Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

Businesses Across California Brace For Minimum Wage Increase January 1

December 8, 2022 1:26 pmDecember 8, 2022 1:26 pm

A looming statewide minimum wage increase from $15 an hour to $15.50 on January 1st has caused many employers throughout California to reconsider staffing levels, new hirings, and other important factors as economic concerns grow. The statewide minimum wage has...

Residents and Leaders In Cities Affected By CDCR Prison Closures Speak Out

December 8, 2022 2:27 amDecember 7, 2022 7:48 pm

City leaders and residents of the seven cities and towns affected by the Tuesday announcement of the closure and partial closure of seven state prisons across the state expressed uneasiness and fear of the future on Wednesday, as the prisons...

SF Board of Supervisors Reverses Ruling On Police Using Robots In Certain Deadly Force Situations

December 7, 2022 4:41 pm

After a week of protests following the San Francisco Board of Supervisors decision to allow the SFPD to use robots for deadly force in limited situations, the Board reversed their decision on Tuesday. The battle over allowing police robots to...

LA City Clerk Approves Kevin De Leon Recall Petition

December 7, 2022 12:07 pm

A recall petition against Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon was approved by the Los Angeles City Clerk on Tuesday, giving recall supporters until the end of March to collect enough signatures to trigger a recall election sometime in...

CDCR Announces Closures Of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison, California City Correctional Facility

December 7, 2022 2:30 amDecember 6, 2022 7:02 pm

In a Tuesday press release, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced that both the Chuckawalla Valley State Prison and the California City Correctional Facility will be shut down as prison facilities in the next few years. There will be...

Intel Announces 200 Layoffs Coming Continuing Mass Silicon Valley Tech Cutbacks

December 6, 2022 12:56 pm

Mass tech layoffs that began in late October continued across Silicon Valley on Tuesday, with tech company Intel announcing 201 job layoffs in Santa Clara and Folsom. The trend of layoffs began just over a month ago when Twitter, shortly...

Restaurant Groups Submit Over 1 Million Signatures For Fast Food Labor Referendum

December 6, 2022 2:30 amDecember 5, 2022 8:59 pm

A group of restaurants and restaurant trade groups submitted over 1 million signatures to the California Secretary of State’s office on Monday, likely enough to place a measure on the ballot over the fate of AB 257, a bill to...