Levi Sumagaysay
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Rhymes with Chevy. Economy reporter at @CalMatters. [email protected] | Posting on @levisu.bsky.social, [email protected] and LinkedIn now.
S.F. Bay Area
Joined May 2008
RT @LAHepler: Excited to talk with @KQEDForum at 10am PT about our new investigation on California’s COVID unemployment mess. Questions? S….
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How the state’s unemployment department denied California workers while paying out billions to fraudsters — and whether it can right itself.
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RT @FurmanCenterNYU: @NPR @KirkSiegler @npratc @ailsachang @THECITYNY @JonnyCustodio Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order for “promp….
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Insurers are still scaling down insurance offerings while California regulators craft new guidance.
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RT @CalMatters: California homeowner Donna Yutzy in Butte County will pay higher premiums — almost $7,000 a year for both fire and home ins….
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RT @foonrhee: Today's @CalMatters newsletter @bystellayu .-- @JeanneKuang on @CaliforniaDSS fail on #EBT theft.-- @CFA_United @IBTlocal2010….
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A California EBT theft prevention plan was put off by the COVID pandemic. The state is losing millions a month.
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ICYMI, my story on CA's massive unemployment insurance debt — and why the pandemic only made a perpetual problem worse.
California’s unemployment insurance debt, which ballooned during the pandemic, is in dire straits with no clear path forward, @levisu reports.
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RT @jeremiak: The money is pouring in for the leading Democrats vying for California's Senate seat with a few months to go until the March….
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It’s the highest-profile race in the 2024 California election, and this is where the leading Democrats are raising the most money.
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RT @JeanneKuang: Analysts say that for the first time during a period of job growth, California’s unemployment insurance fund will have few….
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The state’s unemployment insurance debt, which ballooned as a result of the pandemic, is in dire straits with no clear path forward.
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RT @CalMatters: A new element in the Cruise autonomous vehicle suspension: The CHP was in the room with the DMV and Cruise representatives….
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RT @foonrhee: Today's @CalMatters newsletter from @lynnlaaa .-- @mzinshteyn on @CFA_United strike vote @calstate .-- @levisu on @CA_EDD deb….
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The union for 29,000 Cal State lecturers, professors, counselors and others announces that 95% of voting members authorized a strike.
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RT @lynnlaaa: Today's @CalMatters newsletter:.• @GavinNewsom meets President Xi.• @AlejandroLazo on CA and China's climate change relations….
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Gov. Gavin Newsom sat down with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss trade relations, climate change and even fentanyl.
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RT @jeremiak: After one of Cruise’s robotaxis dragged a hit and run victim in SF, the CA DMV and CPUC suspended the licenses for the entire….
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The Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Public Utilities Commission suspended Cruise’s driverless cars.
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RT @CalMatters: What the twin suspensions from the DMV and the Public Utilities Commission mean for Cruise’s robotaxis .
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The Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Public Utilities Commission suspended Cruise’s driverless cars.
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RT @CalMatters: In the first application season since generative AI tools like ChatGPT have become widely available, colleges and high scho….
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While it's unclear how many students are using AI to write college application essays, campuses are grappling with the ethical implications.
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RT @CalMatters: Your favorite perfume, nail polish or hair dye may have to undergo a makeover by 2027 if it has one of 26 potentially toxic….
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RT @CalMatters: A new California law will ban over two dozen chemicals from fragrances and cosmetics. It’s another first-in-the-nation law….
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California’s new ban on 26 chemicals used in fragrances and cosmetics follows EU standards and regulations.
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RT @foonrhee: Today's @CalMatters newsletter by @lynnlaaa .-- @GavinNewsom bill actions: @levisu on @AsmFriedmanCA cosmetics + @JeanneKuang….
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The governor takes a day off from taking action on California bills, but there are more than enough to pore over from the weekend.
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RT @CalMatters: Breaking: Newsom vetoes caste discrimination bill. Neither the draw of making California the first state to pass such a la….
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Gov. Newsom vetoes what would have been a first-in-the-nation law banning caste discrimination in education, housing and the workplace.
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RT @CalMatters: The Legislative Analyst’s Office isn’t “necessarily in the business of calling a California recession,” said Brian Uhler, d….
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RT @foonrhee: Today's @CalMatters newsletter by @lynnlaaa .-- @VP @KamalaHarris @SpeakerPelosi et al honor @SenFeinstein .-- @FromBenC scoo….
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Vice President Kamala Harris and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were among the politicians to eulogize Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
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This is a great look at the gig-ification of health care. (And it mentions a story I wrote about a piece of it: ).
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Paulette Hewitt's case shows how workers who may not be considered employees and rely on third parties to book shifts can sometimes see delayed or unpaid wages.
Uber but…to hire nurses?. Gig work is making its way into health care and appears to be already harming workers and patients alike. NEW with @19thnews:.
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