San Joaquin County jobless numbers shrink slightly [Lodi News-Sentinel, Calif.]
Dec. 19 The number of San Joaquin County residents claiming unemployment continued to trickle downward last month, falling to an even 9% from 9.6%, the California Employment Development Department reported Friday.
November’s numbers continued a seven-month trend of slow but steady decline. Unemployment was at 16% in April when the county first felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday’s numbers, however, reflect the jobless rate just before the county was included into the San Joaquin Valley region, in which a three week stay-at-home order was issued to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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A number of houses in Manteca and one in Lathrop were raided on Wednesday as part of an extensive network after it was determined that they were being used to illegally grow marijuana.
According to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, a total of 20 search warrants were executed throughout San Joaquin after an exhaustive 6-month investigation determined that nearly two dozen residences were involved in the illegal cultivation operation.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Illegal pot grow houses are raided
A number of houses in Manteca and one in Lathrop were raided on Wednesday as part of an extensive network after it was determined that they were being used to illegally grow marijuana.
According to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, a total of 20 search warrants were executed throughout San Joaquin after an exhaustive 6-month investigation determined that nearly two dozen residences were involved in the illegal cultivation operation.
Multiple houses in Manteca were included in the raid, as was one house in Lathrop.
Paul Sakuma
David Goldstein, a CBS Los Angeles reporter, has been digging deep into California’s EDD fraud from the beginning. According to a new study by the California Center for Jobs and Economy, Unemployment insurance fraud in the state could top $8 billion!
That’s
Billion, with a “B”.
It is estimated that over half a million Californians still have not received benefits, despite filing in March or April, at the beginning of the first California lockdowns.
“According to the report, billions of dollars in taxpayer funded benefits have gone to people who fraudulently filed claims and collected benefits, while many others have been unable to get much-needed financial relief.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. EDD benefit fraud raids in Manteca
Multiple households in Manteca were raided on Tuesday morning by investigators from a multijurisdictional team aimed at stamping out unemployment fraud in San Joaquin County.
According to the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s office, the investigation began after fraud was uncovered by the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department which jumpstarted the effort that culminated with multiple search warrants being served on Tuesday.
The team that served the warrants in multiple locations – including two in Manteca – included representatives from the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office and the Manteca and Stockton Police Departments, investigators from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and fraud investigators from the California Employment Deve