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CA Labor Secretary Julie Su is ‘Failing Up’ After Massive EDD Fraud and Failures

January 26, 2021 12:05 pmJanuary 26, 2021 12:24 pm

California Globe has been reporting for months on the horrific fraud in California’s unemployment agency, the Orwellian-named “Employment Development Department.” In July, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of a “strike team” to solve numerous issues plaguing the Employment Development...

California’s 2020 Unemployment Fraud Claims May Top $31 BILLION

January 26, 2021 2:24 amJanuary 25, 2021 8:55 pm

California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary Julie Su announced Monday that, in 2020, fraudsters stole at least $11.4 billion in unemployment benefits from California. Su also noted that another $20 billion may have also been stolen by identity thieves and...

Bill That Would Stop Scholarship-Driven Financial Aid Reduction Introduced in Assembly

January 25, 2021 5:35 pm

On Monday, a bill that would prevent colleges and universities from reducing financial aid if a student is given one or more private scholarships was formally introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 288, authored by Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), would...

Governor Newsom, CDPH Announce Statewide Lockdown, Curfew Order Lifted

January 25, 2021 2:49 pm

On Monday, the state of California and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that regional stay-at-home lockdown orders, as well as the statewide curfew, were lifted statewide. The color-coded tier system, which gave readiness by county last year...

Gov. Newsom Moves COVID Goalposts Again: Lifts Regional Stay-at-Home Order but Restrictions Remain

January 25, 2021 2:24 pmJanuary 25, 2021 5:12 pm

The news that Gov. Gavin Newsom would be lifting the stay-at-home order for all regions across the state Monday came with high hopes, along with a lot of skepticism. It turns out that the skeptics won this bet. “We see promising signs...

Now that Joe Biden is President, COVID is Over and California Will Re-Open

January 25, 2021 7:57 amJanuary 25, 2021 10:39 am

Media reports Sunday on social media announced the California Restaurant Association saying California Gov. Gavin Newsom would be lifting the stay-at-home order for all regions across the state Monday. What the media should have said is now that Joe Biden...

Fearful of Successful Newsom Recall Campaign, LA Times Trashes Organizers

January 24, 2021 10:20 pmJanuary 25, 2021 2:50 pm

With over 1.2 million signed RecallGavin2020 petitions already collected, and tens of thousands more arriving daily, it is apparent to any honest political observer that the recall campaign of California Governor Gavin Newsom will likely take place. As such, this...