Business Owners ‘Nervous and Unhappy’ After San Diego Raises Minimum Wage to $11.50

By Melissa Quinn at The Daily Signal

June 8, 2016

San Diego residents on Tuesday voted to raise the city’s minimum wage to $11.50 an hour beginning Jan. 1, producing an outcome that left few surprised but small business owners feeling resigned and disappointed as they now work to address increased labor costs.

More than 60 percent of San Diego voters supported Proposition I, a ballot measure raising the city’s minimum wage to $10.50 an hour, effective immediately, and $11.50 an hour at the start of 2017. The measure also guarantees five paid sick days to workers.

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