Tag: unemployment
EDD To Extend Some Unemployment Benefits As CARES Act Winds Down
Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. This coming Wednesday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) will begin to inform those still under Unemployment Insurance (UI) of their eligibility for up to 13 additional weeks...
Auditions for California Governor Are Officially Open
By supporting the recall campaign there is a chance for establishment GOP officeholders, professional operatives, and major donors to reestablish a relationship of trust and partnership with their own GOP grassroots. With little fanfare, the third attempt to recall...
Enough is Enough, Governor
Unemployment and closed businesses are also facts. On March 4th, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a State of Emergency for California. The announcement was made for two reasons. One, to slow the spread of coronavirus, to protect our vulnerable population....
CalFresh to Begin Online Delivery Pilot Program on April 28th
The Calfresh program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or food stamps, has announced that a home delivery option will be available for those under the program starting April 28th. Both California and Arizona had an emergency...
McClintock: The Unseen Death Toll of Covid-19 Measures
In 1957, the Asian flu pandemic killed 116,000 Americans, the equivalent of 220,000 in today’s population. The Eisenhower generation didn’t strip grocery shelves of toilet paper, confine the entire population to their homes or lay waste to the economy. Special to California...
New California, Nationwide Unemployment Claims Remain High for Third Week in a Row
Statewide unemployment claims climbed past 2 million during the first week of April according to a new Department of Labor report. The weekly report also found that California’s 925,000 newly unemployed workers were a major part of last weeks 6.6...