Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

Democratic Presidential Nominee Hopefuls Descend Upon California This Week

November 12, 2019 9:37 pm

For the week proceeding the 2019 California Democratic Party Endorsing Convention, Democratic hopefuls will be traveling extensively around the state in the hopes of getting enough support to win the Democratic Primary vote in March. The center of the focus...

PG&E To Become A Public Utility Under Proposed Legislation

November 12, 2019 3:21 pm

Under a newly planned bill being written by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), PG&E would become a public utility through the state of California. PG&E has faced public scrutiny for years, but recently in the past year, numerous events have...

California Wineries Survive Wildfires But Face A Difficult Time Ahead For Tourism

November 12, 2019 6:25 amNovember 11, 2019 8:29 pm

After the ash settled and the record-breaking number of wildfires went out in wine regions around California, the damage could have been worse. Some wineries, such as Soda Rock, did indeed burn down, and some fields had infrastructure damage. But...

Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez To Become Next President of American Bishops

November 11, 2019 5:23 pmNovember 11, 2019 5:25 pm

At the three day United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore this week, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez is widely expected to become the new president of American bishops. Archbishop Gomez, the current Vice President, would also become the...

Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Workers Delay Strike After Death Of Company CEO

November 11, 2019 2:16 pm

The largest statewide mental health strike in California history was delayed Monday following the death of Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson. Over 4,000 National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) psychologists, therapists, social workers, and other mental health related employees had...

Governor Newsom Announces New Commitment To The Central Valley And The Inland Empire

November 9, 2019 5:24 amNovember 8, 2019 9:25 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced more state support and initiatives in both the Central Valley and the Inland Empire during the California Economic Summit in Fresno on Friday. Both the Central Valley and the Inland Empire will be receiving new governmental...

Increase Of Overseas Tariffs Starting To Affect California Ports

November 8, 2019 9:23 pm

After months of steady numbers following an increase of tariffs between the United States and China, cargo amounts at Californian ports have begun to fall. East coast ports had lower numbers within a month of the tariffs being implemented, but...