Grocery workers and retail pharmacy workers in Santa Ana, Calif., will begin receiving an hourly pay boost after city council passed an urgency ordinance to implement “hero pay”. The measure, which passed with a 5-2 vote during a March 2 council meeting, takes effect immediately. Eligible workers will receive an extra $4 per hour. Under the new law, stores with grocery sections 10,000 square feet or larger—such as those found in Target or Walmart—will be included. Councilmember Jonathan Ryan Hernandez voted in favor of the amended ordinance. “I think that hazard pay really sends a message that we really do value people, and we go beyond just applying titles to these folks as heroes, but we’re going to fight to get them the pay that they deserve,” Hernandez said during the meeting. “And I think that is us supporting this ordinance.” But councilmember Nelida Mendoza, one of two dissenting voters, said the ordinance will cause …