Former EDD Director Suggests Fraud Behind 'Ridiculously Outsized' Unemployment Claims
Concerns are growing of possible fraud in California's unemployment system after a suspicious number of claims involving independent contractors.
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Concerns are growing of possible fraud in California's unemployment system after a suspicious number of claims involving independent contractors.
Officials with California's power grid operator said Thursday that they are more prepared for this weekend's heat wave than they were in mid-August, but a scorching end to the summer could require additional flex alerts in the coming weeks.
The upcoming heat wave over the Labor Day weekend is expected to impact current fire-fighting efforts, increase fire risk and has already triggered a energy flex alert for Saturday through Monday.
Work was underway Wednesday at San Jose's two cardrooms, Bay 101 and Casino M8trix, to prepare for outdoor operations.
After more than five years of stalled talks, San Jose plans to start charging commercial developers fees to fund affordable housing - a move housing advocates said is long overdue.
Public health officials in Alameda County have amended their list of businesses that can reopen after being shuttered due to the coronavirus.
After signs surfaced indicating that iconic San Francisco institution Tommy's Joynt might have closed permanently amid the COVID-19 pandemic, management on Wednesday happily confirmed that the rumors were not true.
San Francisco has green-lighted salons to offer limited outdoor services, but many businesses are choosing to wait until indoor services are permitted.
SB 1079, titled "Homes for Homeowners, Not Corporations," would give tenants, families, housing nonprofits and local governments first dibs on foreclosed properties before corporations.
San Francisco's oldest continuously operating business, Boudin Bakery, is offering at-home Dungeness crab feasts just in time for Labor Day weekend.
Some San Francisco hair salons and barber shops on Tuesday reopened for business outside, taking customers for the first time in months and providing relief for business owners shaggy SF residents alike.
San Francisco remains the most expensive American city when it comes to renting a one-bedroom apartment, but the monthly hit to the pocketbook will continue to drop amid the exodus from the San Francisco Bay Area of remote workers searching for more affordable housing.
Californians who haven't paid their rent since March 1 because of the coronavirus could stay in their homes through at least Jan. 31 under a bill the state Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law late Monday -- one day before statewide eviction protections are set to expire.
Business owners on Monday opened their doors for the first time in weeks -- in some cases months -- under the state's new tiered system.
Tuesday marks a new phase for hair and nail salons, barber shops and massage studios in San Francisco but the announcement has led to false hope for some.
