Redwood City concluded its one-on-one outreach to businesses and hosted a couple of stakeholder meetings with business owners and residents to discuss increasing the minimum wage higher than the state’s. Overall, the city is receiving positive feedback on increasing the minimum wage to $15 by 2019. Council members are expected to vote on an ordinance in March. If adopted, Redwood City will be the third jurisdiction in the county with an increased minimum wage. To learn more about low-wage workers in San Mateo County and why policies like minimum wage matter read our San Mateo County Low-Wage Workers Profile. We’ll keep you posted on the vote in next month’s newsletter.