Federal unemployment benefits and supplements are ending on September 4. Where does this leave folks who can’t find a job or are reluctant to return to public-facing positions such as restaurant servers? Also, vaccine mandates are popping up at companies, universities, and government offices across California. Employees can opt out for medical reasons or “sincerely held religious beliefs." And at the LA Fire Department, leaders are trying to get more than 1,000 firefighters vaccinated before the city’s vaccine mandate goes into effect in October.