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Here’s why your electricity prices are high and soaring
PG&E customers pay 80% more than national average.
How hungry is California? Millions struggle to eat well in an abundant state
How bad is California hunger? A lot depends on your access to food aid, which expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic but is being reduced.
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Putting her children before the fields
Carolina lost work due to COVID-19 and has fallen behind on rent for a trailer she shares with her son and daughter. The single mother remains on a waiting list for undocumented immigrants in need of assistance.
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COVID-19 pandemic is speeding up rush to automate some jobs
Massive shift to online services may threaten Bay Area job recovery.
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‘Revolutionary’ federal stimulus bill could cut California child poverty by half
The $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package includes a temporary expansion of the child tax credit. Some California experts are likening it to a universal basic income and say it’s urgently needed, especially for California’s families with undocumented parents left out of previous stimulus relief.
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California’s unemployment mess explained in 3 minutes
The latest CalMatters video offers a quick explanation of how California’s unemployment system went awry while struggling to confront unprecedented demand. As the pandemic left millions of Californians unemployed, prosecutors say scammers found many ways to defraud the state. The confusion derailed the unemployment system and left many people out of work to fend for […]
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‘We’re born Indian and we die white’: California Indigenous fear COVID deaths undercounted
California Native American leaders fear the deaths that have shadowed their communities this past year have been undercounted.
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Who gets a Golden State stimulus check? When?
California has been sending $600 one-time Golden State Stimulus payments to millions of low-income households. Now Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to expand the program to California’s middle class. Here’s a breakdown of who would get the money if the Legislature approves his plan.