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California Lost $2 Billion From Fraudulent EDD Unemployment Cards Since March

December 8, 2020 9:39 pm

On Monday, Bank of America, the bank selected by the Employment Development Department (EDD) to be behind their unemployment benefit debit cards, announced that fraudulent cases could be as much as $2 billion. The EDD estimate of the fraudulent cases,...

Sacramento Mayor Steinberg’s Plan to Stop NIMBYs From Blocking Homeless Shelters

December 8, 2020 8:59 amDecember 8, 2020 3:34 pm

Rather than finding ways to get Sacramento’s large homeless population the emergency medical and mental health services they need, Mayor Darrell Steinberg is threatening city residents with tent cities in their neighborhoods. Calling Sacramento residents “NIMBYs,” Steinberg wants the city...

LA Mayor Garcetti Announces $800 Restaurant Worker Stipend Program

December 4, 2020 2:49 pm

On Thursday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that 4,000 out-of-work restaurant workers severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic would be given a one-time $800 stipend of cash. The $3.2 million program, the Secure Emergency Relief for Vulnerable Employees, or...

Following Outdoor Dining Ban, LA County Creates $5.6 Million Restaurant Grant Program

December 2, 2020 2:10 pm

On Thursday, a countywide grant program designed to keep restaurants afloat after another outdoor dining ban was put into place is set to begin accepting applications. The Keep Los Angeles County Dining Grant Program will give up to $30,000 to...

LA Mayor Garcetti Urges Residents to Cancel All Non-Essential Travel For Thanksgiving Weekend

November 25, 2020 2:12 pmNovember 25, 2020 4:39 pm

On Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that all non-essential travel in Los Angeles should be stopped beginning Wednesday as Los Angeles and Los Angeles County brace for a large rise in the number of COVID-19 cases. While not...

Gov. Newsom Found to Have Lied About Following Health Guidelines at Party

November 18, 2020 2:20 pm

On Wednesday, new details and photos of Governor Gavin Newsom’s controversial attendance at a birthday party at the French Laundry earlier this month revealed that Newsom had lied about some of the circumstances of the event, had broken more COVID-19...

Gov. Moves 11 California Counties to More Restrictive COVID-19 Lockdown Tiers

November 10, 2020 5:33 pmNovember 11, 2020 6:12 am

On Tuesday, Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that 11 Californian counties would be moving into more restrictive tiers as the number of new cases and the positivity rates in those counties have gone significantly up...