Alameda County weighs nation's first $30 minimum wageAlameda Co. supervisors voted Tuesday to study on a proposal that could make the county the first place in the nation to adopt a $30 minimum wage. Alameda Co. supervisors voted Tuesday to study on a proposal that could make the county the first place in the nation to adopt a $30 minimum wage. Alameda Co. supervisors voted Tuesday to study on a proposal that could make the county the first place in the nation to adopt a $30 minimum wage. Alameda Co. supervisors voted Tuesday to study on a proposal that could make the county the first place in the nation to adopt a $30 minimum wage. MORE: New minimum wage increase starts for CA health care workers this week after months of delayIn New York, where the minimum wage is $17 an hour, the burger costs more than $7.