LA City Council delays $30 minimum wage

(The Center Square) – The Los Angeles City Council's delay on a $30-an-hour minimum wage has some groups shaking their heads and others clapping their hands. The council last week voted to postpone implementation of the new minimum wage for hotel and airport workers. The vote was 9-6 and would move the timeline from 2028 to 2030. The vote came amid pressure from businesses threatening efforts to repeal the city’s gross receipts tax, which is a major source of revenue for Los Angeles. Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson has been quoted in various news reports as calling this a placeholder to keep talks going. The Rev. Jennifer Gutierrez, executive director at the Clergy & Laity United For Economic Justice, said in a letter to council members that “hundreds of clergy and people of all faith traditions across Los Angeles condemn the horrific, cowardly vote." Gutierrez also said that the council “caved." Another vote wil