Audit: Disparity in how CA COVID-19 Relief Funds were distributed
Audit: Disparity in how CA COVID-19 relief funds were distributed Share Updated: 11:26 PM PST Jan 19, 2021 Share Updated: 11:26 PM PST Jan 19, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript KCRA 3’S BRANDI CUMMINGS EXPLAINS WHY. BRANDI: ENACTED IN MARCH 2020, THE CARES ACT GAVE STATES MONEY TO HELP RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. $15.3 BILLION WAS ALLOCATED FOR CALIFORNIA. $5.8 BILLION OF THAT SENT DIRECTLY TO COUNTIES AND CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OVER 500,000. THE REMAINING $9.5 BILLION WAS SENT TO THE STATE. BUT GET THIS. ALTHOUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GAVE MONEY DIRE...
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