Santa Barbara Council Supports Giving Grocery Store Workers an Extra $5 an Hour for 60 Days The COVID-19 hazard pay ordinance, which has drawn some opposition, would go into effect 30 days after a second reading expected in mid-June Grocery companies such as Bristol Farms would have to pay workers an extra $5 an hour for up to 60 days, according to a hazard-pay ordinance approved by the Santa Barbara City Council on Tuesday. (Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo) By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina May 4, 2021 | 8:32 p.m. Most grocery store workers in Santa Barbara soon are set to receive "hazard pay" — an extra $5 an hour for up to 60 days — because they worked during the COVID-19 pandemic.