Dianne Feinstein

The main entry to George Washington High School is seen in San Francisco, on Jan. 27, 2021. The embattled San Francisco school board is poised to reverse a decision to rename 44 schools in an effort to avoid costly litigation and tone down national criticism. In a Tuesday, April 6, 2021, meeting, the board will vote on a resolution to rescind a controversial January decision to rename schools and revisit the matter after all students have returned full-time to in-person learning. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

Embattled San Francisco school board agrees to act dignified

Apr. 21, 2021 04:30 PM EDT

California woman admits pandemic fraud using senator's name

Apr. 19, 2021 09:18 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California woman who acknowledged using U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s name and Social Security number to receive $21,000 in...

Abraham Lincoln High School is seen in San Francisco, on Jan. 27, 2021. The embattled San Francisco school board is poised to reverse a decision to rename 44 schools in an effort to avoid costly litigation and tone down national criticism. In a Tuesday, April 6, 2021, meeting, the board will vote on a resolution to rescind a controversial January decision to rename schools and revisit the matter after all students have returned full-time to in-person learning. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

San Francisco school board suspends plan to rename schools

By Jocelyn Gecker Apr. 07, 2021 01:50 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 08:19 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ March 31 The Palm Beach Post on the “anti-riot” bill...

FILE - In this March 2, 2019, file photo, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Schubert said she has about a dozen investigators assigned to unemployment fraud, estimating they are looking into close to $3 million in fraud right now. District attorneys across the state were shocked last year to discover the state had OK'd millions of dollars in unemployment benefits in the names of prison inmates, including killers on death row at the San Quentin State Prison. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Police arrest 2 accused of California unemployment fraud

By Adam Beam Feb. 19, 2021 08:00 PM EST

FILE — In his Dec. 18, 2020 file photo a runner passes the office of the California Employment Development Department in Sacramento, Calif. California reported a significant surge in unemployment claims last week for independent contractors, accounting for more than a quarter of all such climbs nationally and raising concerns about a return of widespread fraud, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California: Criminal rings loot billions in jobless funds

By Michael R. Blood Jan. 25, 2021 08:32 PM EST

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., speaks during a Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing on the federal government response to COVID-19 on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Justice Dept. won't charge Sen. Burr over stock sales

By Eric Tucker And Mary Clare Jalonick Jan. 19, 2021 08:09 PM EST

California COVID-19 benefits fraud could reach $9.8 billion

Jan. 15, 2021 09:18 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California may have paid out nearly $10 billion in phony coronavirus unemployment claims — more than double the previous estimate — with...

California suspends 1.4 million virus unemployment claims

Jan. 06, 2021 11:14 PM EST
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has frozen 1.4 million unemployment claims as it battles fraud in its massive coronavirus unemployment relief program, it...

California may have paid out-of-state inmates job benefits

Jan. 06, 2021 12:01 AM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than $40 million in California funding intended to help people left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic probably went to inmates in out...

New director appointed to California unemployment department

Dec. 30, 2020 08:37 PM EST
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday appointed Rita L. Saenz to oversee the state's unemployment benefits department, which has been...