Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 19th Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

April 28, 2020 2:27 amApril 28, 2020 10:02 am

The 19th district, which includes the city of San Jose as well as much of the adjacent Southern and Eastern areas, is virtually a lock for the Democrats and incumbent Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA). It shouldn’t come as a surprise...

6 Northern California Counties Ask Governor for Permission to Come Out of State Lockdown

April 27, 2020 6:07 pmApril 28, 2020 10:00 am

On Monday, lawmakers and local officials of six Northern counties sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom asking to be let out of of the state lockdown order in favor of regional COVID-19 coronavirus plans. The officials from the counties...

Assembly members May Face Coronavirus Tests Before Reconvening on May 4th

April 27, 2020 4:58 pm

On Monday, California lawmakers announced that Assembly members may have to take COVID-19 coronavirus tests before reporting back to the Assembly on May 4th. A question of testing Members of the Assembly are currently being recommended, not ordered, to take...

Tesla to Reopen Fremont Factory on April 29th

April 26, 2020 2:21 amApril 26, 2020 3:06 pm

On Saturday, employees at Tesla’s Fremont plant received e-mails to come into work on April 29th, marking the first large employer in California that closed down during the coronavirus pandemic to reopen. While Bay Area stay-at-home orders are currently in...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 42nd Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

April 25, 2020 7:18 am

Going into 2020, the Inland Empire, and by extension San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, are facing more and more pressure politically. On one-hand the area has traditionally been a right-leaning stalwart and could often be relied upon to elect a...

DMV to Extend Dates, Waive Late Fees Due to Coronavirus

April 24, 2020 4:45 pmApril 26, 2020 4:22 pm

On Thursday, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-54-20 into law, adding a series of extensions and penalty cancellations to some California DMV services. Under the new executive order, driver’s licenses and state ID cards that expired after March 2nd will...

Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Suspended Until June

April 24, 2020 1:39 pm

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to suspend the 2016 plastic bag ban for 60 days out of COVID-19 coronavirus concerns. The law, which started out as Senate Bill 270 in 2015 and later as Proposition 67...