Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

Department of Transportation Allocates $57.5 Million For Long Beach, Oakland Port Improvements

December 23, 2021 2:15 amDecember 22, 2021 10:07 pm

The Department of Transportation allocated $57.5 million in grants for improvements to the Ports of Long Beach and Oakland on Wednesday, becoming the latest funding earmarked for helping eliminate supply-chain backlogs. Ports in California, facing massive backlogs in the latter...

California State University Joins UC in Mandating COVID-19 Boosters For Returning Students, Faculty

December 22, 2021 1:10 pm

The California State University system announced on Wednesday that all students and faculty members will need a COVID-19 vaccine booster to return to class during the spring semester, joining the UC system and California health care workers in mandating boosters....

Biden Administration Orders Two $689 Million Solar Projects In Southern California

December 22, 2021 10:08 am

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), at the behest of the Biden Administration, approved two major solar projects at a Riverside County site on Tuesday, with a third likely to be approved soon. Both California and the federal government have...

Superior Court Rules Against San Diego Schools Vaccination Mandate

December 22, 2021 2:26 amApril 3, 2022 8:42 am

San Diego Superior Court Judge John Meyer ruled on Monday that the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) COVID-19 vaccination mandate is to be halted due to breaking state law. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...

California Citizens Redistricting Commission Releases Final Drafts Of New Congressional Districts

December 21, 2021 1:56 pm

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission released final drafts of where U.S. House seats are to be redistricted in California on Monday. The Commission was formed last year to redraw Congressional boundaries within California based on new 2020 Census data. While...

CA Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Announces That She Will Not Run in 2022

December 21, 2021 9:45 amDecember 21, 2021 12:01 pm

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), who has been Southern Los Angeles’ Congressional representative since 1993, announced on Monday that she would not be running for reelection next year. Despite being in Congress for nearly three decades, Roybal-Allard announced her upcoming retirement...

SF DA Chesa Boudin Announces Opposition to Mayor London Breed’s Tenderloin Crime Crackdown Plan

December 21, 2021 2:25 amDecember 20, 2021 10:25 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Monday that he was opposed to Mayor London Breed’s crime crackdown plan in the Tenderloin neighborhood, saying that the city should focus efforts elsewhere to keep residents safe and give help to those...