Overview
- Supporters say they delivered more than 100,000 signatures to press for a vote and held rallies urging the county to put the measure before voters.
- The Board of Supervisors is choosing between adopting the ordinance itself, as allowed under state law, or placing the initiative on the November ballot for residents to decide.
- The proposal would apply only to unincorporated parts of the county and phase in a $30 hourly minimum by employer size, with largest firms reaching it first and small businesses by 2037.
- Local small-business owners and trade groups staged counter‑rallies and asked the board for studies, warning that higher labor costs could force closures or cut jobs.
- Organizers are also pursuing a similar Oakland ballot measure, a development that could extend the campaign’s impact across the East Bay and affect housing and job dynamics for low-wage workers.