California voters narrowly rejected a minimum wage hike to $18, by a reported margin of 51-49, marking the first such failure of that type of ballot initiative since 1996.
California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state's minimum wage to $18 per hour; the first failure of such an initiative nationwide in almost 30 years. The tabulation came two weeks after Election Day due to the narrowing margin, as 49.2% of Californians ultimately supported the wage hike, falling just short.
Californians are sending Gavin Newsom and the SEIU a clear message: They're sick of being lab rats for their pet projects,' Rebekah Paxton, research director for the Employment Policies Institute said in a statement. 'Voters saw the devastating economic fallout of the $20 fast food minimum wage law, and for the first time in state history, voted against a statewide minimum wage hike.
Millions of dollars were poured into support for the effort, according to CalMatters, which reported startup entrepreneur Joe Sanberg earmarked $10 million while spearheading the Proposition 32 effort. The outlet reported Democratic Los Angeles City Councilman and former state Senate President Kevin de Leon was a second prominent backer. There have been about two dozen minimum-wage-hike ballot initiatives since 1996; the last time one failed.
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