Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

California May Lose As Much As $337 Million In Federal Pandemic Rental Aid According To State Auditor’s Office

September 18, 2021 2:34 amSeptember 20, 2021 11:35 am

According to a new report from the State Auditor’s office released on Thursday, California has been so slow in releasing federal pandemic rental aid that they may lose up to $337 million if more money isn’t obligated to renters at...

State Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar To Leave Court On October 31st

September 17, 2021 11:16 am

California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar announced on Thursday that he will be leaving next month following Governor Gavin Newsom’s recall election victory earlier this month. Due to leave on October 31st, Cuellar announced that he will become president of...

Governor Newsom Signs 4 Bills Designed To Boost Housing Numbers

September 17, 2021 2:11 amSeptember 16, 2021 9:11 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed several bills on Thursday designed to increase housing, speed up the process to approve multi-family housing, and to alter the approval process for new housing. In total, Newsom signed the following 4 bills: Senate Bill 8...

LA County Board of Supervisors Votes To Halt All New Oil, Gas Drilling

September 16, 2021 3:55 pmSeptember 16, 2021 3:33 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously 5-0 on Wednesday on a motion that prohibits all new oil wells and drilling operations in unincorporated parts of the county, as well as starts to look into closing some of...

LA County Expands Vaccination Mandates to Include Workers, Concerts

September 16, 2021 11:35 amApril 3, 2022 7:16 am

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that, due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases within the county and the continued transmission risk, vaccination mandates would be expanded to include workers and customers at all...

The GOP and the 2021 Recall: A Loss, But Still in a Good Position for 2022

September 16, 2021 2:25 amSeptember 15, 2021 9:26 pm

Following the defeat of the Recall election against Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, both Republicans and Democrats are now looking ahead to 2022. For Democrats, they are using the victory to help show continued support for Newsom and his policies...

U.S. Forest Service To Reopen Most National Forests in California

September 15, 2021 4:05 pm

After two weeks of being closed off to the public, the United States Forest Service (USFS) announced that nearly all National Forests would reopen Wednesday night at 11:59 P.M., two days ahead of schedule. Due to factors such as high...