Employment Development Department

Assembly Republicans Demand State Controller’s Audit Records

September 15, 2026 2:18 pmSeptember 15, 2026 2:18 pm

Assembly Republican Leader Alexandra Macedo and GOP Assembly members Carl DeMaio, Stan Ellis, Tri Ta, Kate Sanchez, David Tangipa, Natasha Johnson, Leticia Castillo sent State Controller Malia Cohen a letter asking her to disclose records showing how her office reviews...

Trump Labor Department says Gavin Newsom OWES $22 BILLION to the American Taxpayer

August 31, 2026 10:08 amAugust 31, 2026 1:46 pm

California is the only state still carrying a large outstanding federal loan for its unemployment insurance program. The balance? $22 billion. California’s Employment Development Department May 2026 UI Fund Forecast put the year-end federal loan balance at $21.6 billion for...

California’s Auditor Proves State Government is Too BIG and Unaccountable

February 2, 2026 3:00 amFebruary 2, 2026 6:21 am

“Waste, Improper Payments, Misuse of State Resources, and Other Improper Governmental Activities,” is the subtitle of the California State Auditor’s latest “Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees.” There are some real doozies. I have for years recommended...

President Trump Announces Fraud Investigation Of California

January 6, 2026 12:00 pmJanuary 6, 2026 12:00 pm

President Donald Trump announced today that his administration is launching a comprehensive investigation into widespread fraud in California. Posting on Truth Social, Trump declared, “California, under Governor Gavin Newscum, is more corrupt than Minnesota, if that’s possible??? The Fraud Investigation...

California State Auditor: Governor Newsom and 8 Agencies Named ‘High-Risk’

December 15, 2025 2:55 amDecember 16, 2025 12:54 pm

The California State Auditor published a scalding report Friday that is an unvarnished indictment of Governor Gavin Newsom and his administration. The report should have everyone living in California horrified. The Auditor’s report finds Gavin Newsom while in his final...

Which California? Robust and Healthy or Sinking into the Ooze? Newsom Defends his Vision

December 10, 2025 8:00 amDecember 10, 2025 8:01 am

What image of California in voters’ minds will play a key role in next presidential election? Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom sent his supporters a fundraising email shouting down critics of California politics, governance and livability, writing they are wrong...

EDD Updates Continue With Modernized Disability Benefits Application

May 30, 2025 2:45 amMay 30, 2025 2:46 am

The Employment Development Department (EDD) released a new online application for disability benefits this week, modernizing the agency following years of complaints over the previous longer, more complicated system. Since the beginning of the decade, the EDD has rapidly modernized...