Tag: Cost of Living

California’s better-paid workers received the nation’s largest wage bump above typical compensation. In honor of Labor Day, my trusty spreadsheet delved into some curious federal...

 One year after California introduced a first-of-its-kind $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, an increase of up to 70 cents is slated for a...

North Beach resident Serena Satyasai never thought much about her utility bill, but that was before February when California’s electricity prices rose to become the highest in the contiguous United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.