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California gave away $18 billion-plus in fraudulent jobless benefits at the pandemic's height. Now reports say it's also stiffed those deserving of benefits.

CalMatters Commentary - Despite California’s status as the world capital of high technology, its state government has been spectacularly unable to employ technology efficiently.

California is the world capital of high technology, but one of the most puzzling aspects of its government is a stubborn failure to employ technology effectively.

And in so many intriguing ways.

Gavin Newsom is a career public servant currently serving as the governor of California. So, how did he become a multimillionaire?

DAN WALTERS: California’s state government has a sorry record on using information technology to make agencies more efficient, and a new audit aims to find out why.

Technical Glitches Keep Newsom’s Dream of High-Tech Government on Hold Listen The Employment Development Department office in downtown Sacramento. Andrew Nixon / CapRadio As Gavin Newsom enters the second half of his term as California governor, CapRadio is taking a deep look at Newsom’s performance, progress and policies. Find all of our stories here. Like millions of Californians, Mary Montgomery turned to unemployment insurance in recent months to...

While doing his stretch in solitary confinement as lieutenant governor of California, Gavin Newsom wrote a book titled “Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government.” In the book, published in 2013, Newsom sang the praises of digital technology and its potential for maki

California Gov. Newsom envisions a technology-heavy government thats transparent, responsive and efficient. So far, its going backwards.