Irvine (CA) repeals living wage ordinance

OC Register ^ | 5/27/2015 | SARAH de CRESCENZO

[chrisinoc]

IRVINE – The City Council late Tuesday voted 4-1 to repeal the city’s living wage ordinance, which requires some contractors that do business with Irvine to pay its employees a slightly higher rate than the state’s $9 per hour minimum.

The ordinance has been in place since 2007 when a 3-2 vote signed into law the requirement that companies that have contracts with the city worth at least $100,000 in a 12-month period pay more per hour.

[chrisinoc]

Result of the voters booting out two of the liberal council members and electing a 4-1 super majority of conservative council members in the past two years.

[Paulie]

I imagine it’s pretty tough when Calif politicians are forced to face economic reality. Living in fantasy world is so much easier...

[b4its2late]

The whole state needs a reset, just like NY

[Paulie]

“The whole state needs a reset, just like NY”

And Illinois, and Maryland, and New Jersey, and...

[b4its2late]

Good point...