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Title: S.F., Oakland at forefront of U.S. minimum wage movement Author: John Coté Source: SF Gate

*Date:* Oct. 28, 2014

*Abstract:* In 2003, during the aftermath of the dot-com crash, San Francisco led the country as the first city in the nation to adopt a higher minimum wage than required by the federal government.

Now, with the city in a second tech boom and facing the nation’s fastest-growing income gap, Proposition J on the November ballot would propel San Francisco to similar high ground, raising the minimum wage from $10.74 an hour to $15 by July 2018.

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