Supporters of two initiatives that seek to bring a $30-an-hour minimum wage to Oakland and unincorporated Alameda County at a press conference in March. PHOTO/East Bay Insiders.Vol. VI, No. 1,415
—The push for a $30-an-hour minimum wage is gaining momentum in Oakland after county elections officials certified enough signatures to qualify a proposed ballot measure.
—The Oakland Living Wage for All Act of 2026 would gradually increase the city’s minimum wage to $30 an hour by July 1, 2037, with larger employers required to reach that threshold sooner.
—The successful signature drive comes just months after the same labor-backed coalition, led by One Fair Wage, qualified a nearly identical initiative for unincorporated Alameda County.
—That measure missed the November 2026 ballot after county supervisors voted 3-2 in August to order an economic study. Unincorporated Alameda County voters weigh in on the initiative in March 2028.
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—Oakland’s City Council now faces several options: enact the initiative outright, place it before voters at the November 2028 election, or call a special election sometime in early 2027.
—The council could also delay its decision by requesting a 30-day study of the measure’s potential effects. The issue, to be heard at today’s Rules Committee meeting, is scheduled for the council’s Dec. 1 meeting.
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CAMPAIGN FINANCE: Form 497 large campaign contributions and Form 496 expenditure report filed on Oct. 21
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