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Why California’s COVID unemployment mess isn’t over yet
It’s been 22 months and three unemployment appeals since Nicolas Allen’s last job in Fresno. In the time it has taken the 44-year-old graphic designer to win a fraction of the benefits that he applied for, his wife has weathered a high-risk pregnancy, his youngest son was born and his family has been pushed to the financial brink.
Gavin Newsom breaks silence on $800 billion proposal from California reparations task force
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) responded to the California Reparations Task Force $800 billion proposal on Tuesday, arguing that the issue was about "more than cash payments."
California to pay $24M for man’s death in police custody
California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming “I can’t breathe” as multiple officers restrained him while trying to take a blood sample, lawyers said Tuesday.
Gavin Newsom vowed to fix California environmental law stalling housing. Was the promise empty?
Gov. Gavin Newsom and top Democrats have repeatedly vowed to reform California’s landmark environmental protection law, which many blame for the state’s inability to build enough housing.
Elias: Tired of declinists? Some enduring new California positives
California has taken a beating lately, with (mostly Republican) governors of other states blasting many aspects of life here, not to mention the state’s biggest-name politicians.
