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To: robert b furman who wrote (3978)	4/6/2016 11:27:15 AM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26483

Lets hope some of these measures have their intended affect of reducing gridlock traffic and over crowding here. San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to mandate six weeks of fully paid parental leave (in companies with 20 or more workers), requiring employers to shoulder much of the cost and exceeding federal and state rules for private-sector employees. Better benefits for parents are part of campaigns across the nation aimed at combating rising income inequality. California's governor on Monday signed into law a bill raising the state's minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour by the year 2023.