At least four Bay Area municipalities will see minimum wage increases go into effect on July 1, plus there are other new laws targeting hidden Airbnb fees, and bars will have to provide drink lids on request to prevent people from getting roofied.
Tomorrow is July 1, and sheesh, we are already halfway through the year 2025? Indeed we are, and Tuesday being July 1, that also means a whole batch of new California state laws takes effect on Tuesday, as the Chronicle reports. The Chron has a rundown of this hodgepodge of mostly minor new laws, but some may be pretty important to you if you frequently rent or stay in Airbnbs, or if you make (or pay) minimum wage.
The minimum wage hikes are hitting a few localities and are not statewide. But here in San Francisco, the minimum wage will go up to $19.18 an hour on Tuesday, from its current $18.67. The biggest minimum wage increase is up in Sonoma County, where the wage is going all the way up to $23.15 per hour. There are also minimum wage hikes coming July 1 to Berkeley (also $19.18), and Emeryville ($19.90 an hour)…