Battle over 'Hero Pay' Reaches Boiling Point

California Grocery Association Sues Over 'Hero Pay' for Essential Workers The California Grocers Association sued Oakland on Wednesday, a day after the city council mandated an additional $5 an hour in pay for workers at supermarkets there. Disputes have escalated as more California cities consider ordinances aimed at compensating grocery workers during the pandemic. Workers protested in Long Beach, where Krogers has announced two store closures in response to a similar mandate. Guest: Howard Simmons, Ralphs Employee KQED's Digital Team Takes on Listener Questions about Vaccinations California’s COVID vaccine rollout has been among the slowest in the nation. Those eligible have found it hard to know where to get the vaccine. So people are looking for information where they can, including from KQED. Guest: Carly Severn, KQED San Francisco Files Lawsuit Against District to Force Classrooms Open San Francisco’s school board president is calling a lawsuit filed .. against the district by the city petty and embarrassing. The city maintains the district lacks a plan to safely reopen public schools during the pandemic. Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED Biden Administration Works with State to Open Two New Vaccination Sites in California The sites will be at the Oakland Coliseum and California State University - Los Angeles. Governor Newsom said the locations were chosen intentionally. Reporter: Laura Klivans, KQED PG&E Faces New Conditions on Federal Probation The conditions were prompted by the company's suspected role in starting a deadly Shasta County fire last fall. REporter: Dan Brekke, KQED Two Bay Area Lawmakers Propose Building 'Social Housing' to Address High Housing Costs Assemblymembers Alex Lee of San Jose and Buffy Wicks of Oakland introduced the Social Housing Act earlier this week. It would create a statewide housing authority to build and manage housing that’s available to not just the poorest residents, but to middle-income people as well. Reporter: Erin Baldassari, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices