Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

California Democratic Party Opposes Online Sports Betting Amendment Measure Prop. 27

July 11, 2022 1:08 pm

The California Democratic Party (CADEM) announced Sunday that it opposes the online sports betting amendment ballot measure Proposition 27, one of the largest endorsements against the controversial proposition to date. According to the Secretary of State’s office, Prop. 27 would create...

LA County Healthcare Director Warns Indoor Mask Mandate May Return Soon

July 9, 2022 2:30 amJuly 8, 2022 9:05 pm

Los Angeles County Health officials said on Thursday and Friday that LA County may bring back public indoor mask mandates as soon as the end of July, signaling a regression in COVID-19 policies as new COVID-19 omicron variants come into...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Responds to Gov. Newsom’s July 4th Ad

July 8, 2022 3:35 pmJuly 8, 2022 3:40 pm

During a speech in Cape Coral, Florida on Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finally responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s 4th of July campaign ad, raising numerous points and concerns over what the Governor said in the ad. Newsom, who many...

Mayor London Breed Announces of Brooke Jenkins as San Francisco District Attorney

July 8, 2022 2:30 amJuly 7, 2022 10:02 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed selected former SF assistant DA Brooke Jenkins, a noted critic of recalled DA Chesa Boudin, as the next District Attorney of San Francisco on Thursday. Jenkins, a black/Latina UC Berkeley graduate with a law degree...

California’s $100 Million Low-Cost Insulin Manufacturing Gamble

July 7, 2022 6:17 pmJuly 8, 2022 6:44 am

Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed on Thursday a plan to spend $100 million of state funds to make low-cost insulin in the state, drawing both praise and criticism. In the last few decades, insulin prices in the U.S. have skyrocketed, with...

LA County DA George Gascon Recall Effort Turns in 717,000 Signatures To County

July 7, 2022 1:32 pm

Recall DA George Gascon, the main group behind the effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon, submitted 717,000 signatures of the needed 566,857 needed for it to be placed on the ballot on Wednesday to the LA...

$1B Annual Public School Arts/Music Funding Proposition On Nov. 2022 Ballot

July 7, 2022 2:30 amJuly 6, 2022 10:21 pm

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber confirmed on Wednesday that there will only be 7 statewide propositions on the November, the fewest since 2014, including the first school arts funding proposition, to reach a statewide ballot in California. According to...