Raising the wage in L.A., she said, will help spur similar increases in other parts of the country. The Los Angeles City Council votes 14-1 to move toward a $15 per hour minimum wage by 2020. The Los Angeles City Council votes 14-1 to move toward a $15 per hour minimum wage by 2020.
Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed. Gauge pressure (also spelled gage pressure) is the pressure relative to the ambient pressure. Various units are used to express pressure.
1. the pressure exerted by the earth's atmosphere at any given point. 2. a value of standard or normal atmospheric pressure, equivalent to the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 29.92 in. (760 mm) high, or 1013 millibars (101.3 kilopascals). Also called barometric pressure.