‘Living wage’ group claims enough signatures to bring initiative to Alameda County voters

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

FILE: Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage, speaks at a news conference in Oakland on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The "Living Wage For All" campaign seeks to raise the minimum wage to $30 per hour. Proponents say they have received enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November ballot in Alameda County.(Tanay Gokhale/Bay City News)

A group advocating for a $30-an-hour minimum wage announced Wednesday that it had collected enough signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot in Alameda County.

The Alameda County Living Wage for All coalition said it turned in 106% of the signatures needed to get the pay hike proposal in front of voters.

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Kiley Russell, Bay City News

Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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