Mayor Garcetti Statement on Raising the Minimum Wage in LA

STATEMENT FROM MAYOR GARCETTI ON THE CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE IN LOS ANGELES

“Today, help is on the way for the one million Angelenos who live in poverty.  I started this campaign to raise the minimum wage to create broader economic prosperity in our city and because the minimum wage should not be a poverty wage in Los Angeles.  I want to thank the City Council, especially Council President Wesson and Councilmembers Bonin, Cedillo, Krekorian, Martinez and Price, for joining me in building a stronger city and I look forward to signing this legislation.” – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti