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Los Angeles minimum wage vote

Irene Gonzalez, center, joins supporters as they march to Los Angeles City Hall before the City Council voted on an ordinance that would raise the minimum wage in Los Angeles to $15 per hour by 2020.

Irene Gonzalez, center, joins supporters as they march to Los Angeles City Hall before the City Council voted on an ordinance that would raise the minimum wage in Los Angeles to $15 per hour by 2020.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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The City Council approved an ordinance raising the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour by July 2020.

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Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson, center, speaks at Los Angeles City Hall before the City Council voted on an ordinance to raise the minimum wage in Los Angeles to $15 per hour by 2020.

  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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David Lazo, 5, holds a dollar bill with his Father Francisco Lazo, right, as they watch the Los Angeles City Council vote to boost the incomes of low-wage workers to at least $15 an hour by 2020.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch Englander listens as the council deliberates.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo, right, speaks at Los Angeles City Hall before the City Council voted on an ordinance to raise the minimum wage in Los Angeles to $15 per hour by 2020.

  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin listens intently as the council voted.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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