The San Diego City Council agreed Tuesday to raise the minimum wage for some hospitality workers to $25 an hour, in phases that begin next year.

A proposal that initially was intended to institute higher wages for all workers in San Diego’s tourism industry reappeared Tuesday with many carve-outs and the altered timeline.

The council passed it 8-0, with Councilman Raul Campillo absent.

Opposition to the increase came from owners of businesses of all sizes, from multinational hotel chains to small sports rental companies. Officials from those businesses who spoke during the council meeting’s public comment period claimed again and again that the move would cause a crash in the tourism industry and automation tha twill eliminate workers’ jobs.

Councilman Sean Elo-Rivera, who pushed for t

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