Anaheim city council during its May 11 meeting moved forward with an ordinance that would increase the hourly wages of grocery and retail workers. The measure would provide such workers with a $3 per hour pay boost for 60 days. Councilmember Jose Moreno initiated the “hero pay” ordinance, also known as hazard pay, with support from councilmembers Jordan Brandman and Avelino Valencia. “We know there’s a tsunami of economic hardship coming their way,” Moreno said. “Many of them have had to defer their rents, have had to defer credit card bills, car payments, forbearance on mortgages … That’s why this is important to still consider—in a temporary and modest way—so that our city can avoid an economic catastrophe by our workers who stepped up for us over the last 14 months.” Moreno said he wanted to ensure that such an ordinance would “not impact the very localized grocers and small mom-and-pop folks, who are very …