Excerpted from Univision.
Excerpted from ABC 7
By Eileen Frere
Excerpted from Patch.
By Ashley Ludwig
LAGUNA BEACH, CA— Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris of Laguna Beach joins with Orange County prosecutors this week to detail multiple charges against defendants accused of ripping off the state's unemployment program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
District Attorney Todd Spitzer joins Norris, who will be leading hearings on the issue this week.
Three felons, including a convicted murderer, were charged one week ago in the scheme to obtain unemployment benefits during the pandemic illegally.
Excerpted from OC Register
Excerpted from The Daily Pilot
By Vera Castaneda
Excerpted from The Los Angeles Times
By Hayley Smith, Colleen Shalby, Sara Cardine, Jonathan Wosen
Excerpted from CapRadio
Excerpted from Daily Pilot
By Sara Cardine
Excerpted from Mariposa Gazette
By Greg Little
A few more details have surfaced about a bill in the California Legislature that could provide a financial lifeline to small businesses and nonprofits across the state. SB 74, also known as the Keep California Working Act, was introduced by Republican Sen. Andreas Borgeas, who represents Mariposa County along with Sen. Anna Caballero, a Democrat of Salinas and Assmblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, a Democrat from Laguna Beach.
Excerpted from Publisher's Weekly.
By Claire Kirch