Economy
Emeryville voters will decide Tuesday on Measure BB, which would reform the city’s 42-year-old business license tax structure and generate $5.9 million annually, beginning next year. City Council members unanimously approved the measure this summer, aiming to “create a simpler, fairer business license tax structure that better reflects Emeryville’s economy today,” according to the city’s statement in the Alameda County Voter Information Guide. Small business owner Mary Lou Thiercof called the measure a “no-brainer.” “Emeryville has a growing deficit and…
Alameda County voters will have the chance to consider a $30 hourly minimum wage measure on the March 2028 ballot. If passed, the measure would gradually increase wages for county workers. It also would increase minimum wage for workers in private businesses in unincorporated areas, where there is no local government and the county has jurisdiction. It would not affect workers in the county’s 14 cities. The measure first appeared before the supervisors in August, after the Living Wage For…