Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

Public Safety Dispatchers Would be Reclassified as First Responders Under New Bill

February 1, 2020 8:27 amFebruary 6, 2020 7:25 am

A new bill that would change the occupational status of public safety dispatchers to ‘first responders’ was placed in the Governmental Organization and the Public Employment and Retirement Committees on Thursday, the first steps on the road to getting signed into...

Statewide Recycling Overhaul Bill Fails in Senate

January 31, 2020 2:55 pm

The nearly year-old Senate Bill 372, which would have required that beverage makers and distributors create their own system for buying back bottles and cans, was struck down in the Senate Thursday. A new can and bottle recycling system Authored...

2020 March Primary Preview: 77th State Assembly District

January 30, 2020 7:41 pmJanuary 31, 2020 8:55 am

The 77th State Assembly District: Welcome to northern San Diego County. Anchored by the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, the 77th Assembly District has Northern San Diego and its suburbs. When the district was formed in the early 2010’s the...

Governor Newsom Reaffirms the State May Take Control of PG&E this Summer

January 30, 2020 6:46 pmJanuary 31, 2020 9:10 am

‘It has to to be completely re-imagined, completely transformed company. If PG&E can’t do it, we’ll do it for them.’ During a Public Policy Institute of California event on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that that California would takeover...

SB 50 Voted Down in Senate, Falls Short of Votes Twice in Two Days

January 30, 2020 2:09 pmJanuary 31, 2020 9:02 am

The California Senate failed to pass the zoning law altering Senate Bill 50, falling three votes short of the 21 needed. Three votes short of passage SB 50, authored and introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would have forced...

2020 March Primary Preview: 29th State Senate District

January 30, 2020 2:10 amJanuary 30, 2020 7:34 am

The 29th State Senate District: The 29th Senate District is a blob smack dab on the junction of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, and Orange County, albeit with most of it being inside Orange County. There’s half of Anaheim...

Senate Passes Bill that Makes PG&E Accountable for Blackout Damages

January 29, 2020 8:07 pm

After failing twice last year and barely squeaking by a Senate Committee vote several weeks ago, Senate Bill 378 has finally passed a Senate vote this week after several late amendments made it more palatable to Senators in Sacramento. Updated...