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Mayor Tory announces opening of 59 new modular homes at 540 Cedarvale Ave.

The city of Toronto has announced the opening of 59 new modular homes with support services for individuals experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. ....

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A year into pandemic, California's broken unemployment agency still hurting those in need


A year into pandemic, California s broken unemployment agency still hurting those in need
Patrick McGreevy
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A job seeker waits to use a phone at a career center in Richmond, Calif. Lawmakers and government experts say the state unemployment system was unprepared for the unprecedented number of claims filed since the COVID-19 pandemic began ten months ago. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, California’s beleaguered unemployment benefits system remains mired in dysfunction, leaving many jobless workers in dire straits after their efforts to receive financial assistance have been stymied by jammed phone lines, overwhelmed staff and failed technology. ....

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California's Unemployment System Still Unfit a Year Later


California’s Unemployment System Still Unfit a Year Later
The state’s Employment Development Department is still flooded with unprocessed benefits claims, millions of dollars worth of fraudulent applications and decades-old problems that continue to slow the process.
Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
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January 29, 2021
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(TNS) Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, California s beleaguered unemployment benefits system remains mired in dysfunction, leaving many jobless workers in dire straits after their efforts to receive financial assistance have been stymied by jammed phone lines, overwhelmed staff and failed technology.
Millions of out-of-work Californians are still waiting for money they desperately need to feed and clothe their families and avoid ending up on the streets. Payments have instead gone to fulfill fraudulent claims filed in the names of prison inmates ....

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