Alison News

The San Francisco Bay area is the first region to host a Super Bowl in a state where marijuana is readily available, though technically only legal for medical purposes. And like other businesses, local pot shops are offering promotions aimed at the throngs of visitors in town for the festivities.

The minimum wage will rise in almost half of U.S. states Jan. 1 after local governments helped the lowest earners while efforts to approve a nationwide boost languish in Congress.

In a dim parlor furnished with red velvet couches and a stripper pole, Brooke Taylor is having a sale on herself.