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Sacramento Bee1 month agoCaliforniaGavin Newsom pushes homeless funding accountability, wants more low income housing in citiesNewsom emphasizes accountability in homelessness funding, plans to ensure effectiveness through oversight and potential legal actions. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee2 months agoCaliforniaCalifornia employees could lose telework if they don't comply with two-day in-office mandateCritics speculate California may revert to full-time in-office model. Some state managers under Health and Human Services Agency might need to work in person two days per week. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee2 months agoCaliforniaCalifornia departments with return-to-office mandates praised telework in internal surveysRemote work surveys reveal changing stances among California government agencies. Some California departments shifted to in-office work despite prior support for remote work. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee2 months agoCaliforniaCalifornia state agencies won't report telework data anymore as workers return to officeTelework data dashboard will disappear due to budget cuts and a push to bring workers back to the office. DGS and CalHR will conduct periodic surveys to collect telework data in the absence of the dashboard. [ more ]
Kqed3 months agoCaliforniaCalifornia Stuck With $300 Million Tab as FEMA Denies COVID Housing Program Expenses | KQEDCalifornia cities and counties expected FEMA to cover costs of moving homeless residents to hotels for COVID-19 protection. FEMA's sudden refusal to reimburse has left local governments financially strained. [ more ]