In a landmark moment for San Diego’s lowest paid service workers, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $25 minimum wage targeting thousands of employees in the tourism industry, from hotel housekeepers to ballpark ticket takers.

The council, which voted 8-0 to approve the wage increase, agreed to phase it in over a four-year period — a concession worked out with tourism industry stakeholders in the weeks leading up to the hearing. By the time the wage reaches $25 in 2030, it will amount to a 45% hike in the current citywide minimum wage of $17.25 an hour. Councilmember Raul Campillo was absent from the meeting.

The meeting was attended by hundreds of people on both sides of the issue, with numerous individuals speaking over roughly 2 1/2 hours. The law will not take effect

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