Our NewsChannel Tipline investigation delves into the dark world of hackers and thieves. We all deal with passwords, two-factor authentication, security questions, multi-step whatevers, it’s maddening. We do all of that to stop or at least slow down the crooks. However, sometimes, even that’s not enough.
Our NewsChannel Tipline investigation delves into the dark world of hackers and thieves. We all deal with passwords, two-factor authentication, security questions, multi-step whatevers, it’s maddening. We do all of that to stop or at least slow down the crooks. However, sometimes, even that’s not enough.
Tipline Investigation: Local musician waiting for unemployment benefits forced to sell instruments
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - We have another followup to the chaos within California’s unemployment system. Our series of reports have clearly shown how some people are desperately trying to survive as they deal with the broken system.
Ernie Orosco and his bands, Ernie and the Emperors and The Brian Faith Band, are well known in the Santa Barbara area. They’ve played at venues up and down the coast for decades. But, when the pandemic hit the music stopped.
Orosco has suffered through tough times recently, including the death of his brother Cory.
Tipline Investigation: Goleta man tells state, ‘I don’t want your unemployment money, take it back’
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - We’ve reported on many frustrating stories involving major problems in California’s Unemployment System. Sadly, we have another one for you.
Hundreds of thousands of Californians are struggling to survive as the state s Employment Development Department implodes under a crush of fraud and a tidal wave of claims. Some state officials estimate more than two billion dollars in taxpayer money has been lost to fraud. They don t know how much money has been lost to a broken system. The NewsChannel has heard from hundreds of people who filed for unemployment benefits when the pandemic started and have received nothing so far.