Overview
- The City Council, which voted 11–4 Tuesday, approved a phased plan that lifts pay to $25 in 2026, $26.50 in 2027, $28.50 in 2028, and $30 in 2029.
- The measure now heads to Mayor Karen Bass for approval after last week’s 9–6 placeholder vote opened room for talks.
- Business groups that put a November ballot measure to repeal the city’s gross receipts tax, a levy on business revenue, said they will withdraw it if the ordinance is signed.
- City budget officials warned repealing that tax could strip about $860 million a year from Los Angeles and force layoffs and deep cuts to services.
- Labor unions and workers opposed the delay because many had planned for 2028 raises and now face another year before reaching $30.