minimum wage since 1996, nearly 30 years ago.
After 16 Days, California Says It Has Only 315,000 Votes Left to Process
California sought to raise voter turnout by passing vote by mail, which election officials say slows the ballot counting ...
California's whopping cough cases 6 times as high as last year — LA County saw 219% more
California's cases of whooping cough are more than six times as high as last year, and in Los Angeles County, reports of the ...
Northern California gets record rain and heavy snow. Many have been in the dark for days in Seattle
FORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm continued to drop heavy snow and record rain Friday as it moved through Northern ...
3.8-magnitude quake shakes Southern California, experts say. ‘Felt it Big Time’
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Southern California area, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The more than 6-mile deep ...
'Why do we need to rush?' California's Lake County may have the nation's slowest elections department
Lake County elections officials are tired of the rush to count ballots, defending their history of being the last in ...
California Whooping Cough Map Shows Surge of Deadly Disease
Whooping cough levels are at their highest since pre-pandemic in California, mirroring similar patterns elsewhere, say ...
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California manager encouraged state applicants to lie on application, audit reports
The finding was part of the California State Auditor’s “improper activities” report published this week, highlighting ...
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Newsom Reaches Out To California Counties That Flipped To Trump
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) launched a tour of counties that flipped from blue to red Thursday, saying he’s listening ...
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Listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food leaves California infant dead and 10 people sick
A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied ...
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California Lottery ignores management’s harassment, bullying of employees, union says
Paulina Vasquez, a lottery sales representative and a member of SEIU Local 1000, speaks Thursday during a California State ...
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Southern California expected to break travel record for Thanksgiving 2024
Southern California is gearing up for a busy week of travel this Thanksgiving, with 6.58 million residents expected to hit ...