LA Times wants me to white list the site to look at the article so I can't cut and paste it. Minimum wage is increasing in California to $10.50 an hour from $7.25. Many business are moving out of state, some to neighboring Nevada where minimum wage is still at $7.25.
Some cities in California went even further raising minimum wage to $15 but I think that wage doesn't kick in until 10 years from now or something.
As a citizen of Nevada I welcome poor working people to my state. Don't go in the casinos even if they promise you free food.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/6bcd51a...-vegas%3A.html
California’s minimum wage jumped to $10.50 an hour at the start of the new year. As the founder of a small fashion design house and clothing manufacturer in San Fernando, I’m not a disinterested observer in this change.
After two years in business, my company now has more than 150 clients from all over the world and 18 employees. It’s what’s known as a cut-and-sew house, part of the garment industry that generates about $17 billion in annual economic activity in Los Angeles County, including $6.9 billion in payroll, according to a 2016 industry report by the California Fashion Assn. This is the epicenter of apparel design and manufacturing in the United States; domestically manufactured clothing is more expensive, but retail and wholesale customers who care about quality and working conditions have historically been willing to pay for it. Los Angeles County used to have more than 5,000 apparel factories; today, my company is one of roughly 2,000 — and many (e.g. American Apparel) are looking for a way out.