They packed the house.
Burger flippers, checkout clerks, housekeepers, home healthcare workers and other folks who move the goods, clean the messes and keep things running, for nickels and dimes, in one of the wealthiest regions on the planet.
They arrived early at the L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, stood in a long line, and waited patiently to speak their minds on the proposed minimum wage increase.
Roberto Balanzar, a young guy, was the first of the low-wage earners to speak.
"Let's make history today," Balanzar said, telling supervisors an increase would be a big boost for the masses.