Unemployment

经济

Bank of America sued over EDD unemployment debit card fraud

A class-action lawsuit accuses Bank of America of exposing unemployed California workers to large-scale fraud and cutting off access to jobless benefits during the pandemic.

经过 劳伦·赫普勒 • 1 月 15, 2021

重要的事情

National Guard called in ahead of possible violence at California Capitol

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday activated 1,000 members of the California National Guard to protect the state Capitol ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week — a sign the state is taking seriously the FBI’s warning that armed demonstrators may target statehouses in attacks similar to last week’s siege on the U.S. Capitol. Also […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 1 月 15, 2021

经济

California Policy & Politics: A Primer

Download and read this 53-page overview of all the major issues facing California policymakers.

经过 CalMatters Staff • 1 月 14, 2021

重要的事情

Pelosi threatens to impeach Trump

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, January 8. McClintock to speak in Sacramento Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Senator-designate Alex Padilla were among the prominent California officials who called for President Donald Trump’s removal from office Thursday, a day after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Pelosi, Feinstein […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 1 月 8, 2021

国会大厦

Legislature needs to hold investigative hearings into California’s mass unemployment fraud

‌Legislators‌ ‌and‌ ‌constituents‌ ‌deserve‌ ‌a‌ ‌full‌ ‌accounting‌ ‌of‌ ‌where‌ ‌taxpayer‌ ‌money‌ ‌has‌ ‌gone in Employment Development Department scandal.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 1 月 8, 2021

加州分水岭

Hotel workers renew push for recall rights, job protections

California hotel employees are anxious to see if state lawmakers may revive a “right to recall” proposal to rehire based on seniority or propose new help. Many also worry additional aid from last month’s federal relief package won’t help them.

经过 Orlando Mayorquin • 1 月 7, 2021

评论

Employment Development Department another name for titanic disaster

The California Employment Development Department has been a titanic disaster of late and Gov. Gavin Newsom bears the onus of its failures.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 1 月 6, 2021

评论

COVID-19 may have permanent economic impacts

The latest and most severe flareup of COVID-19 is hammering the state's economy and could have permanent and life-changing impacts.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 12 月 27, 2020

经济

Who will pay for all of California’s unemployment fraud?

The battle has begun over billions of dollars allegedly stolen during the pandemic, pitting state officials against a web of scammers and their own private contractors. With another stimulus bill poised to inject more cash into a leaky system, taxpayers could be left holding the bag.

经过 劳伦·赫普勒 和 Stephen Council • 12 月 22, 2020

政治

What the federal stimulus package means for California

The stimulus deal does not include aid for state and local governments that Gov. Newsom spent months lobbying for. But he said the cash that will flow to Californians is significant.

经过 劳雷尔·罗森霍尔 • 12 月 22, 2020