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California EDD Sent Millions in Unemployment Benefits to Inmates in Jails and Prisons

November 24, 2020 4:57 pmNovember 25, 2020 1:01 pm

Tuesday District Attorneys from across California joined together for a press briefing hosted by Sacramento County DA Anne Marie Schubert and El Dorado County DA Vern Pierson, to expose the massive unemployment benefits fraud in jails and prisons in California....

California Unemployment Agency Exposed 38M Social Security Numbers

November 20, 2020 7:04 amNovember 20, 2020 7:05 am

In a formal letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom, President pro Tempore of the Senate Sen. Toni Atkins, and Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon, California State Auditor Elaine Howle told them regarding the Auditor’s report sounding the alarm on...

UPDATE: Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Declares Racism a Countywide Public Health Crisis

November 19, 2020 1:05 pmNovember 19, 2020 1:11 pm

UPDATE below: As Sacramento County was moved back into the most restrictive COVID lockdown tier Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, rather than fight for their constituents, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday a resolution “declaring racism as...

EDD Unemployment Backlog Falls Below 1 Million

November 6, 2020 6:24 amNovember 9, 2020 11:24 am

On Thursday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) announced that the backlog of unemployment cases has fallen under 1 million for the first time since March. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and adjoining economic downturn earlier this year, the...

The Fallout of EDD Director Sharon Hilliard’s Resignation

November 2, 2020 8:20 pm

Over the weekend, Employment Development Department Director Sharon Hilliard resigned, opening up the likelihood of more extreme changes at the EDD next year. The EDD has been through a tumultuous year and has put the usually low-key organization in the...

San Francisco To Begin Universal Basic Income Program For Artists

October 10, 2020 7:52 amOctober 12, 2020 11:17 am

On Thursday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced that she would be implementing several economic recovery proposals for the city, including a $1,000 a month universal basic income (UBI) program for artists. Mayor Breed received the 41 economic recovery proposals...

EDD Begins To Reduce Backlogged Unemployment Claims Following System Updates

October 8, 2020 3:44 pmOctober 9, 2020 6:50 am

On Wednesday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) announced that 246,000 of the 1.6 million backlogged unemployment claims have been paid and mailed following a two-week hiatus of claims. However, the backlog will still take well into January 2021 to address....