Governor signs bill hiking California minimum wage

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Source: AP

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Calling it a "matter of justice," Gov. Jerry Brown put his signature on a bill that will hike California's minimum wage to $10 an hour within three years, making it one of the highest rates in the nation.

The legislation signed Wednesday at a ceremony in downtown Los Angeles will gradually raise the current minimum of $8 an hour to $9 on July 1, 2014, then to $10 on Jan. 1, 2016.

The increase is the first to the state's minimum wage in six years and comes amid a national debate over whether it's fair to pay fast-food workers, retail clerks and others wages so low that they often have to work second or third jobs.

Brown called the bill an overdue piece of legislation that will help working-class families and close the gap between "workers at the bottom and those who occupy the commanding heights of the economy."

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/governor-signs-bill-hiking-california-minimum-wage

[Initech]

1. Good news!!!

[Robbins]

2. America

California Is model to what can happen If you give democrats complete control.

Jerry Brown has totally brought california from the disaster of Ar-nold

California now has a surplus.

[bklyncowgirl]

3. Good for California. I always liked Jerry Brown

Too bad he's too old to make another run for president. The country could use some of his political savvy.

[Mr.Bill]

4. It's one of the great tragedies of American politics

that this man was never president. He has done an unbelievable job in a few short years to clean up the mess in California that Republican governors created.

[kalisto2010]

5. Exactly

We're now heading for a budget surplus. We'll never elect another Republican in this State again. Arnold was a aberration. IMO, 10$ still isn't enough, especially for those living in the Bay Area.

[gopiscrap]

6. Excellent

[BootinUp]

7. Jerry Brown

will be leaving a good legacy behind as expected.

[liskddksil]

8. Yep

One of the most progressive current governors in the country right now, way better than corporate Democrats Cuomo and Malloy, especially on education. He's certainly the only one fighting Race to the Top and the education "reform" movement.

[Left Coast2020]

9. You can bet that there will be another repuke governor elected to Calif.....

..and F-up what Jerry fixed.

Its the electorate (Beverly Hills, Bel-Aire, Orange County, etc) that needs a massive ennma before that election day comes.

[Le Taz Hot]

12. How do you figure?

The GOP is dying here. There's no one even on the horizon for the Republicans while the Democrats' bench is fairly deep. Now, if the old fossils (are you listening, DiFi?) will just get out of the way for new blood, there's no reason California can't continue to dig out of the hole the Republicans (and the stupid people who voted for "The Governator&quot put us in.

[seveneyes]

14. The problem with a dead Republican party

May be that with only Democrats getting elected, some candidates will attract voters with the same policies the GOP held previously. Same result from a different brand.

[CreekDog]

16. Is your information from a 1974 version of Almanac of American Politics? It's hopelessly out of date

Beverly Hills is a liberal enclave not just of liberal voters, but a big source of funding for liberal candidates and ideas.

Orange County has a Democratic Party that is almost at parity with the Republicans.

[jmowreader]

17. One reason for the Democratic resurgence in CA is elephant flight

Many of your worst Republicans are now residents of Kootenai County, Idaho, which is now the most Republican county in the United States.

[Coyotl]

10. Californias needs an initiative drive to accelerate that and make it even higher.

It should be on the 2014 ballot, increase to $10.00 in Jan. 2015, then $11.00 in 2016 with automatic increases for inflation thereafter.

[CA_Obama2012]

11. Good for Calfornia

All of the west coast should be above $10 an hour by then.

[Theyletmeeatcake2]

13. Great news but still nowhere near enough

It should be brought up to a point where it equates with living standards some thirty years ago pre gonzo goes to bitburg. It won't break the nation and if anything will lead to a boom in GDP ......try it ...the worst that can happen is we'll have people who as a whole will afford to live a decent life ....even the rich will do ok but then that's a given....

[Emit]

15. Good news!