L.A. City Council supports raising minimum wage to 15$ an hour by 2020 Source : Los Angeles times / Newsela Date: By: Caleb Benton

Fact and Opinion ✤ fact:Lawmakers agreed to raise the minimum wage to 15$an hour ✤ opinion: One councilman believes that the raise in the wage will create a disadvantage to other neighboring cities with their poverty. ✤ Fact: On a vote 14-1 the council begin on the long road to raise minimum wage. ✤ Hotel workers wage plans to be 15.37$ an hour

Who,When,Where,How ✤ Who: the angelenos with the problem of low pay. ✤ When: May 21, 2015.It deals with the poverty in L.A. ✤ Where: Los Angeles, California, USA ✤ How: it’s important because it helps low - payed workers with every day life.

PREDICT ✤ I predict that if the L.A. city council changes the minimum wage for low-payed and hotel workers. The workers will be filled with joy.Though, there maybe contest with other cities in California.

Question and Answer ✤Q✤Q: Why do you think the L.A. city council decided to raise the minimum wage pay? ✤A✤A. The L.A. city council raised the minimum wage because they heard the first-hand accounts of low payed workers. They heard the frequently troubling lifestyle.