January 25, 2021

Outdoor dining and personal care businesses are allowed to reopen — pending local approval — after the latest abrupt shift in the state’s handling of the pandemic.

Under a legislative agreement, California would extend its eviction moratorium to the end of June. Landlords would get an incentive to forgive back rent using an extra $2.6 billion from federal relief.

Pressure has been building for California to vaccinate people faster, especially those most vulnerable to severe COVID-19. Yet ongoing vaccine scarcities are forcing officials to make trade-offs and tough calls.

As new state grants, tax credits and federal loans roll out, small business owners say their survival will depend more on reopening rules, red tape and resolving unemployment chaos. What happens next will shape the state’s job market for years to come.

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, January 25. Grant program under scrutiny California’s economic recovery is trending in the wrong direction. The Golden State’s unemployment rate grew to 9% in December, triggering the first month-to-month increase since April 2020, according to figures released Friday by the Employment Development Department. While the nation’s unemployment rate remained static […]

With these smart policy choices California can chart an equitable recovery by targeting those most in need and investing in long-term opportunity.

Erasing dozens of Trump’s climate rollbacks is Biden’s priority, and he issued directives on his first day in office. California’s air quality, wildlife, water, forests, farms — and even its light bulbs and washing machines — could be affected by new executive orders, policies and rules. But how likely are they, and when?

A medida que se implementan nuevas subvenciones estatales, créditos fiscales y préstamos federales, los propietarios de pequeñas empresas dicen que su supervivencia dependerá más de la reapertura de las reglas, la burocracia y la resolución del caos del desempleo. Lo que suceda a continuación dará forma al mercado laboral del estado en los próximos años.

Según un acuerdo legislativo, California ampliaría su moratoria de desalojo hasta finales de junio. Los propietarios obtendrían un incentivo para perdonar el alquiler atrasado utilizando $2.6 mil millones adicionales de la ayuda federal.

California tiene una historia tortuosa de conflictos por la inmigración, lo que le da un gran interés en el esfuerzo del presidente Joe Biden por reformar la política de inmigración.