California's Wage War: A Beacon for Workers or a Recipe for Disaster? California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a minimum wage hike to $17.
40 per hour, effective January 1st, as part of his ongoing feud with the Trump administration. The move is being touted as a victory for working families and a blow against income inequality.
However, critics argue that the increase is insufficient to address California's cost of living crisis. Researchers at MIT have estimated that two working adults with two children in California would need to earn $36.