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Calif. Assembly passes bill to raise minimum wage

By Laura Olson
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Minimum-wage workers in California would see their first raises in six years under a bill that has passed the state Assembly.

The measure from Democratic Assemblyman Luis Alejo of Watsonville would increase the state’s minimum hourly wage to $8.25 next year from the current $8. It would rise to $9.25 in 2016 and would be adjusted for inflation in following years.

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