https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/09/coronavirus-600-extra-jobless-benefits-sunday-california-gov-newsom-vows-tech-economy-layoff-job/ > California workers who have lost their jobs amid coronavirus-linked shutdowns will receive $600 in extra unemployment benefits, starting on Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. > “The state will begin implementing new federal benefit payments of $600 on top of the weekly benefit received by California workers starting this Sunday,” the governor’s office said in a release.