There’s help in the federal relief bill for gig workers and independent contractors. But as their economic toll gets worse, the state’s employment agency says it’s still awaiting instructions on how to make the money available.

Story by Chris Nichols.

(Photo:  Sacramento area rideshare driver John Anderson says he’s lost two-thirds of his weekly income during the coronavirus outbreak - Chris Nichols / CapRadio)

Silicon Valley-based Cepheid's rapid coronavirus test became one first authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. But there’s one problem: Many California labs and hospitals can’t get their hands on them.

Story by Scott Rodd.

(Photo: After an initial verbal screening, one driver at a time gets a COVID-19 nasal swab test from a garbed health worker at a drive-up station in Daly City, Calif. - Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / via CapRadio)