Seattle’s Minimum Wage: Bad Hygiene and Lower Wages
Seattle’s Minimum Wage: Bad Hygiene and Lower Wages
California’s minimum wage is set to gradually increase to $15 by 2022, following in the footsteps of minimum wage pioneer city Seattle. Unfortunately, the unintended consequences of Seattle’s minimum wage experiment are starting to show, both in deteriorating restaurant quality and in decreasing wages for low-income workers. According to the latest study, Seattle’s 2016 minimum...
By California Policy Center
Pensions and the CalPERS Time Bomb
Pensions and the CalPERS Time Bomb
If you are the average taxpayer living in the average California small city, chances are pretty good you know very little about local politics, can name a city council member or even care where city hall is located. Chances are even greater you have no interest in dull topics like Unfunded Liabilities, CalPERS or public...
By California Policy Center
San Ramon Valley Fire
San Ramon Valley Fire
In a northern California suburb, residents were surprised to learn that firefighters pull down over $300,000 in annual compensation. See how they reacted.
By California Policy Center
LAUSD – Nick Melvoin and Kelly Gonez, pro-school-choice candidates defeat union-backed rivals
LAUSD – Nick Melvoin and Kelly Gonez, pro-school-choice candidates defeat union-backed rivals
Incumbent Steve Zimmer, lost to challenger Nick Melvoin in the District 4 race for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, while seventh grade teacher Kelly Gonez was leading in early election results Tuesday night to represent District 6 on the LAUSD Board of Education. cityclerk.lacity.org/election/results.html
By California Policy Center