San Diego mayor to veto minimum wage hike

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego’s mayor says he plans to veto an ordinance recently passed by the City Council that would raise the city’s minimum wage gradually to $11.50 an hour by 2017.

Republican Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer said after the vote Monday that the hike would hurt small businesses and prompt layoffs.

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