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BERKELEY /Wage law survives high court <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />was backed by the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union, which represents <br />restaurant workers elsewhere on the marina. <br />In its ruling in June, the appeals court majority said a plausible reason for extending the <br />ordinance was that members of the public might be discouraged from patronizing the <br />marina if they knew that businesses were paying less than a minimum wage. In dissent, <br />Judge Jay Bybee called the extension special-interest legislation and noted that the city's <br />original lease of marina space to the restaurant did not specify wages..The case is RUI One <br />Corp. vs. Berkeley, 04-582. <br />E-mail Bob Egelko at beQelko(a~,sfchronicle.com. <br />Page B - 3 <br />URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? <br />file=/chronicle/archive/2005/01 / 11 BAGNFAO6U21.DTL <br />02005 San Francisco Chronicle ~ Feedback ~ FAQ <br />httn://www_sf>?ate.com/c~i-bin/article.cei?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/Ol/11BAGNFAOb... 1/12/2005 <br />