My first unemployment payment still has not arrived

I applied for unemployment in Sacramento 20 weeks ago and the status page still says pending. It has been a long 20 weeks. I called the state line four times and only reached a recording. Has anyone been through this? How long did it take in the end?

Mine took about 20 weeks because of an identity check I did not notice. Look for a message or a letter you may have missed in your online account.