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Assemblymember Santiago Joins Workers and Governor Brown in Raising the California Minimum Wage

(Los Angeles) — Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D- Los Angeles), with Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senate President pro Tempore Kevin DeLeon, fellow legislators, and triumphant workers and labor leaders from across California joined Governor Jerry Brown for the signing of Senate Bill 3, legislation that will increase the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022 — the highest in the nation. SB 3 “Is one step in the way California is leading to help people in poverty,” Assemblymember Santiago said of this historic legislation, which brought a victory in the “Fight for $15” to America’s most populous state. When fully enacted, 86% of Californians will live in counties where the minimum wage places a family of three at or above the Supplemental Poverty Measure. Watch the Assembly Access Video to hear Assemblymember Santiago’s comments regarding SB 3.