Alameda County could become the first area in the country to move to a 30-dollar minimum wage. The county Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to study the impacts on a proposal that would see the county adopt a 30-dollars-per hour minimum wage. Under the proposal currently on the table, such a plan would be phased in over several years and would only apply to unincorporated parts of the county. Large employers would have to reach the 30-dollars-an-hour mark sooner, while small businesses could get up to a decade to make it work. Supervisors Tuesday heard from both sides of the plan, with supporters saying it’s much needed to help workers keep up with the cost of living in the region, while opponents believe such a minimum-wage hike would effectively murder small businesses. Supervisors have not said how long their fact-finding mission will go before any decisions are made.
