Michael Finney

"We have seen a lot of scammers using robocalls, robotexts and sometimes these payment apps used to scam people. It's definitely a problem," says one consumer advocate. https://t.co/ZXjsmJSQWe

When asked if he was unhappy seeing his package thrown like a Frisbee, the Concord man said, "There might be stronger words I could use." https://t.co/dlPZbTRfqZ

"It feels like any setback now just hits us a little bit harder." Looking to take a break from long days battling COVID, eight San Francisco nurses were unable to cancel their Airbnb. https://t.co/45INkYARn3

Scammers are using the fear of rampant banking fraud to lure their victims. It cost one man half his life savings. https://t.co/SnoBPpSAkT

This matter took on added urgency because his benefits have been frozen until this is resolved. He can't understand why EDD is doing this to him. https://t.co/2KvPwqFkrw

RT @abc7newsbayarea: “How can you sit there and tell me there’s nothing you can do?” An investigation to CA’s unemployment benefits program…

7 On Your Side investigates the history of issues with CA's EDD. We're talking to Californians who are frustrated, tired and confused by this ongoing problem in “Broke: California’s Unemployment Crisis,” streaming now on the ABC7 Bay Area streaming app. https://t.co/Dges9HCQYP

In a one-two punch, a South SF woman lost her EDD appeal -- then the EDD mailed a copy of her documents, full of private information, to a stranger. https://t.co/aQkOTklgLQ

Many families will get Child Tax Credit without even having to apply for it. https://t.co/ouCdLULvP0

Walmart says its program offers discounts of 65 to 85% on prescription drugs. How are they able to set such low prices? https://t.co/NI6uZhDgbE

A Vallejo cat has been freed from Instagram jail after he was accidentally banned for being "underage." https://t.co/unOx2GFevc

A visually impaired woman nearly lost the only way she has to get home from work -- due to a technicality. https://t.co/QUtvt5KBSp

Workers are paying for auto-dialing services to get through to EDD for California unemployment benefits. https://t.co/lJzBJEuMnP

About four million calls flooded the EDD the last week of May, and EDD answered about six percent of them. https://t.co/6Y7PGXOarG

Local restaurants say both customers and employees will have to make adjustments, even after state reopens. https://t.co/Xe4LKekh4S

During the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers racked up airline reward miles through shopping and staying home. Now, experts have this advice. https://t.co/6qRgNHhXxt

There's been a big surge in "puppy scams" during the pandemic, says the Better Business Bureau. Now, one Santa Rosa pet store is caught in the middle as fraudsters use them as a front. https://t.co/xLqTeW5bZz