Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

CPUC Passes New Policy Ending All New Gasline Subsidies In Favor of All-Electric Homes

September 16, 2022 4:58 pmSeptember 16, 2022 6:33 pm

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced on Thursday that they had voted unanimously to eliminate all future ratepayer subsidies for new gaslines. According to the new agreement, all new gasline subsidies are to end by July and would help...

Gov. Newsom Agrees To a Gubernatorial Debate with Sen. Dahle

September 16, 2022 1:36 pmSeptember 16, 2022 1:37 pm

Following weeks of pressure from both the media and from other politicians and lawmakers, California Governor Gavin Newsom agreed to debate his Republican Gubernatorial opponent Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) earlier this week. Unlike in 2018, in which Newsom committed pretty...

Newsom Places Ads For New California Abortion Website in Seven Red States

September 16, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 16, 2022 6:33 am

Governor Gavin Newsom continued his out of state advertising on Thursday by placing billboards promoting California’s new abortion care website for non-Californians in seven states. In the last few months, Newsom had directly gone after other states based on their...

New Poll Shows Newsom Still Ahead of Dahle in Gubernatorial Race 58% to 31%

September 15, 2022 2:44 pmSeptember 16, 2022 6:33 am

According to a new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll released on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom has kept up his commanding lead in the Gubernatorial race, albeit with signs showing that the race may be ultimately closer come election...

Karen Bass Faces Increased Pressure, Voter Doubt Week Before LA Mayoral Debate

September 15, 2022 5:18 amSeptember 15, 2022 8:49 am

Only a week before the first LA Mayoral Debate, Congresswoman and LA Mayoral Candidate Karen Bass is facing increased scrutiny following numerous scandals and issues that have popped up this month. Between the close primary vote in June and late...

AG Bonta Sues Amazon Over Alleged Anticompetitive Contracting Practices

September 14, 2022 5:05 pmSeptember 14, 2022 9:19 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against online retailer Amazon, alleging that the company was involved in anticompetitive contracting practices that illegally forced third party sellers to give only certain prices. According to the suit, which...

CA Social Media Transparency Bill To Publicly Disclose Content Moderation Policies Signed

September 14, 2022 12:40 pm

A social media transparency bill to publicly disclose their content moderation policies regarding hate speech, disinformation, extremism, harassment, and foreign political interference was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom into law on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 587, authored by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel...