The amount of fraud has dropped sharply since the pandemic, but California still faced financial liabilities from the unemployment surge.

California has one of the largest unemployment insurance programs in the country, paying out benefits to over a million people.

Two LAPD officers face felony charges after allegedly collecting $77K in unemployment benefits while working full time during ...

Another wave of staff cuts is rolling through Blue Shield of California, and this time the insurer is trimming jobs at its ...

In 2025, the state increased payments for people who took time off to care for a child or a family member.

If you’re a gardener and you’ve found composting difficult or frustrating, you’re not alone. LAist science reporter Jacob ...

Two Los Angeles Police Department officers are scheduled to be arraigned Friday on two felony charges each involving alleged insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles County ...

March 20, 2026 – LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles police officers have been charged with insurance fraud for illegally collecting more than $77,000 in unemployment benefits even though they were on the ...

Editor’s Note: This California Black Media Q&A series with California’s gubernatorial candidates is intended to inform voters about where the candidates for governor stand on key issues. The opinions, ...

The sharp rise in gas and diesel prices due to the Iran war is quickly rippling through the world's fourth-largest economy.

The Australian tech giant has a major presence in San Francisco, where its layoffs hit an already shaky employment market.

Maternity leave is supposed to be the quiet, blurry stretch where a parent figures out life with a newborn, not a crash course in state bureaucracy. For one mother juggling a tiny baby and energetic ...