julie: minimum wage hikes going into effect in two dozen states next year. west hollywood has the highest minimum wage in the country. yes, well, we are going to see price hikes wage hikes of 17.64 and we ll tell you it will be the highest in the nation starting january 1. over the next 18 months you will see it trickle down to other businesses and it will be a 45% increase by the end of 18 months and a month of paid time off. not just a southern california trend but happening across the nation. we see wage hikes in 26 states. the labor shortage and inflation pressures are big factors. some businesses like target and amazon have already hiked wages to keep staff. we talked to the west hollywood city council. they say it didn t happen everynight and throughout