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.
Foster Care Age Extension Bill Unanimously Passed By Senate Committee
On Tuesday, the Senate Human Services Committee unanimously voted in favor of a bill that extends foster care from the current limit of until age 21 to until age 26. A temporary age extension during the coronavirus pandemic Senate Bill...
Only Half of All Hotel Rooms for Homeless Filled in California
On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office released Project Roomkey data showing that just over 7,000 of the nearly 17,000 state and FEMA-leased hotel rooms and trailers set aside for homeless use during the coronavirus pandemic have been filled. Lower than...
Undocumented Immigrants Crash State Coronavirus Relief Website
On Monday, thousands of undocumented immigrants crashed the California Department of Social Services website for several hours as they attempted to sign up for the state’s special ‘Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants’ stimulus payment. An increasing demand for stimulus money...
Garment Workers Would Receive Expanded Worker Rights Under New Bill
On Monday, the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement confirmed that a law expanding wage theft liability to garment workers had been passed last week. Possible big changes to the garment industry in California Senate Bill 1399, written...
San Diego County Indian Casinos Reopen Amid State, County Criticism
On Monday, Casinos in San Diego County began reopening despite several weeks of please from the local, state, and federal levels of government. Four casinos reopening in SD County this week Viejas Casino in Alpine fully reopened Monday along with...
Sporting Events Without Spectators, Hair Salons To Re-open As Early As June
At a press conference on Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California would begin reopening hair salons, barbershops, in-store non-essential retail, and major sporting events sans spectators as early as June 1st. A June Phase 3 reopening The re-openings would...