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# Q-Line asks readers whether city workers should get an $11.50 minimum wage
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/031405-story/
- Published: 2005-03-14T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T06:14:40.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

The city council recently passed a $11.50 minimum wage for city employees and employees of contractors doing at least $50,000 worth of business with the city. Officials say the wage will make it possible for employees to live as well as work in Santa Monica. Others say the measure will cost taxpayers a bundle and provide no noticeable benefits to them.

So this week, Q-Line wants to know, “Do you support an increased minimum wage for these employees? Why or why not?”

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your responses in the weekend edition. Please try to limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 14, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/031405.pdf?ref=smdp.com)