Crafted by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders last week, the pandemic assistance plan also includes $4 billion in grants, tax breaks and fee waivers for small businesses.
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Unemployed Californians face months of delays when appealing denial of jobless benefits
The sluggish appeals process marks another setback for the state as its Employment Development Department has been overwhelmed during the COVID crisis.
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Am I eligible for California’s $600 COVID-19 stimulus check and other aid?
In all, the state will provide 5.7 million payments to low-income Californians as part of the $9.6-billion economic recovery package.
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Newsom, lawmakers agree to $600 stimulus checks plus boost for undocumented workers
As Congress debates President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers announce their own stimulus package, calling for $600 one-time payments to millions of struggling Californians and extra help for undocumented workers left out of federal relief.
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Downtown movie mainstay Cinema 9 to close permanently, Regal tells staff
Regal’s last Santa Cruz County theater, Cinema 9, announced to employees Wednesday that it will permanently close, months after COVID-19 restrictions forced it to suspend operations.
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State backs away from assigning more patients to nurses following protests in Watsonville, beyond
SPECIAL REPORT: The company that bought Watsonville Community Hospital in 2019 abruptly stopped managing it last month….
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Pandemic pasta boost: Popular Ben Lomond Italian restaurant makes its Scotts Valley debut tonight
Popular Italian restaurant Casa Nostra is opening another establishment down the hill in Scotts Valley, building off its original spot on Highway 9 in Ben Lomond.
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Those whose work lives were affected by CZU fires can get paid for helping with recovery
$1.5 million grant will provide work for 75 unemployed or underemployed people. They will be deployed to conduct fire recovery and resiliency activities in specific park and open space locations impacted by the CZU Lightning Complex fires.
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Santa Cruz once got $2.6M a year in festival admissions tax. Now, it’s on pace to get less than $100,000
Financial forecasts unveiled during Tuesday’s city council meeting show Santa Cruz will face several years of difficult spending cuts if the city is going to regain its financial footing.
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Grub before you shop: Food trucks allowed to keep operating in Capitola Mall parking lot
The Capitola Planning Commission voted Thursday night to approve permits for up to three food truck vendors to operate in the Capitola Mall parking lot.