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Author: Evan Symon

Evan V. Symon is the Senior Editor for the California Globe. Prior to the Globe, he reported for the Pasadena Independent, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and was head of the Personal Experiences section at Cracked. He can be reached at evan@californiaglobe.com.

California and Drug Decriminalization: A Long and Complicated Issue

March 10, 2022   2:49 amMarch 9, 2022   9:43 pm
The decriminalization of drugs, especially harder drugs in the FDA’s schedule I territory, has always been an odd issue in California. Growing up in Ohio, California was always the punchline of drug jokes by our very decidedly not funny D.A.R.E....
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SF Police Commissioner John Hamasaki Resigns Following Multiple Failed Actions

March 9, 2022   3:59 pmMarch 9, 2022   4:00 pm
A member of the San Francisco Police Commission, John Hamasaki, resigned on Monday following several failed actions of the commission. Hamasaki, a criminal defense and civil rights lawyer, has been known as the SFPD’s biggest critic on the commission since...
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Republican, Democratic Leaders Respond to Gov. Newsom’s State of the State

March 9, 2022   1:24 pm
On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom gave the annual State of the State Speech in Sacramento. While his proposed tax rebate for Californians to offset higher gas prices has been the most reported part of the speech, other lawmakers responded...
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SF DA Chesa Boudin Charges Three Auto Burglary Suspects, Signaling Change in Actions

March 9, 2022   2:36 amMarch 8, 2022   8:53 pm
Three auto burglary suspects were charged with multiple felonies by San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Tuesday, the latest in a series of arrests, court decisions, and political maneuvers  that are distancing himself away from more progressive actions that...
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Gas Tax Suspension Proposal Gains Traction Following Price Increases, End of Russian Imports

March 8, 2022   5:03 pmMarch 8, 2022   5:04 pm
A statewide movement to suspend the gas tax continued to gain support this week following both a raise in gas  prices well past a $5 per gallon average and Joe Biden announcing the halt of Russian oil importation due to...
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Los Angeles Sues Monsanto Over Decades of Chemical Waterway Pollution

March 8, 2022   12:58 pmMarch 8, 2022   11:59 am
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced on Monday that the city would be suing the Monsanto Company, along with Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, for polluting LA’s waterways with with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) dating back to the 1930’s. According...
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Assemblyman Jim Cooper Stopped At Airport For Carrying Gun in Luggage

March 8, 2022   2:20 amMarch 9, 2022   10:01 am
Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) was stopped and questioned by Sacramento International Airport TSA security last week for attempting to bring a loaded pistol in his luggage. Cooper, a former Mayor of Elk Grove as well as a former City...
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