Tony Perry. San Diego council votes along party lines to increase minimum wage to $11.50 an hour by 2017. On a strict party-line vote, the San Diego City Council has voted to raise the local minimum wage -- possibly setting up another fight with the business establishment. The six Democrats on the council voted in favor, the three Republicans against.
Continental Tropical : These are the hot, dry air masses which originate over northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. This air mass enters the United States through New Mexico, Arizona and western Texas and frequently moves eastward to northeastward bringing hot, dry air to Texas.
Cold air masses originate in polar regions and are therefore called polar air masses. Warm air masses usually form in tropical or subtropical regions and are called tropical air masses. Moist air masses form over oceans and are referred to as maritime air masses. Dry air masses that form over land surfaces are called continental air masses. In a typical year, weather changes resulting from the movement of air masses kill more people in the United States than all other weather phenomena combined. For instance, people from warmer winter climates (like Dallas, Texas) might be at greater risk from a cold air outbreak than people living in colder climates (like Madison).