Proposition 32 will ask California voters if the statewide minimum wage should be increased to $18 an hour. The current minimum wage in California is $16 an hour and adjusts for inflation. The new proposal would increase pay at different times depending on how many employees a company has, with all workers in the state set to make $18 an hour by 2026. It comes amid several other changes to minimum-wage laws in the state.
'This measure passing will mean three meals per day instead of two meals per day,' Sanberg said. 'Or the ability to pay for important healthcare, rent or clothes. Every dollar matters.' An estimated 2 million Californians would benefit from the wage increase, according to the campaign. Workers at some restaurants, grocery stores and retail shops, as well as some school staff and child-care providers, are among those making the lowest wages in California. It's complicated.