Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

Large San Diego-Tijuana Drug Tunnel Uncovered, Resparking Border Drug Smuggling Concerns

May 17, 2022 2:37 amMay 16, 2022 7:38 pm

The Tijuana Police, Mexican National Guard, and U.S. Homeland Security announced the discovery of a large drug smuggling tunnel crossing from San Diego to Tijuana on Monday, shutting down one of the largest tunnels uncovered in recent years. The tunnel,...

LA Superior Court Judge Rules Against California Gender-Based Corporate Board Quota Law

May 16, 2022 4:04 pm

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis ruled late last week that a California law that required a minimum number of women to be on corporate boards in California was unconstitutional, as it violated the right o equal treatment. The...

Gov. Newsom Earmarks $5 Million For Newest State Park in Stanislaus County

May 16, 2022 12:27 pm

A new state park that will be California’s 280th and the first new one added in over a decade is expected to be up for public access soon following final budgetary commitments in Governor Gavin Newsom’s $300.7 billion revised state...

Newsom $125 Million Paid-Abortion Services Proposal Not Enough to Lure Former Californians

May 14, 2022 2:25 amMay 14, 2022 3:31 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest reproductive healthcare package proposal, aimed at bringing in businesses and residents from states with tough abortion and LGBT laws, has been leading many former Californians to continue to rethink moving outside the state but has not...

Gov. Newsom Announces Gigantic $97.5 Billion State Surplus During $300.7 Billion State Budget Proposal Announcement

May 13, 2022 4:08 pm

During Governor Gavin Newsom’s $300.7 billion 2022-2023 revised state budget proposal announcement on Friday, he proceeded to astound Californians by also stating that the state budget surplus was now $97.5 billion. The figure towers over last years $38 billion surplus...

California Coastal Commission Rejects Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Proposal

May 13, 2022 1:28 pm

The California Coastal Commission (CCC) voted unanimously on Thursday to reject a Poseidon Water desalination plant from being built in Huntington Beach, stopping a project decades in the works during a time when California needs more freshwater to combat a...

Governor Gavin Newsom Unveils $18.1 Billion ‘Inflation Relief’ Package Proposal

May 13, 2022 2:45 amMay 13, 2022 4:08 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $18.1 billion inflation relief package proposal on Thursday, building off previous plans and proposals from prior months and giving a preview of what the Governor’s May budget proposal revision due to be released on Friday...