New year, new minimum wage in Sunnyvale
Minimum wage up
Effective Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, the new minimum wage rate in Sunnyvale will be $17.95 per hour. The city’s ordinance adjusts the rate each year based on inflation. Any potential increase corresponds to the prior year’s Consumer Price Index based on the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward regional index as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. For more information and wage posters for businesses, visit Sunnyvale.ca.gov and search “minimum wage” or contact city staff at 408-730-7902 or minimumwage@sunnyvale.ca.gov.
Engage in civil discourse
Those who want to help the League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale put together its 2023 civil discourse events can let the league know which topics are of interest.
Topics being considered are housing, homelessness, living in a polarized country, misinformation and disinformation in politics, immigration, racism, effective policing, health care, voting rights, the wealth gap and civic education as a national security priority.
Residents can indicate their top three topic choices via email to communications@lwvcs.org.
Salamanders’ secrets
The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority is hosting a virtual Friday lunch presentation Dec. 16 to learn all about the shy and sensitive tiger salamander. Topics will include their lifecycle, where salamanders live and breed, why they are endangered and how the authority works to protect tiger salamander habitat.
The Zoom webinar is set for noon-1 p.m. Register at Eventbrite.com to receive the meeting link.