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From KQED.

From KQED, Public Radio, I'm Michael Krasny.

Facing a massive backlog of 600,000 cases, California's Employment Development Department says it will not accept new unemployment claims until October 5th as it works to restructure its website to process claims more efficiently. The temporary pause comes after a state government report called on EDD to address a number of problems with its claims processing.

And we'll discuss the report and how EDD plans to tackle these issues. And we'll speak to

San Francisco-based artist George McCallman about his new work. Tell me three things I can do

slash return to sender. It's a visual portrayal of some of the vacuous, insulting messages McCallman received from white acquaintances following the murder of George Floyd.

That's all next after this news.

Welcome to this morning's forum. I'm Michael Krasny.

California's Employment Development Department announced over the weekend that it would not accept any new claims until October 5th.

According to a state government report issued on Saturday, 600,000 workers who filed for unemployment insurance had been waiting three weeks to get their initial claims processed.

Critics contend that the EDD has insufficient fraud detection and relies on technology, which Governor

Gavin Newsom concedes needs to be strewn into the waste bin of history. We'll discuss the report

on how EDD plans to address these issues. Joining us is Kathleen Pender, business columnist for the

San Francisco Chronicle, and welcome to the program. Good morning to you. Good morning.

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