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SJ minimum wage

should be a living wage

San Jose’s minimum wage is going up to $18.45 an hour next year. That sounds good, but it’s nowhere near enough to actually live here. Rent for a one-bedroom apartment is about $3,000 a month , and the cost of food and utilities keeps rising. Even someone working full time can barely cover the basics. As a student, it’s impossible to keep up with a school schedule and have enough to live on, too.

People shouldn’t have to work two or three jobs just to stay in the city. San Jose needs to raise the minimum wage closer to a real living wage (what it actually takes to survive here) and also adjust it annually for inflation.

If we want to keep people in our com

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