Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

California Restaurant Association Sues Berkeley Over The City’s Natural Gas Ban

November 22, 2019 4:12 pm

Berkeley received a lawsuit Thursday from the California Restaurant Association over the city’s natural gas ban in new buildings. The Restaurant Association’s lawsuit argues that the restaurant industry would be harmed because of the changes to how chefs cook food,...

California Leads The Way In Building New Stadiums And Arenas By Not Using Taxpayer Money

November 22, 2019 11:57 am

Late last month Sacramento was granted a new professional soccer team by the MLS. Carrying on the name of the current lower division club, the Sacramento Republic, the team is set to play in the MLS in 2022. And they’ll...

California Democrats Hint At Upcoming Charter School Changes

November 22, 2019 6:30 amNovember 22, 2019 12:20 pm

Under a new change in their party platform, the California Democratic Party aims to add additional limits to charter schools. New party platform language The new language states that charter schools should only have publicly elected boards and not boards...

California’s $7 Billion Surplus – Part I: The Rosier Side of the Surplus

November 21, 2019 4:14 pm

The California Legislative Analyst’s Office found that the state will have an extra $7 billion that wasn’t spent in the budget. And by 2021 there can be as much as $18 billion in the state’s general fund. This is a...

Federal Judge Ruling Will Allow Some Of the Over 8,000 People Seeking Asylum In Tijuana Into The United States

November 21, 2019 6:05 amNovember 26, 2019 11:25 am

Many of the over 8,000 people waiting at the Tijuana-San Ysidro border may now be given asylum according to a ruling on Tuesday. In July the Trump Administration put an asylum ban into effect, denying people seeking asylum who had...

Hundreds of Thousands PG&E Customers In Northern California Are Without Power Yet Again

November 20, 2019 4:52 pm

Less than 72 hours after an intense public grilling by the California Senate over the widespread planned power outages and general mismanagement by PG&E across Northern California, the utility company is yet again intentionally shutting off the lights. The latest...

Governor Newsom Adds New Oil And Natural Gas Extraction Regulations

November 20, 2019 3:08 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom added new regulations on natural gas fracking and oil drilling Tuesday, while also calling for the closure of some facilities. New regulations As of Wednesday, gas companies engaging in fracking, the process where gas wells are drilled...