President Obama delivers remarks before signing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium. Read more: http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2014/07/31/president-signs-fair-pay-and-safe-workplace-executive-order

Overview of the efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 in the bay area. Read more: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118907/bay-area-minimum-wage-can-northern-california-pay-15hour

Oakland’s City Council rejects the proposal to raise minimum wage to $12.25. Read more: http://www.insidebayarea.com/my-town/ci_26244449/oakland-rejects-business-backed-minimum-wage-hike

California State Senate voted 21-12 to raise the state’s minimum wage to at least $13 per hour by 2017. The bill would also require the minimum wage to be automatically adjusted for inflation annually beginning in 2018. Read more: http://www.california-partnership.org/2014/05/29/california-state-senate-passes-bill-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-13-per-hour/

Last week, the Richmond City Council voted in favor of an ordinance that would create a city minimum wage of $12.30 an hour by 2017. If the council approves a second draft of the ordinance next month, the first increase to $9.60 per hour will go into effect in 2015, with successive increases to come

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray proposes legislation that would increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 over the next seven years. Read more: http://www.theeventchronicle.com/finanace/seattle-mayor-unveils-plan-for-15-minimum-wage/