SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The City of San Diego is moving forward with plans to raise the minimum wage for some hospitality workers to $25 an hour.

After hearing from nearly 100 speakers during public comment Tuesday afternoon, the council voted unanimously to approve the change, despite pushback from business owners. The vote was 8 to 0, with Councilmember Raul Campillo absent from the meeting.

Cheers and applause erupted the moment higher pay in the hospitality sector was made official in council chambers.

The ordinance will impact some hospitality workers' hourly pay over the next few years until it reaches $25 by 2030. The current hourly minimum wage is set at $17.25. According to a staff report, event center workers will see the change applied incrementally as follows: • B

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