"voters approved a local ordinance tying the minimum wage to the regional rate of inflation" Isn't inflation naturally affected by wages (among other things)? So this creates a feedback loop driving inflation upward.

This whole situation reminds me of the "B Ark" from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. A whole planet schemed to get rid of people they felt were in useless jobs (e.g. telephone cleaners, and hair dressers). If the minimum wage in SF is now $10.55, who will sweep the floors?

In the story, the rest of the planet was soon wiped out by a telephone-born virus or something :)