Under the measure the minimum wage would be $18 in January, with a delay until 2026 for employers with fewer than 26 workers. Gustavo Miranda is one worker who would benefit.

California voters narrowly rejected a minimum wage hike to $18, by a reported margin of 51-49, marking the first such failure of that type of ballot initiative since 1996.

Under the measure the minimum wage would be $18 in January, with a delay until 2026 for employers with fewer than 26 workers. Gustavo Miranda is one worker who would benefit.

Under the measure the minimum wage would be $18 in January, with a delay until 2026 for employers with fewer than 26 workers. Gustavo Miranda is one worker who would benefit.

Under the measure the minimum wage would be $18 in January, with a delay until 2026 for employers with fewer than 26 workers. Gustavo Miranda is one worker who would benefit.