Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

Over 27% of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Bay Area are Non-Operable According to New Survey

May 10, 2022 1:21 pm

According to a study released earlier this week, over 27% of all electric vehicle charging stations in the San Francisco Bar area are non-functioning, bringing forward a major issue that may push back further public adaptation of electric cars in...

BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Kahn-Cullors Denies Any Wrongdoing in the $6 Million LA House Controversy

May 10, 2022 2:45 amMay 9, 2022 9:16 pm

Over the recent weekend, Black Lives Matters co-founder Patrisse Kahn-Cullors defended the spending of BLM and Black lives Matters Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF), including the purchase of millions of dollars worth of expensive houses in California and Georgia, and denied...

New Poll Shows Majority of Californians Believe That State College is Too Expensive in California

May 9, 2022 4:16 pm

According to a new Strategies 360 poll released on Monday, the majority of Californians believe that University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) tuition is too expensive, despite the vast majority agreeing that a college degree is valuable...

SF Mayor London Breed Selects SFPD Communications Director Matt Dorsey as Next Supervisor

May 9, 2022 12:53 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed picked SFPD Communications Director Matt Dorsey to fill in an open Board of Supervisors slot on Monday, replacing Matt Haney, who was elected to the state Assembly last month. Since graduating from Emerson College in...

San Francisco District Court Dismisses Trump Twitter Lawsuit

May 7, 2022 2:21 amMay 7, 2022 7:32 am

Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California ruled on Friday to reject former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter for suspending him last year. The case dates back to January 2021, where, following...

San Diego Comic-Con 2022: Proof of Vaccine, Mandatory Masks Required

May 6, 2022 5:32 pm

One of California’s largest and most well-known international events, the San Diego Comic Convention (Comic-Con), announced on Thursday that it would be bucking the trend of recent California events and return to both mask requirements and needing to be vaccinated...

Bill ToAllow Preteens to Vaccinate Against COVID-19 Without Parental Consent Passes Senate Comm.

May 6, 2022 12:15 pm

A bill to allow children 12 years and older to vaccinate against COVID without receiving consent from their parents was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee 7-0 with 4 abstentions on Thursday. Senate Bill 866, authored by Senator Scott Wiener...