Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

Barbershop, Salon Coronavirus Bans Retracted By Governor Newsom

July 21, 2020 6:34 am

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that barbershops, hair and nail salons, and other similar businesses could now reopen, albeit with strict rules in place for all reopening businesses. Under the new guidelines, all salons and barbershops will need to...

LA Mayor Garcetti Says City Reopened Too Early In May, Helped Cause Second Spike

July 20, 2020 6:30 pmJuly 20, 2020 6:50 pm

In a series of interviews this weekend, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti admitted that Los Angeles reopened too early, as well as commenting on an “overwhelming” need for rental assistance in the city due to a high number of rent...

Second Singing And Chanting Ban Lawsuit Filed Against Governor Newsom

July 20, 2020 2:27 pmJuly 21, 2020 6:34 am

During the weekend, Pasadena-based Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry filed suit against Governor Gavin Newsom, seeking a temporary restraining order against the Governor’s house of worship singing and chanting ban. The Harvest Rock Church and Liberty Council lawsuit...

Cal Fire Finds PG&E At Fault in 2019 Kincade Fire

July 18, 2020 6:56 am

On Thursday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) found that power and utility provider PG&E caused the Kincade wildfire in Sonoma County last October. Cal Fire’s report confirmed that a PG&E transmission line nearby Geyserville sparked...

Judge Issues Temporary Order In Favor Of California In Private Prison Closures Over Fed. Government, GEO Group

July 18, 2020 6:47 amJuly 21, 2020 8:19 pm

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino issued a temporary order in favor of California over the Trump Administration and the private prison company GEO Group over the legality of the state’s January ban on for-profit prisons. Private, for-profit prison...

Governor Newsom Announces School Reopening Rules For This Fall

July 17, 2020 2:27 pmMarch 17, 2022 8:21 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced updated state rules for schools reopening this fall in the state, including the directive that both public and private schools in...

Jury Rolls Expanded To Include Taxpayers Under Renewed Bill

July 17, 2020 6:27 am

A bill that would expand California county jury rolls to include those who paid Franchise Tax Board (FTB) state taxes received a new push this week following an Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing delay in early July. The expansion of jury...