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NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how to apply to California’s COVID-19 Rent Relief and how that application can pause eviction proceedings.

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how to get the advance child tax credits if you are eligible but haven’t gotten payment yet.

A new federal program is available to help cover the costs of internet bills and devices for low-income and qualifying households.

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how the Emergency Broadband Benefit works and how to apply.

The expanded state stimulus proposal Gov. Newsom announced Monday would be available to individuals or couples with a combined income of less than $75K.

On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his proposal to expand stimulus dollars for Californians. But who will actually receive the checks Newsom was referring to? And in what time frame will those checks be issued? Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura reports.

California’s COVID-19 rent relief application portal went live on Monday, which will help eligible landlords and tenants cover unpaid rent from the past year.

President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill this Thursday. “This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving working people … a fighting chance,” Biden said. “That’s what the essence of it is.”

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved waiving or reducing permit fees for small businesses as part of the county’s COVID-19 recovery efforts.

The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday. The bill will be sent to the House next week.

California lawmakers on Monday cleared the way for 5.7 million people to get at least $600 in one-time payments, part of a state-sized coronavirus relief package aimed at helping those with low-to-moderate incomes weather the pandemic. Kris Sanchez reports.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested he would not sign the COVID-19 relief bill passed by U.S. Congress.

Fourteen organizations designated as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center or the Anti-Defamation League have received funding from the Paycheck Protection Program totaling nearly $4.5 million, according to data released last week by the Small Business Administration revealing who benefited from the pandemic federal relief funds.

With time running out, lawmakers are closing in on a proposed COVID-19 relief bill that would provide roughly $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits but not another round of $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans

California will provide temporary tax relief and $500 million in aid to small businesses struggling because of coronavirus outbreak restrictions, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday.