David Chiu

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, February 10. Local control likely preserved Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers are primed to unveil this week an elementary school reopening plan — one that seems likely to preserve the current model of local school districts negotiating agreements with teachers unions, raising questions as to whether the deal will […]

Two estimates portend dramatically different consequences if an eviction moratorium extension doesn’t pass

Dos estimaciones presagian consecuencias dramáticamente diferentes si no se aprueba una extensión de la moratoria de desalojo

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders need to reach an agreement by Jan. 31 for California renters to avoid the beginning of a statewide eviction tsunami.

El gobernador Gavin Newsom y los líderes legislativos deben llegar a un acuerdo antes del 31 de enero para que los inquilinos de California eviten el comienzo de un tsunami de desalojo en todo el estado.

The governor proposes a $600 stimulus for low-income Californians on top of the recent federal stimulus aid. He also wants to extend California's eviction moratorium, which is currently set to expire Jan. 31.

El gobernador propone un estímulo adicional de $600 para los californianos de bajos ingresos además de la reciente ayuda de estímulo federal. También quiere extender la moratoria de desalojos de California, que actualmente expira el 31 de enero.

New proposal would extend the statewide eviction moratorium through Dec. 31, 2021. Both sides want federal intervention.

After the Great Recession, California signed an exclusive contract with Bank of America to distribute unemployment benefits through prepaid debit cards. A CalMatters investigation reveals that to this day, no one knows how much the bank has made off the deal. Lawmakers are examining the bank’s role in mass account freezes and untold amounts of missing money for thousands of struggling jobless Californians — as well as where the bank may have failed to keep unemployment money safe from fraud.

Planning on applying for unemployment benefits? Well, you won’t be able to do so for the next two weeks. California’s beleaguered unemployment department is putting a pause on new claims until Oct. 5 to give it time to implement an automatic identity-verification tool to speed up processing times. The move follows recommendations outlined in a […]