Rhymes with Chevy. Economy reporter at @CalMatters. [email protected] | Now posting on @levisu.bsky.social, [email protected] and LinkedIn.

S.F. Bay Area
Joined May 2008
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Excited to talk with @KQEDForum at 10am PT about our new investigation on California’s COVID unemployment mess. Questions? Still having EDD issues? Call in or DM Background: calmatters.org/series/califo…
⏰ Today's Plan: 9AM: Biden and Xi Jinping to meet during APEC in San Francisco. What’s on the agenda? 10AM: New investigation looks at causes of EDD’s pandemic meltdown 📻 Listen: kqed.org/forum
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Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order for “prompt regulatory action” to address the plight of CA homeowners facing problems with home and fire insurance. But at its present pace, help for residents may not arrive until 2026 via @CalMatters's @levisu buff.ly/49olJK1
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California homeowner Donna Yutzy in Butte County will pay higher premiums — almost $7,000 a year for both fire and home insurance — because she doesn’t want to risk having no fire insurance. 📸 @manuelorbegozo 1/5
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ICYMI, my story on CA's massive unemployment insurance debt — and why the pandemic only made a perpetual problem worse.
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The money is pouring in for the leading Democrats vying for California's Senate seat with a few months to go until the March primary. How much did they raise and where from? Check out the newest from @bystellayu and me to learn more calmatters.org/politics/2023…
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Analysts say that for the first time during a period of job growth, California’s unemployment insurance fund will have fewer contributions coming in than benefits being paid out By @levisu calmatters.org/economy/2023/…
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A new element in the Cruise autonomous vehicle suspension: The CHP was in the room with the DMV and Cruise representatives after the San Francisco dragging incident. Here's what the CHP says about the meeting: cal.news/47cRPGx 📝 @levisu 📸 Achille Abboud
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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 150 car fleet @levisu reports. calmatters.org/economy/2023/…
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In the first application season since generative AI tools like ChatGPT have become widely available, colleges and high schools are grappling with the ethical and practical implications of text-writing technology. cal.news/46KdOEt 📝 @carolynjones100 & @mzinshteyn
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Your favorite perfume, nail polish or hair dye may have to undergo a makeover by 2027 if it has one of 26 potentially toxic ingredients now banned by California. 1/3
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A new California law will ban over two dozen chemicals from fragrances and cosmetics. It’s another first-in-the-nation law — and another instance of California following European Union regulators. cal.news/48NLa7l 📝 @levisu
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Breaking: Newsom vetoes caste discrimination bill. Neither the draw of making California the first state to pass such a law, nor the month-long hunger strike by supporters persuaded Newsom. cal.news/3F91tOI 📝 @SameeaKamal
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The Legislative Analyst’s Office isn’t “necessarily in the business of calling a California recession,” said Brian Uhler, deputy legislative analyst — but it is sounding an alarm about a looming downturn. cal.news/3PGRIMt 📝 @levisu 📸 Pablo Unzueta
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