Evan Symon – Page 220 – California Globe

Pressure Grows For Senator Feinstein To Resign As GOP Senators Block Committee Replacement Motion

April 21, 2023 5:49 pmApril 21, 2023 5:52 pm

Senate Republicans this week kept up opposition against a resolution that would temporarily replace Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on the Senate Judiciary Committee, putting her political future more into doubt and raising pressure for her to resign. Last Thursday, Feinstein...

Oakland Athletics Likely Moving To Las Vegas Following New Land Deal

April 21, 2023 12:20 pmApril 21, 2023 8:11 pm

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao blasted the Oakland Athletics announcement on Thursday that they had signed a binding contract for land in Las Vegas, a move which will move the last remaining pro sports team out of Oakland and will further...

DWR Announces 100% State Water Project Water Allocation For 2023

April 21, 2023 2:30 amApril 21, 2023 5:53 pm

The Department of Water Resources announced Thursday they would be boosting State Water Project allocations this year from 75% to 100%, meeting 100% of all water requests for the first time since 2006. Statewide droughts in the 2010s and 2020s...

Special Assembly Public Safety Committee Hearing Over Fentanyl Bills Announced For Next Thursday

April 20, 2023 5:32 pmApril 20, 2023 5:32 pm

A special Assembly hearing of the Assembly Public Safety Committee to discuss all six bills related to the fentanyl crisis was announced on Thursday following weeks of public discontent over the legislature’s inaction over the growing crisis. Currently, the Assembly...

Former LA Mayor Richard Riordan Dies At Age 92

April 20, 2023 12:45 pmApril 20, 2023 12:45 pm

Los Angeles city officials announced on Thursday that former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan had died late Wednesday. Born in New York City in 1930, Riordan graduated from Princeton University in 1952 with a Bachelor’s Degree and from the University...

CADEM Unveils Five GOP-Held Congressional Seats They Will Target In 2024

April 20, 2023 2:25 amApril 20, 2023 2:26 am

A California Democratic Party (CADEM) e-mail to donors on Wednesday revealed the five main Republican Congressional members that they are set to target in 2024 and try to flip their seats: John Duarte (R-CA), David Valadao (R-CA), Mike Garcia (R-CA),...

Gov. Newsom, DWR Announce $5 Million In New Desalination Project Investments

April 19, 2023 5:20 pmApril 19, 2023 5:20 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that the state would commit to more desalination programs to get more potable water in the future, allocating $5 million each to programs in Los Angeles, Fresno, and Mendocino counties. In the past several...