Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

Assemblyman Fong Brings Back Bill to Suspend Gas Taxes for One Year

December 12, 2022 5:04 pm

Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) brought back Assembly Bill proposals earlier this month to temporarily suspend the California state gas taxes for an entire year. Assembly Bill 53 and Assembly Bill X1-2, both authored by Fong, would not only suspend the...

Karen Bass Sworn In As New Mayor Of Los Angeles

December 12, 2022 1:00 pmDecember 13, 2022 6:24 am

Former Congresswoman Karen Bass was sworn in as Mayor of Los Angeles during the weekend, becoming the first woman and second African-American to hold the position in the city’s history, and replacing former Mayor Eric Garcetti. Born in Los Angeles...

Embattled LA City Councilman Kevin de Leon Attends First City Council Meeting Following Racist Recording Scandal

December 10, 2022 2:30 amDecember 9, 2022 9:03 pm

A Los Angeles City Council Meeting erupted into chaos on Friday following the entrance of City Councilman Kevin de Leon, who has faced mass protests against him since October over his role in the racist recording scandal. De Leon has largely...

Senators Wilk, Jones Ask Senate To Hold Off On Swearing In D-16 Senate Winner With Race Still Undecided

December 9, 2022 4:48 pmDecember 9, 2022 4:48 pm

Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R- Santa Clarita) and incoming Senate Republican Leader-elect Brian Jones (R-Santee) issued a joint statement Friday, asking the state Senate to hold off swearing in D-16 Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) due to concerns that some ballots still...

SFUSD, Juul Settle Lawsuit for Targeting E-Cigarettes Towards Minors

December 9, 2022 12:32 pm

The San Francisco United School District announced on Thursday that a settlement had been reached with Juul labs for a nearly 3 year old lawsuit over targeting e-cigarettes towards minors. The suit began in December of 2019, with the SFUSD...

UC Strike Affecting Students Finals, Semester Grades

December 9, 2022 2:30 amDecember 8, 2022 9:56 pm

The ongoing University of California strike of 36,000 academic student employees (such as teaching assistants) and graduate student researchers continued on Thursday, with the strike now directly affecting students’ finals and their grades for the semester. The strike began nearly a...

LA County Projecting Mask Mandate In Early January

December 8, 2022 7:09 pmDecember 9, 2022 4:49 pm

New statistics released by the Los Angeles County Department of Health on Thursday project that, with current COVID-19 case rate growth and more and more hospital beds being taken by COVID-19 patients, the County is now on track to bring...