Cartoon: Poker face
Clay Jones is an award-winning political cartoonist. See more of his work at claytoonz.com
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Sacramento Artist Corps puts artists to work to serve their community
Marie Acosta drew inspiration from the Works Progress Administration to help artists during the pandemic In response to mass unemployment caused by the Great Depression,…
Piling on during the pandemic?
Editor’s note: Sacramento County puts off a hike in garbage rates for now, listening to COVID-19 fatigued residents. The city of Sacramento is also looking…
Letters: Unemployment fraud, COVID-19, etc.
Asleep at the switch Re: “For rural counties, stopping inmate unemployment fraud is daunting” by Scott Thomas Anderson (News, Nov. 27): WTH why isn’t state…
For rural counties with state prisons, stopping inmate unemployment fraud is daunting
Rural prosecutors say they don’t have the resources to tackle California’s widening unemployment scheme behind bars Over the last two months, investigators across California determined…
Cartoon: Unconstitutional slop
Clay Jones is an award-winning political cartoonist. See more of his work at claytoonz.com
What’s at stake
Editor’s note: How bad will the pandemic get for families without more financial help? Three new studies show just how bad. As politicians in Washington,…
Weekly check
Editor’s note: The $600 federal unemployment bonus is about to end, but it has highlighted inequality in America Unless Republican leaders in Congress come to…
The hardest hit
Editor’s note: The COVID-19 recession is hammering women and people of color Working people are bearing the brunt of the recession caused by the COVID-19…
Stat of the week: Poverty cremations
More Sacramento families are asking for help to lay their dead to rest. Here’s why. A collapsing economy and devastating pandemic have forced more Sacramento…