MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - Based on news reports (see here and here ) as well as a letter from U.S. Senator Feinstein to U.S. President Biden, it seems that the federal government has had challenges retaining wildland firefighters in California because the compensation offered is significantly less than the compensation offered to CalFire firefighters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451

The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - In December 2020, EDD hired Pondera, an investigation consulting firm owned by the Thompson Reuters news service, to review nearly 10  million claims issued during the pandemic, but before ID.me came online, for potentially fraudulent characteristics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542