>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. sze, you are watching "getting answers". stunning result in the leaders of a new class of weight loss drugs. an experimental drug from eli lilly helped patients lose 24% of their body weight.

a doctor will join us with that on tips on preventing heatstroke with 100 degree whether -- weather coming to the bay area this week. san francisco's homeless, how many of them have jobs? this stand risko -- san francisco standard looking for answers. we will talk with the reporter who did the story. in just a few days, on july 1, the minimum wage in several area cities will be going up. here is a look for you and the increase amounts, san francisco's minimum will go up just over one dollar, $218 and seven cents. -- t about the context and impact of the wage increases, is ken

jacobs, chair of the uc berkeley labor center. these are city incre is different and separate from the state minimum, right? ken: the state minimum wage is $15.50 per hour, but we have other areas that are covered by local minimum wage laws. kristen: so these cities, their minimum has to be higher? it went up in january. these city increases, are there any bay area cities that are at the state minimum or are we all pretty much starting out at a higher point? ken: cities of san mateo county most of the largest cities have prior manager him wages.

kristen: i shared with our viewers some of the increases going up. they range from $.75 or a dollar, to a dollar or more per hour. how much of an impact will that make? let's start with the impact on wage earners. ken: for people who are struggling to get by, the extra $.80 per hour will make a big difference for people being able to meet bills, help cover the rent. it is not enough, it is not what people need to survive and we'd all her liens. but it does make a huge difference. kristen: let's say that is your full-time wage, full-time work at $18 per hour. let's say over the course of a year, how much are we talking about? ken: year. that adds up. kristen: my question is, when you look at the increase, is it

enough to keep track -- keep up with inflation? inflation has been high, not just the past year, but the past three years. ken: the local minimum wage laws are tied to inflation. these adjustments are based on the consumer price index for the year. most of the other cities, the rest of the cities will go up on junri first. -- january 1. these are going up with inflation. that said, housing costs are extremely high in the bay area, even $18 per hour is not enough to meet all of the basic needs for a single individual in the bay area. kristen: i want to talk to you more about that. but in terms of the impact, i asked you about wage earners, what about on the businesses that employ them? will they have to hire fewer

people? ken: we have done research looking at the impact of higher minimum wage laws unemployment, you do not see a measurable effect. in this case, we are talking about a 6% increase only partial share of the workforce. it is not enough to make a big difference in terms of employment. in fact, one recent study by one of my colleagues found that the minimum wage laws going up to $15 up your head who have increased -- $50 increased employment. or workers have come into the aber market with the higher wages. the overall effect on employment is very small. kristen: could this have an impact on the labor shortage we have been seeing? ken: there

raising the minimum wage has had some positive impact on bringing more workers into the labor market. these are small increases that we are seeing right now, keeping up with inflation. i would not expect him to have a huge affect. -- expected them to have a huge effect. kristen: is the july 1 adjustment coming up another step in a series? is the structure such that it is baked in on the city level and state level, or does it require legislative action each time? ken: these increases are baked in, every year the local governments look at the consumer price index for the bay area and adjust the minimum wage accordingly. the same thing happens at the state level, but it has a 3% cap. kristen: when people from other parts of the country here about our minimum wage, they might think $18 so high.

you have to think about the fact that our cost of living is very high as well. if you have a person going back to my example, a person who is earning that as a full-time job, could they live on that one job? ken: it is tough. the m.i.t. living wage calculator, for every county in the united states, look at what is a basic budget for a single individual and various family sizes. for even a single individual, for bay area counties, their calculations range from a little over $22 per hour in alameda and contra costa, too close to $27 per hour in san francisco and santa clara counties. $18 an hour is helpful, it is an important increase, but it is still well below a living wage. kristen: i want to ask you about the idea called one fair wage.

the idea that one job should be enough to sustain you. where are we with that? there is the fight for 15, as in $15 per hour, which does not apply to us here. nationally what is happening? i know we have a federal minimum that has been stagnant. ken: the federal minimum wage is still seven dollars -- it has been that since 2009. even in mississippi, you need $15 per hour for a single individual to cover basic needs. the minimum wage has eroded dramatically from inflation since 2009. kristen: for those who make a lot more than that, what is the argument to make to them as to why they should also fight for a higher minimum wage?

what is the benefit to those who are higher wage earners, and to the society and our economy? ken: there are lots of ove positive effects of improving wages at the bottom. we can look at one of the things that we have looked at at the labor center, is the public program utilization by low-wage workers. find in the fast food industry, half of fast food workers and their families receive support for one or more public assistance programs. raising the minimum wage would also -- news those dollars would be used for other positive uses. we also have important downstream effects when workers have higher wages and higher earnings that affects children's educational attainment, crime rates, recidivism, an impact children's health and workers

health. when workers earn lower wages, it causes a considerable amount of stress. that lease out on their own health and the health of their family. if we think long-term, raising the minimum wage has a whole stream of positive effects on workers and the community. kristen: the july 1 increases bite several bay area cities is a small step. ken jacobs, thank you for joining us today. in medicine. an experimental drug could offer more loss than any drug on the market. a doctorill explain when we

kristen: more promising news for those trying unsuccessfully to lose weight. the latest entry and a brand-new class of drugs is proving effective at shedding unwanted pounds. at are there risks you need to know about? joining us live now is our special correspondent dr. patel. great to have you on. dr. patel: it isn't always an honor to be with you. kristen: we got the results from trials in the new eli lilly drug. what is it called? dr. patel: there are two that we are talking about, one is retatrutide and the other is -- kristen: the incredible result, i am reading that one of them, the average participant losing 24% of their body weight? dr. patel: this is an injectable, people lost about

15% of their body weight in 24 weeks. this is a trial of mostly obese and overweight individuals. these early results show a higher level of competitors on the market. the other class of medications is an oral version of these weight loss and occasion. kristen: obviously oral would be preferable to most people, rather than getting injections. how do these drugs work? dr. patel: of consideration or oral medication. this would be a once at a pill, as opposed to a weekly injection. for some people that might be a game changer. these drugs generally called glp1 agonist have been around for decades. they were designed to help people with diabetes.

a side effect is the weight loss. it tricks your brain into thinking you are full, now on the flipside, two important things. some of the side effects may be feelings of bloating, nausea, constipation or diarrhea. generally feeling like you are -- you feel bad because you have eaten too much. a lot of people experience these symptoms. if you went off the medication, after appetite will come back and you may regain the weight. this is a medication for life. kristen: those are some side effects. what about long-term risks? do we know anything about that? dr. patel: we don't fully know. i mentioned the class of medication have been around for a while. people feel comfortable about their safety profiles. but it is hard to make up link it statement about what is going to happen in the long term, and

what is happening with the conversation about weight loss. and what will happen to the market now that these medications are going to be an incredible step forward for americans suffering with obesity. these medications, when they are prescribed, are alongside healthy lifestyle changes, not for people who want to lose a couple pounds summer. it is not for that group of individuals. kristen: because i am break, i am going to try to say it, but when will it hit the market? dr. patel: retatrutide. they are both showing results from a phase three clinical trial. i have not seen word on when they will be on the market. it is important you talk to your healthy -- health professional about if you are a candidate and which one to choose. right now we still have ozempic, wegovny and mounjaro.

kristen: there is a warning about the global rise of diabetes. dr. patel: that is what this all boils down to. we are in the world of prevention. an ounce of prevention is worth more than the pound of cure. we want to look at what is happening with chronic illness. in over 200 countries, as of 2019, these numbers were projecting that we only have 1.3 billion people with type two diabetes. it is associated with heart disease, stroke and other conditions that are terrible for long-term health. we are having a conversation about these medications. i hope people know that it is paired with the conversation about access to fresh foods. helping people to do what they can to live -- leave -- live a healthier lifestyle. kristen: dr. patel, i want to

talk about heatstroke. after a prolonged pool. -- cool period, temperatures will heat up this week. i am hearing inland communities could hit triple digits. dr. patel: it does worry me, some people out there might believe that it's not 120 degrees like it is in arizona. i am not going to have issues to heat. but that is not necessarily true. our hypothalamus do their b to keep our bodies at a cool temperature. but you can exceed a temperature. and that happens if you are outside for a prolonged period of time, if you are not hydrated, or if you are on certain medications. 70,000 people in this country visit ers for heat related on this every here. it can be worse if you are a young child, elderly above the age of 65, pregnant or have

heart or lung disease. pay attention to the heat and your time and exposure. kristen: what are the four stages of heat related illness? dr. patel: i love it. the first thing people can experience is heat cramps. have you ever gone out and done strenuous exercise in the heat, muscle cramps and heavy sweating. that can lead to heat exhaustion. imagine you are striding -- imagine you are sweating, you start getting a headache, you don't feel good. that can move on to heat stroke, which is potentially life-threatening. you will have symptoms, the headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, your skin might get dry, and you can develop confusion and loss of consciousness. if you or anyone around you is experiencing this, call 911

away. yet that person out of the heat. kristen: thank you for the great advice. we will see you again soon. stay out of the direct sun. you getting answers. they are addressing questions about the city's homeless publishing and how many of them have jobs.

kristen: our media partner at the san francisco standard is back with their series ask the standard. it tackles questions from their readers. in may when the series along, the standard is inviting people to submit questions about important topics in san francisco and the bay area. then their reporting team answers those questions. today they are addressin homelessness in san francisco and a question many of you had, how many of the cities on housed

are employed? joining us live now is the reporter on the standards breaking news desk. thank you for joining us. explain to us the idea behind ask the standard. guest: we wanted to reach out to our readers and see what they have about san francisco. we wanted to see if we could get data to get better answers for those questions. kristen: one of the most common questions you have gotten is how many of the cities unhoused people are actually employed? guest: the answer is -- 17% out of all of the homeless people are employed. kristen: got it. all of those count. what data did you base it on? with that related to the point in time count? guest: yes it was. the latest was in 2022.

a report that comes out every two years. it details the homeless community in san francisco and the demographics. kristen: you said it was about 7500 homeless, and 17% have jobs, whether full-time, part-time, or sporadic. has that number change since before the pandemic? guest: it went up six percentage points. kristen: i am not sure, keep looking at these numbers, is this a good news, bad news situation? the number of homeless appears to have gone up, yet the number of those percentage employed has gone up. what is your read on that? guest: speaking with experts and researchers, employment is one aspect of stability in getting off of the streets. we also have to factor in mental health, lack of resources as well as substance abuse and

addiction. those are things that experts would point to as contributing factors for those that might consider themselves employed but are still homeless. kristen: how does that working homeless percentage in san francisco compared to that of other big cities? guest: nationally, experts were telling me that about those figures can fluctuate because it is a transient community. that compares to the 17% and san francisco. it is about eight percentage points more. kristen: what is the income range for homeless people with jobs in san francisco? guest: the income of them ranges from $450 $1900. kristen: it strikes me as if the

percentage of the homeless that are working has gone up, does that suggest the cost of living has increased? they simply can't afford a home anymore? guest: when i spoke to the department of homelessness, they mentioned that wages, the cost of living directly impacts whether someone is able to keep the full-time job, or if they remain in a sporadic or temporary mode of employment. kristen: what were the barriers to unemployment that you found? guest: in addition to mental health and substance abuse or addiction, we have to consider whether or not somebody has housing already. whether they can point to that and have an address to be able to say that is where they are living. so that they can have a job. various things couple with each other when we are talking with

keeping that employment stable and moving from off the streets into a consistent housing. kristen: this is an interesting snapped up -- interesting snapshot to have. how often can readers expect ask the standard? guest: i don't know whether one is coming out. kristen: how can they sent a question to you? guest: it is on a website, sfstandard.com, there is a link where you can send us questions. kristen: thank you so much for your time. you can check out his story today and more at the san francisco standards other original deporting dutch original reporting. will be back.

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