Oakland
From the meeting · Rules and Legislation Committee, · 0:33
Wage measure backers ask the council to skip the ballot
As a committee schedules a citizen initiative to raise Oakland's minimum wage for a full council decision, a supporter uses public comment to say what the coalition will ask the council to do.
a member of the public
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a member of the public And we want you all to take the time, study this, so that you can make an informed decision.
a member of the public Not a decision based on feelings and narratives, but a decision based on empirical data.
a member of the public And so we ask you all, to meet with all stakeholders, even folks that disagree with us.
a member of the public I think it's important for you all to meet with everyone, but at the end, we will be calling on you all to make a decision about this ordinance so that we can avoid the ballot box and we can avoid a crunch that could be upcoming.
Where it's from
- Scheduling the 'Oakland Living Wage for All Act of 2026' minimum wage initiative for the full council Item 3.1: what happened
- The episode: Council rejects Police Commission slate, advances higher nuisance fines
- The full recording from here