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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
1
140494
Name:
Formal Policy Discussions - May 13, 2014
Status:
Type:
Hearing
Filed
File created:
In control:
5/13/2014
Board of Supervisors
On agenda:
Final action:
5/13/2014
5/13/2014
Enactment date:
Enactment #:
Title:
Pursuant to Charter Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code Section 2.11, the Mayor
shall answer the following eligible questions submitted from Supervisor representing District 1. The
Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes
per Supervisor.
1. Mayor Lee, San Francisco is now the city with the fastest-growing gap between rich and poor. Yet,
we have not raised our minimum wage in a decade. Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Oakland, among
other cities, have recently moved to raise their minimum wage. I was involved in the battle to increase
our minimum wage ten years ago and remain involved in this issue now.
Some labor groups in the City have proposed to increase the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour. I
applaud this bold increase as it represents a significant enough jump to make a real difference in
working peoples’ lives. At the same time, I am sensitive to the concerns of small business owners and
non-profits who worry about their ability to cover additional salary costs and the impact that increasing
the wages of those at the bottom will have on their salary scales.
Can you share what level you are currently considering increasing the minimum wage to and how you
plan on mitigating impacts on small businesses and non-profits? (Supervisor Mar, District 1)
Sponsors:
Attachments:
1. Board Pkt 051314
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Date
Action
Result
Ver.
ASSIGNED
President
5/7/2014
1
HEARD AND FILED
Board of Supervisors
5/13/2014
1