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A restaurant in Oakland remains closed for business on Sept. 1, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California’s coronavirus stimulus was a bust…what now?

by Lauren Hepler September 2, 2020September 11, 2020

State lawmakers aimed for a $600-a-week unemployment extension and billions in tax vouchers. Federal inaction, economic anxiety and the pandemic derailed those plans.

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Allowing hemp CBD to be used in food, cosmetics would provide California with much needed revenue

by Guest Commentary August 11, 2020August 10, 2020

Jessica Gallup and her five-and-a-half-month-old daughter Sunny on the balcony of their one bedroom apartment in South San Francisco on August 6, 2020. Gallup, an event coordinator who cannot work due to the coronavirus pandemic, placed thousands of calls to unemployment agencies before receiving benefits. Now that she will lose the $600 in additional stimulus aid, gallup worries how she will make ends meet. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Side hustles, liquidating 401(k)s: Here’s how jobless Californians are getting by without the extra $600

by Jackie Botts August 10, 2020September 15, 2020

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Retrofitting homes, small businesses for clean energy appliances will stimulate economy and fight climate change

by Guest Commentary June 26, 2020June 26, 2020