State agency wasted $4.6 million on thousands of unused cell phones, audit shows

Surge in unemployment claims prompts Employment Development Department to buy thousands of cell phones, but they weren’t used, audit finds.

California’s troubled unemployment agency squandered $4.6M on cellphones, devices that went unused for years

The California State Auditor revealed that the agency, better known as EDD, wasted more than $4.6 million on monthly service ...

California’s Julie Su finds a new home in socialist New York City

The only bright spot is that she’ll be across the country, not back here in California helping to ruin our state again.

California unemployment agency paid $4.6 million in monthly fees for unused cellphones

California's unemployment department bought more cellphones than it needed during the COVID pandemic and kept paying for ...
The Press Democrat

North Bay unemployment rates drop in September, first data since shutdown

Across the North Bay in September, jobless rates dropped across the six-county region, while California rose from 5.5% in ...
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Unemployment Slightly Down in RivCo

Payroll gains overcame losses at the end of summer throughout the regional economy, pushing the unemployment rate down ...
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California unemployment office burned $4.6M on idle phones and gear

California's unemployment bureaucracy has managed to do something that still shocks even after years of scandal: spend ...
Hoodline

EDD Burns Millions on 'Ghost' Cellphones Nobody Used, Audit Says

According to a report by the California State Auditor, reviewers examined 54 months of billing and found EDD paid about $4.62 ...

California EDD wasted over $4.6 million in state funds on unused mobile devices, audit finds

The largest amount of state funding the auditor found spent improperly was $4.6 million by the Employment Development ...