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California Prop 32 aims to raise minimum wage – NBC Los Angeles
This November, California voters will decide whether to gradually increase the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour.
Prop 32 is one of 10 statewide ballot proposition that will be left up to voters in the Nov. 5 election. Here’s what to know about the measure that would increase the state’s minimum wage from the current $16 per hour.
Here’s what Prop 32 would do if passed
- Businesses with 26 or more employees would need to raise wages to $17 an hour for the remainder of the year, and to $18 an hour on Jan. 1.
- Businesses with 25 or fewer employees would be required to raise wages to $17 on Jan. 1, and $18 an hour on Jan. 1, 2026.
If favorably voted on, California will have the highest statewide minimum wage in the country. It would put approximately $3,000 extra per year in the pockets of 2 million workers who have yet to benefit from industry specific raises.
Who’s supporting Prop 32?
- Joe Sanberg. The millionaire startup-investor turned anti-poverty-advocate first started his $18 an hour campaign in 2021. Sanberg has poured $10 million into raising the signatures needed to put this prop on the ballot but missed a key deadline last year, bouncing prop 32 to this year instead. In an interview with NBC, Sanberg said, “My mom raised me by herself in Southern California. We lost our home to foreclosure when I was a teenager, and my mom worked as hard as a mom could work and raise me and my brother to the best of her abilities.”
- California Labor Federation
- Unite Here
- One Fair Wage
- Working Families Party California
- California Democratic Party
- League of Women Voters of California
Who’s opposing Prop 32?
- California Chamber of Commerce
- California Restaurant Association
- California Grocers Association
- National Federation of Independent Business
- Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
The prop has garnered heavy pushback from the state and business groups who fear disproportionate effects on local businesses. They argue a raise in wages would lead to a direct raise in consumer prices, making it harder for local businesses to keep their doors open among other rising costs. Job loss is another concern, however, according to the California Legislature’s nonprofit fiscal and policy advisor, it is estimated to change just one-quarter of 1 percent if passed. Other advocacy groups are pushing an unsystematic piecemeal strategy instead, or a series of smaller increases tailored to a specific area, rather than a uniform statewide hike.
California became the first state in the nation to approve a $15 statewide minimum wage. Just last year Californians also raised fast food wages to a minimum $20 an hour, and medical staff to $25. But many say it’s still not enough. According to the MIT living wage calculator, single childless adults living in even the cheapest areas of the state need to make at least $20 an hour to live comfortably. According to 2021 data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the annual cost of living in the state is a little over $53,000. The current minimum wage comes to about $33,000, according to the Los Angeles Times. Major metropolitan areas including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and San Jose often cost far more. Almost 40 California cities already mandate minimum wages over the state’s minimum, and six have already reached $18 an hour.
Thus far, supporters have raised a little over $600,000, while those opposing have raised $65,000.
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All lanes reopen after big rig crash causes traffic delays on 210 Freeway – NBC Los Angeles
All lanes of the 210 Freeway have reopened near Azusa after being closed due to an overturned big rig early Friday.
The crash happened at the Irwindale Avenue exit when the trailer went through the center divide and fell on its side onto the other direction of the freeway.
Caltrans and other crews are working to clear the trailer. A SigAlert remains in effect and it was unclear when it would be cleared.
The crash is affecting traffic on both sides of the freeway. Four left lanes are blocked and three lanes on the westbound side of the freeway are closed.
Drivers are advised to avoid the area or seek alternate routes like the 10 Freeway, Arrow Highway or Foothill Boulevard.
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Dodgers defeat rival Padres 7-2 to clinch 11th NL West division title in 12 years – NBC Los Angeles
The Dodgers dominance atop the National League West division continues.
Will Smith hit the game-tying home run, Shohei Ohtani singled in the go-ahead run, and Mookie Betts delivered a two-run single as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to come from behind to beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium.
The victory clinched the 2024 National League West division title for the Dodgers, their 11th title in the last 12 years, and 23rd division crown overall.
After losing five straight to San Diego entering the series this season, the Dodgers took the final two games of the series to win the division crown.
“I couldn’t be more proud of these guys,” manager Dave Roberts said. “They fought and fought and fought and overcame adversity.”
The Dodgers couldn’t muster much offense off Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove through six scoreless innings.
However, San Diego sent Musgrove back out to the mound for the bottom of the seventh and that’s when the Dodgers finally got to him.
Max Muncy led off the inning with a walk, and Smith followed with a home run to straightaway center that tied the game at 2-2.
Will Smith ties it up with one swing, his 20th HR of the year 💪 pic.twitter.com/3YE4YcNHk6
— MLB (@MLB) September 27, 2024
“It got everyone going,” said Smith of his game-tying homer.
Musgrove is 0-7 in his career against the Dodgers and will have to wait until next season to end that drought.
“Musgrove threw a heck of a ballgame,” Roberts said. “You got to tip your hat right there.”
Kiké Hernandez hit a pinch-hit single and Andy pages reached on a catcher’s interference call, setting the stage for more Shohei heroics.
Ohtani scored the go-ahead run on a single to right field that gave the Dodgers a 3-2 lead.
The @Dodgers are on top thanks to who else?
Shohei Ohtani! 😤 pic.twitter.com/Ltnbco6I5a
— MLB (@MLB) September 27, 2024
“I’m really happy,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “Today I came to the stadium really wanting to clinch.”
Betts broke the game open with a two-run single that gave the Dodgers a five-run inning and allowed the postgame champagne celebrations to continue as scheduled.
Mookie plates 2️⃣ more!
The @Dodgers can clinch the NL West with a win tonight 👀 pic.twitter.com/7B3g5OjRK0
— MLB (@MLB) September 27, 2024
Andy Pages belted a two-run home run for some extra insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth.
Walker Buehler pitched brilliantly, allowing just one run with five hits in five innings. Despite a rocky season, following his second Tommy John procedure, Buehler will be needed in the postseason for the Dodgers and appears to be hitting his stride at the right time.
One cause of concern for the Dodgers, was first baseman Freddie Freeman left the game with a right ankle injury trying to hustle down the first-base line in the seventh inning.
With the NL West division now sealed, and a first-round bye guaranteed. The Dodgers will look to sew up the best record in the NL and the number one overall seed as they head to Colorado for the final series of the regular season.
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Owner of graffiti-covered Hollywood Hills mansion issues apology – NBC Los Angeles
The owner of two Hollywood Hills mansions apologized Wednesday for the ongoing vandalism happening at his multi-million dollar homes.
“What’s happened to the two properties I own is unacceptable, and no matter what caused it, I own the houses,” wrote John P. Middleton, the owner, in a statement.
Two people were arrested in connection with vandalism Wednesday at one of two abandoned Hollywood Hills mansions owned by the son of the owner of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team that became targets for taggers.
Spray paint cans and a loaded unregistered firearm were found in one suspect’s purse, police said. The suspects arrested Wednesday were identified by police as 35-year-old Jacob Smith, arrested on suspicion of vandalism, and 19-year-old Thomia Fagan, arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm in a vehicle.
In the statement, Middleton clarified that the homes had security already in place as well as a property manager. He said that now there is armed security present 24/7.
“I’m disappointed to note that even as I have worked this week to paint over the graffiti, vandals still managed to break in and paint over the newly cleaned walls,” he wrote.
City workers placed fencing in front of the home earlier this week and Los Angeles Police Department officers were at the site.
Middleton said that he would repay the city any taxpayer funds used to protect the property.
The four-story, six-bedroom mansion with a large pool is perched on a hillside overlooking Los Angeles with views to the east and south. All levels of the exterior and the roof of the home, built in 2003, were covered in graffiti. Many of the windows are shattered.
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