LA City Council expected to finalize 'hero pay' emergency ordinance today
During Mayor Eric Garcetti's COVID-19 briefing last week, he spoke about his support for the ordinance. "I absolutely 100% support the hero pay for our grocery workers, and with any good conscience, it shouldn't raise food prices because grocery stores are one area that have record profits, more money than they've had before,'' Garcetti said. "I hope they will see this and maybe be inspired by it instead of being threatened by it.'' The Board of Supervisors on Feb. 23 adopted an urgency ordinance to require $5 additional pay for national grocery and drug retail employers in unincorporated are...