“What is happening in our communities is unacceptable, and we must act with urgency,” Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles) said in a statement.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-18/looking-for-your-stolen-iphone-lapd-recovers-hundreds-of-devices-in-retail-bust

While Rep. Christine Chandler, D-Los Alamos, sponsor of one of the bills, says the doom predicted after the last statewide increase, to $12 an hour, hasn’t come to be, that took effect mere weeks ago; her victory lap is premature.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2569318/minimum-wage.html