Jackie Botts

California enviará aproximadamente 5.7 millones de pagos del estímulo Golden State de $600 a los residentes que luchan por mantenerse a flote durante la pandemia. Para la mayoría de los destinatarios, el dinero podría llegar tan pronto como un mes.

As Congress debates President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, California legislators have approved $600 one-time stimulus payments to millions of struggling Californians and extra help for undocumented workers left out of federal relief. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he'll sign it into law.

Mientras el Congreso debate el paquete de estímulo de $1.9 billones del presidente Biden, los legisladores estatales han estado negociando su propio plan para enviar efectivo a los californianos en apuros, divididos sobre si destinar el efectivo a los trabajadores indocumentados que quedan fuera del alivio federal.

Americans spent more on homes and reduced more in credit card debt than nearly ever before, but California experts say traditional indicators have failed to capture the pandemic's true toll, warning of a much more complicated — and unequal — debt story.

In April, the governor issued an executive order that barred water shutoffs for customers who don’t pay their water bills. State leaders are looking for ways to bail out struggling residents and smaller water systems alike, both buckling under $1 billion in water debt statewide.

The state’s progressive tax structure is reaping billions from the wealthiest to fund the state’s safety net. But it also reveals how the pandemic has widened the economic gulf for millions of Californians — more than the rest of the country.

Maya and her girlfriend count themselves lucky to have received rent relief through the federal CARES Act. Now the pressure is on the recent graduate to get hired and stay on top of rent.

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In a state that has long struggled to get federal food assistance to those who qualify, one senator is hoping that the third time’s a charm for his bill to ease application hurdles for CalFresh.

En un estado que ha luchado durante mucho tiempo para obtener asistencia alimentaria federal para quienes califican, un senador espera que la tercera vez sea un encanto para su proyecto de ley para aliviar los obstáculos de solicitud de CalFresh.