Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

PG&E To Submit Application For Federal Funds to Keep the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Operating Past 2025

July 6, 2022 3:46 pm

Utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced on Tuesday that they will be submitting an application to receive funds from a federal government program to remain open well past the current 2025 shut down date. Ever since Diablo Canyon...

LA DA Gascon Recall Supporters To Turn in Signatures to County Wednesday

July 6, 2022 12:27 pmJuly 7, 2022 1:33 pm

Recall DA George Gascon, the group behind the effort to recall Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, are to turn in hundreds of thousands of signatures to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Wednesday, with the expectation that it...

COVID-19 Fatigue: CA County Health Departments Push For More 17-Under Vaccinations with New Variant

July 6, 2022 2:30 amJuly 6, 2022 12:42 pm

COVID-19 transmission statistics from late June to early July have found that California is experiencing a similar summer surge in cases similar to what they experienced in 2020 and 2021. On July 4, 2022, the seven day average for new...

Gov. Newsom Polls Higher Than VP Harris as 2024 Dem Candidate In New Poll

July 5, 2022 4:02 pm

According to a new Yahoo News/YouGov Survey released on Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom would have a better chance at beating likely Republican candidates than Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. The survey, which was conducted in...

New Law Bans Arrests for Prostitution-Related Loitering Approved by Gov. Newsom

July 5, 2022 12:20 pm

A bill that bans arrests for “loitering with the intent of prostitution” was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom during the weekend, formally ending the long-standing practice to crackdown on prostitution in cities across the state. Senate Bill 357,...

The Floridian response to Newsom’s July 4th Florida Ad

July 4, 2022 5:35 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom, after a week of speculation, released his long-awaited Florida ad on Monday, drawing the ire of many in the Sunshine State. While the Globe has already pointed out the ads many faults, as well as the...

AG Bonta Restricts Four More States for State-Funded Travel Over Anti-LGBTQ Policies

July 1, 2022 2:50 amJuly 1, 2022 6:31 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Thursday that Arizona, Indiana, Louisiana, and Utah would be added to the list of states that California halts state-sponsored travel to due to recent LGBT restriction laws. Ever since AB 1887 was passed...