Advocacy groups in California are pushing for a $30 minimum wage in Oakland despite research suggesting the policy showed “negative outcomes” across the Golden State.
It was reported on March 30 that One Fair Wage is launching a ballot initiative in Alameda County and the city of Oakland as local officials consider an increase in their minimum wage to $30 an hour. The initiative — which would appear on the Nov. 3 ballot this year — plans to increase the minimum wage in both the city and county…