Excited to pay $1 for every beer and $2 more for every entree.

They raised the minimum wage to $15 in Seattle six months ago. Seattle is still a vibrant city and did not become a howling wasteland. The main difference seems to be that the lowest paid people have an easier time surviving.

Thank you Lenny, Mike, Chris, Pat and Ken! With more millionaires & billionaires and more homeless or nearly homeless workers here in Silicon Valley than anywhere else in the US, a good raise in the minimum wage was long overdue. Thank you again for taking the lead.

Personally I don't want to dine at restaurants with staff living in trailers and overcrowded housing... no sick days... virtual sweatshop conditions. We can do better. From now on I will only support restaurants in cities with a $15/hr goal. I look forward to moving away from Dubai-like working conditions here in Silicon Valley rather than closer to them.

"Just what struggling low-wage workers need. Another law that prices them out of a job. "

"company will now use machines to do jobs that used to be done by people who have become too expensive to employ."

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Same thing happened with America's manufacturing jobs, Unions raised the pay and pensions of the employees, and what happened, the jobs went over sea and the middle class is left working at Walmart.

Notice how only Govt jobs are Unionized, they are the only ones that have endless supply of money for there liberal causes. All our liberal politicians in CA are controlled by the Unions. Yes men for whatever they say.

No one who works full time should have to live in poverty. This measure is an important step towards providing dignity to low wage workers in our community and I applaud the Council's move.

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City Council of Mtn. View you made a huge mistake. Minimum wage employment is not meant to be carer. These are non skilled positions, minimum education required.
The effects of raising minimum wage will not help. Why? As a long time business owner and operator your decision will have an immediate impact on my business.
Higher workman's comp insurance- In case you didn't know my premiums are based on payroll $$ @ 3.5 % Matching SS payments, CA SDI contributions, paid vacations. So when you raise the minimum wage by a $1 it actually cost the owner $1.38 an HOUR. You can multiply it out @ $11, $13 and $15 X's 420 labor hours a week.
How am I going to absorb this cost, simply I'm not. This Sunday night I am raising my prices by 16%, cutting operating hours and shifts. Projected labor moving forward 310 hrs weekly a cut of 110 hours a week. Now my workers are going to work harder with less help and fewer hours. Not only have you put small business's behind the eight-ball, but you have effectively contributed to inflation that will be skyrocketing soon. Congratulations ! While your on this roll, just go ahead and OK VTA's plan to hijack a dedicated lane on the El Camino....I could go on and on of how dysfunctional our local government is but i have prices to raise.


this is how I'm going to cope with the added cost