The minimum wage ballot measure, Proposition 32, will hurt California businesses and local governments, increase costs for ...

By Jim Relles This fall, California voters will decide whether the state should adopt an $18 minimum wage. A small business owner worries Proposition 32 will trigger higher costs and further strain ...

Proposition 32 would increase costs for working families, small businesses and even state and local governments.

I have worked hard to keep my family’s legacy alive and well after my dad, an Italian immigrant, opened Relles Florist in 1946 after serving our country in World War II. It hasn’t been easy.

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This fall, California voters will decide whether the state should adopt an $18 minimum wage. A small business owner worries Proposition 32 will trigger higher costs and further strain government ...