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How Will the Federal Stimulus Help Californians? How Will the Federal Stimulus Help Californians?
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Today, the House is poised to approve the biggest economic stimulus package in modern American history, a $2 trillion plan aimed at helping Americans through the Covid-19 pandemic, just as the United States finds itself at its center.Today, the House is poised to approve the biggest economic stimulus package in modern American history, a $2 trillion plan aimed at helping Americans through the Covid-19 pandemic, just as the United States finds itself at its center.
And for the millions of Americans who have lost work — including more than one million Californians — the relief can’t come quickly enough.And for the millions of Americans who have lost work — including more than one million Californians — the relief can’t come quickly enough.
On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said that according to early estimates, the legislation would send more than $10 billion just to California and communities around the state, not including direct support to residents.On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said that according to early estimates, the legislation would send more than $10 billion just to California and communities around the state, not including direct support to residents.
That money, he said, will help hurting state coffers as California spends billions of dollars on protective equipment and places to house people who must be isolated or who had been living on the streets.That money, he said, will help hurting state coffers as California spends billions of dollars on protective equipment and places to house people who must be isolated or who had been living on the streets.
While Mr. Newsom applauded congressional leaders like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for their work so far, he noted that “there will need to be more in the future.”While Mr. Newsom applauded congressional leaders like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for their work so far, he noted that “there will need to be more in the future.”
For now, though, here are some useful resources to figure out how the stimulus may help you:For now, though, here are some useful resources to figure out how the stimulus may help you:
Answers to frequently asked questions about expanded unemployment benefits and stimulus payments. [The New York Times]
A breakdown of what’s in the stimulus package, including loans to big corporations and small businesses. [The New York Times]
A calculator to show you how much you could get from the $1,200 (or more) in the coronavirus checks. [The Washington Post]
Capt. John R. Rotruck was somewhere between San Diego and Los Angeles on Thursday night, he told me, set to arrive at L.A.’s port this morning at about 9 o’clock.Capt. John R. Rotruck was somewhere between San Diego and Los Angeles on Thursday night, he told me, set to arrive at L.A.’s port this morning at about 9 o’clock.
Since he was traveling by gigantic boat and not by car, he’d been en route since Monday.Since he was traveling by gigantic boat and not by car, he’d been en route since Monday.
“I’m sitting in my cabin right now,” he said.“I’m sitting in my cabin right now,” he said.
Captain Rotruck is the commanding officer of the Mercy, the 1,000-bed U.S. Navy hospital ship heading to the Port of L.A. to alleviate pressure on the region’s health care systems caused by an anticipated surge in coronavirus patients.Captain Rotruck is the commanding officer of the Mercy, the 1,000-bed U.S. Navy hospital ship heading to the Port of L.A. to alleviate pressure on the region’s health care systems caused by an anticipated surge in coronavirus patients.
Officials have said the medical staff aboard the ship will treat Angelenos with conditions not related to Covid-19, like heart attacks, or who have been in car crashes.Officials have said the medical staff aboard the ship will treat Angelenos with conditions not related to Covid-19, like heart attacks, or who have been in car crashes.
Though the task may sound grim, for many of the roughly 1,000 sailors aboard, including a full-time crew of 61 who maintain the vessel, it’s a new kind of mission, Captain Rotruck said.Though the task may sound grim, for many of the roughly 1,000 sailors aboard, including a full-time crew of 61 who maintain the vessel, it’s a new kind of mission, Captain Rotruck said.
“I see a tremendous amount of enthusiasm,” he said. “It’s very unusual for us to be able to do something this directly for the American people.”“I see a tremendous amount of enthusiasm,” he said. “It’s very unusual for us to be able to do something this directly for the American people.”
Typically, he said, the ship goes out every couple years to provide care or to help build medical capacity in other countries, like the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.Typically, he said, the ship goes out every couple years to provide care or to help build medical capacity in other countries, like the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.
This time, the mission is hitting much closer to home, not just because it’s on American soil, but because many of the crew are based in San Diego.This time, the mission is hitting much closer to home, not just because it’s on American soil, but because many of the crew are based in San Diego.
Captain Rotruck said he didn’t know how long the Mercy would stay in Los Angeles — that’s for state and federal emergency officials to decide — but he said he felt confident in the ship’s initial supply of protective equipment and the crew’s ability to take recommended precautions against the spread of Covid-19.Captain Rotruck said he didn’t know how long the Mercy would stay in Los Angeles — that’s for state and federal emergency officials to decide — but he said he felt confident in the ship’s initial supply of protective equipment and the crew’s ability to take recommended precautions against the spread of Covid-19.
“We accept a certain amount of risk,” he said. “But we mitigate that risk like any civilian hospital.”“We accept a certain amount of risk,” he said. “But we mitigate that risk like any civilian hospital.”
The Mercy, Captain Rotruck said, is in many ways like “a regular hospital.” That’s the comment he occasionally gets from visitors touring the medical facility.The Mercy, Captain Rotruck said, is in many ways like “a regular hospital.” That’s the comment he occasionally gets from visitors touring the medical facility.
“It just happens to be inside a supertanker,” he said.“It just happens to be inside a supertanker,” he said.
If you’ve experienced symptoms of Covid-19 and have tried, unsuccessfully, to get a test in California, we want to hear from you. If you’re feeling well enough, please email us at CAtoday@nytimes.com, and we may reach out. Thank you.If you’ve experienced symptoms of Covid-19 and have tried, unsuccessfully, to get a test in California, we want to hear from you. If you’re feeling well enough, please email us at CAtoday@nytimes.com, and we may reach out. Thank you.
Updated September 1, 2020
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“Oh my God, she canceled, too.” The coronavirus outbreak has led many to cast aside household workers, who rarely have the kind of protections that come with working for a formal, full-time employer, like paid sick leave. Many household workers are undocumented, leaving their families even more vulnerable. [The New York Times]
Also, the coronavirus has stalled the nation’s asylum system and exacerbated poor conditions for migrants: “How can we ask those people to keep a safe distance and wash hands if they don’t even have access to water?” [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
She seemed like one of the least likely people to get the coronavirus. She lived simply and her daily routine had a small radius. But Azar Ahrabi was the first person in the Bay Area to die from the illness. Her son said it struck “out of the blue.” [The San Francisco Chronicle]
As California’s researchers contend with orders to stay home, what happens to their work? Some scientists have been able to switch to study the coronavirus. Others are just trying to keep their research from being ruined. [CalMatters]
The economy is breaking. We’re trying to turn it off and turn it back on. (But seriously, read this to understand how the recovery might work, and why it’ll be different from past economic recoveries.) [The New York Times]
If you missed it, here’s how big tech could emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic stronger than ever. But those lucky few companies should still be worried. [The New York Times]
How are people dating during the pandemic? Orders to shelter in place are forcing some closer together while others are stuck apart. [KQED]
If you want to read something totally unrelated to anything happening in the world right now, the Internet Archive in San Francisco has opened the National Emergency Library, a digital collection of 1.4 million books you can check out at no cost. [The New Yorker]
Or there’s this profile of the feline “mayor” of Little Tokyo, who turned 23 this month. [The Los Angeles Times]
Also, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have reportedly left Canada for Los Angeles, Ms. Markle’s hometown. [Reuters]
She was anxious because she couldn’t find hand sanitizer. Her neighbor was running low on toilet paper.She was anxious because she couldn’t find hand sanitizer. Her neighbor was running low on toilet paper.
And so, one day recently, Mary Whiteford, 68, and Nancy Dickenson, 64, did a little bartering: “My three rolls of toilet paper for her one bottle of rubbing alcohol!” Ms. Whiteford told me in an email.And so, one day recently, Mary Whiteford, 68, and Nancy Dickenson, 64, did a little bartering: “My three rolls of toilet paper for her one bottle of rubbing alcohol!” Ms. Whiteford told me in an email.
The two women, who live in Morro Bay, had run into each other while walking their dogs. They chatted — at a safe distance — and realized this was one way they could help each other through a tough time.The two women, who live in Morro Bay, had run into each other while walking their dogs. They chatted — at a safe distance — and realized this was one way they could help each other through a tough time.
We know gestures like this, big and small, are taking place around California. And we want to hear about them.We know gestures like this, big and small, are taking place around California. And we want to hear about them.
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California Today is edited by Julie Bloom, who grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from U.C. Berkeley.California Today is edited by Julie Bloom, who grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from U.C. Berkeley.