My first unemployment payment still has not arrived

I was laid off as a copywriter and filed right away, and I have been certifying every week. I am in San Diego, in case local advice matters. 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?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 7 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.