San Diego council member proposing $25 minimum wage just for tourism workers

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San Diego council member proposing $25 minimum wage just for tourism workers

In a move to significantly boost the pay of San Diego’s service workers, Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera will formally propose next week a $25 an hour minimum wage for those employed in hotels and event centers, as well as janitorial service workers in the city’s tourism sector. The proposed hourly pay, if ultimately enacted by San Diego’s elected leaders, would be substantially higher than the city’s own mandated minimum wage of $17.25 an hour, w…