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Port Hueneme CA -October 2003 Santa Monica CA -March 2005 In May 2001, the Santa Monica City Council passed a living wage law requiring that employers operating within the city's Coastal Zone tourist district with revenues of more than $5 million a year provide a living wage to employees. The wage rate is set at $10.50 per hour for those employees who receive health benefits. Employees who do not get health benefits will receive an additional $1.75 per hour, increasing to $2.50 an hour in 2002. The ordinance is a first in that it covers employers who have no direct financial relationship with the city (Santa Monicans Allied for Responsible Tourism). [Reprealed 11/02] In March 2005, the City Council passed a living wage ordinance for city service contracts over $50,000. It currently requires payment of a minimum wage of $12.10 (06/06). Sonoma GA -July 2004 The City of Sonoma passed an ordinance in July mandating covered employers to pay a wage of $11.70 with health benefits or $13.20 without health benefits, indexed annually to the consumer price index (7/06). The ordinance covers the City of Sonoma, companies with a city service contract worth at least $10,000, non- profits with city contracts of at least $75,000, and companies receiving loans or economic assistance worth $100,000 or more. Covered employers must also provide 12 compensated days off, as well as 10 uncompensated. Small businesses are exempt from the law. The Port Hueneme City Council voted #o approve an ordinance requiring city service contractors with at least 10 employees and contracts worth $35,000 or more to pay their employees a living wage of $9.00 if health benefits are provided, or $11.50 without health benefits. The rate does not change yearly (07/06) San Francisco -November 2003 Iri November, the voters of San Francisco overwhelmingly approved a citywide minimum wage increase to $8.50 with annual indexing. The law will apply to all business with at least 10 employees. The 2006 rate is $8.82 (06/06). Sacramento CA -December 2003 In the 2003 the Sacramento Legislature passed a Living Wage law that establised a minimum wage of $9 an hour in 2004 for those receving at least $1.50 (per hour worked) in health benefits, and $10.50 per year for those not receiving health benefits (06/05) In 2006, the rate will become $9.67/11.17, and will be raised each year either by a constant amount or according to the consumer price index. This ordinance applies to those who work for private contractors hired by the city, or those who work for the city itself. Sebastopol CA -December 2003 The Sebastopol living wage covers all city employees, any contracts worth more than $10,000, city lessees with a gross of over $350,000, and companies recieving city loans of over $100,000. The living wage is $13.20, but the employer may deduct any health-care costs from that number. The wage is indexed annually according to the federal Cost of Living Adjustment for the San- Francisco area. in addition, ail covered employees must be given at least 22 days of leave, 12 of which are paid.