Alex Kacik

Pacific Business Times

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Real Estate and Finance Editor for the Pacific Business Times

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Last month, California became the first state in the nation to raise its minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour by the year 2022.

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Last month, California became the first state in the nation to raise its minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour by the year 2022.

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