Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

How the Sacramento K Street Shooting Is Already Affecting the San Francisco DA Recall Election

April 5, 2022 3:48 pm

Following the mass shooting in Sacramento early Sunday morning, many Californians remain shaken by the incident. While the manhunt and recovery continue in Sacramento, some lawmakers and special interest groups have used the incident to push for more gun laws...

SoCal Grocery Strike Averted; Tentative Agreement Reached After 30-Hour Bargaining Session

April 5, 2022 1:01 pm

A grocery store strike that would have affected 540 stores and 47,000 workers in Southern California was averted Monday night after a tentative agreement between four grocery stores and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) was reached. While final...

Black Lives Matters Purchased $6 Million House in SoCal With Non-Profit Donations

April 5, 2022 2:31 amApril 13, 2022 11:39 pm

According to a new report on Monday, Black Lives Matters purchased a $6 million Southern California house from donations last year, adding to the three other houses in the LA area group leaders have bought since last year. Press play...

Sacramento County Supervisors Failed to Disperse COVID-19 Funds According to Grand Jury Report

April 4, 2022 4:14 pmApril 13, 2022 11:43 pm

According to a Sacramento County Grand Jury investigation report released on Monday, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors was found to have given no support or oversight, including requests for assistance, to the Board of Public Health during the COVID-19...

San Diego School District Drops Indoor Mask Mandate

April 4, 2022 12:12 pm

The San Diego Unified School District is one of the last major school districts to drop their mandatory masking policy on Monday, following the return from spring break, coming nearly a month after Governor Gavin Newsom announced an end to...

Free Public Transit For 18 and Under in San Diego County to Begin May 1st

April 2, 2022 2:30 amApril 2, 2022 7:56 am

The San Diego Association of Governments announced on Friday that those age 18 and under in San Diego can ride public transit for free beginning May 1st. According to the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (SDMTS), all MTS and North...

CalRecycle Announces $330 Million Proposal to Increase Recycling, Double Current Consumer Refunds

April 1, 2022 3:32 pmApril 1, 2022 4:38 pm

In a press release on Friday, the California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery (CalRecycle) announced that they would be bringing a new $330 million proposal to the California legislature to greatly increase mobile recycling and reverse vending machine programs...