A referendum effort aimed at overturning the so-called Olympic Wage Ordinance in Los Angeles failed to gather enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot, the City Clerk’s Office announced Monday.

In June, the City Council approved an ordinance to raise the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers with the goal of reaching $30 per hour by 2028, as well as to provide new health credits for employees. However, within days, a coalition of local hospitality and tourism groups, under the name of L.A. Alliance for Tourism, Jobs, and Progress, challenged the policy, contending the wage increase would only harm local businesses during a volatile time.

The alliance submitted 140,774 signatures to the L.A. City Clerk’s Office. For the referendum to qualify on the June 2026 ballot, the group

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