California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Many California cities —and the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County and San Mateo County —set minimum wages that exceed the $16-per-hour statewide minimum. We list some of these policies in Figure  1 below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - The federal government has also supported various “demonstration projects ” placing participants in subsidized jobs at partner organizations, including in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Program models vary widely.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - At one end of the spectrum, average wages in Imperial County, Monterey County, and most of the San Joaquin Valley are about 20  percent lower than the statewide average. At the other end, average wages in the Bay Area are at least 20  percent higher —and in some counties, 50  percent higher —than the statewide average.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - For example, Los Angeles and Inland Empire projects (which include projects outside of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach) constituted roughly one ‑third of estimated costs for projects included in the 2020 California Freight Mobility Plan, followed by the Bay Area (nearly one ‑third) and San Diego (about one ‑sixth).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540