Excerpted from AP via Antelope Valley Press
By DON THOMPSON and ADAM BEAM
Excerpted from The Escalon Times
Excerpted from ABC 7
By Tony Cabrera
"Our small businesses and their employees need help and they need help now," said Rep. State Sen. Andreas Borgeas of the Central Valley.
State lawmakers spoke about SB 74 Wednesday, a day after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his own stimulus program that included small businesses. Co-authors say they plan to work with the governor's office for the best and most urgent solutions.
Excerpted by Daily Pilot
By Lily Nguyen
Excerpted from Irvine Community News and Views
Excerpted from Daily Pilot
By Sara Cardine
When local coronavirus cases began to surge and hospitals became overrun with COVID-19 cases, McAleer and his colleagues looked for a way to serve and treat this unique segment of the care population.
Excerpted from the Los Angeles Times
SACRAMENTO —
As California grapples with staggering levels of unemployment benefit fraud — $2 billion or more by one estimate — lawmakers and security experts say the state let its guard down well before the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, failing to keep up with what other states have done to flag bogus claims.
Excerpted from CBS Los Angeles.
“Our DAs all across the state really have been leading the charge here. They were the first to really raise the alarm about the fraud crisis,” said Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, D-Laguna Beach.
“The more the DAs do their work, the more we see how widespread the fraud was,” said Assemblyman Jim Patterson, R-Fresno.
Legislation is currently underway that will address the many EDD problems.
“We’ve got to close the obvious loopholes, so we need to stop sending Social Security numbers in the mail,” Petrie-Norris told FOX40.
In an effort to continue supporting small businesses through the pandemic, the state has recently increased different channels of support, including: