SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The City of San Diego is moving forward with plans to raise the minimum wage for some hospitality workers to $25 an hour.
After hearing from nearly 100 speakers during public comment Tuesday afternoon, the council voted unanimously to approve the change, despite pushback from business owners. The vote was 8 to 0, with Councilmember Raul Campillo absent from the meeting.
Cheers and applause erupted the moment higher pay in the hospitality sector was made official in council chambers…