PASADENA, California, Sept. 18 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: "Coming from a small town, I had to hop on a bus at 7 in the morning to commute to school every day, even though school started an hour and a half later. That was a big part of what made me learn how to be organized and have better time management skills."I'm from a town called Tipton. It's in California, and I always say it's right in between Bakersfield and Fresno because those are the cities m  more

SANTA YNEZ, California, Sept. 19 -- The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Native American tribes from throughout North America will come together in Santa Ynez to celebrate their heritage at the 27th annual Chumash Intertribal Powwow on Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6. The two-day gathering, which is the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians' largest cultural event of the year, features dancing  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: Leveraging body-worn camera footage to assess effects of training on officer communication during traffic stops Training police officers on effective communication through body-worn camera analysis can improve their interactions with community members, a new University of Michigan study suggests. In an analysis involving the Oakland (California) Police Department, officers who received procedural tra  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 19 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * Announces first action under unit's new oversight of homelessness efforts * * * Governor Gavin Newsom's Housing Accountability Unit has taken strong action against cities and counties that fail to build more housing, unlocking more than 7,500 housing units for California. Earlier this year, Governor Newsom expanded the responsibility of the unit to hold cities and c  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 19 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF), led by the California Highway Patrol, maintained high levels of enforcement in August and is well on its way to surpassing enforcement totals from 2023. Last month, the ORCTF facilitated 171 arrests and recovered 26,415 items of stolen property worth about $547,000. In August,   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 19 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition for modification of decision (Case No. 24-09-004) on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Revisit Net Energy Metering Tariffs Pursuant to Decision 16-01-044, and to Address Other Issues Related to Net Energy Metering. DECISION DENYING IVY ENERGY PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 19 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (No. 24-09-019) on Sept. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider Regulating Telecommunications Services Used by Incarcerated People. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION (D.) 21-08-037 AND D.22-  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 19 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. RES. W-5281) on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * Resolution Granting Lake Alpine Water Company Authorization To Enter Into A Loan Of $130,000 With Its Shareholders To Finance Capital Improvement Projects. SUMMARY By Advice Letter (AL) 140-W, filed on December 21, 2023, Lake Alpine Water Company (LAWC) requests Commission authority, pursuant to Sections 816 through 851 of the Publ  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Clark University issued the following news: * * * 'Soft robots may one day worm their way through the human body to assist with the diagnoses of illness and the delivery of medicines.' * * * By Jim Keogh Some people look at worms and see fish bait. Sohum Kapadia sees the future. Working in the laboratory of Arshad Kudrolli, professor and chair of the Physics Department, the Ph.D. candidate conducts experiments detailing how California blackwo  more

PALO ALTO, California, Sept. 19 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Cooley has strengthened its global communications regulatory practice based in Washington, DC, with the addition of Tony Lin, Ronald W. Del Sesto and Tamar E. Finn. The three new partners enhance the firm's long-standing position as a leading adviser to many of the world's top telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) companies. The new partners will support TMT clients across the sector with regulat  more

BURBANK, California, Sept. 18 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: Download Key Art Here Daniel Lubetzky, founder of KIND Snacks, Camino Partners and Builders Movement, is joining the panel of Sharks on the upcoming 16th season of "Shark Tank," premiering FRIDAY, OCT. 18 (8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC and next day on Hulu. "As a guest Shark for the past five seasons, Daniel has earned his spot with the Sharks," says executive producer Clay Newbill. "He is a self  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: The DCCC released a new TV ad in the race for California's 13th Congressional District, "Promise," highlighting John Duarte's extremism and constant broken promises on reproductive rights. John Duarte proudly claimed he would vote against any federal abortion legislation, but the moment he arrived in Congress, he voted to restrict women's reproductive freedoms and punish  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: On Friday, vulnerable California Republicans Mike Garcia, Ken Calvert, and Scott Baugh were on defense for their harmful, anti-women voting records and rhetoric in light of the 30-year anniversary of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, according to recent reporting from POLITICO. Emphasizing "the ongoing importance of gender issues and women's rights in California's  more

SAN JOSE, California, Sept. 19 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news: * * * Innovative combination of telephony signals and card data delivers first real-time solution to spot scams with early pilot reducing the number of people scammed by 41% * * * LONDON, 18 September 2024 - In the fight against the growing problem of financial scams, global analytics software leader FICO has collaborated with Jersey Telecom (JT) to develop a powerful solution that enables direc  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 18 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Astronomers have spotted the biggest pair of black hole jets ever seen, spanning 23 million light-years in total length. That's equivalent to lining up 140 Milky Way galaxies back to back. "This pair is not just the size of a solar system, or a Milky Way; we are talking about 140 Milky Way diameters in total," says Martijn Oei, a Caltech postdoctoral scholar and lead author of a new Nature paper  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 18 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Karthish Manthiram, professor of chemical engineering and chemistry, has been named one of five new Moore Inventor Fellows by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The honor comes with three years of funding, which Manthiram will use to develop next-generation catalysts that enable certain building-block chemicals to be synthesized in a safer and more sustainable manner. "The Moore Inventor Fel  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Sept. 19 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: * * * The weekly newsletter chronicling USC sports will be penned by Times Staff Writer Ryan Kartje * * * The Los Angeles Times has launched a free weekly newsletter focusing on the USC Trojans' athletics program as it joins the Big Ten Conference this academic year. Penned by Times USC beat reporter Ryan Kartje, The Times of Troy will give readers a behind-the-scenes look at USC's move to the Big T  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Sept. 19 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * The event will feature a half-day of conversations with The Times' climate journalism team. * * * On the heels of the second edition of the Our climate change challenge special section, the Los Angeles Times will host "Climate California Live," a half-day of conversations with The Times' climate journalism team. The live event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to  more

ENCINO, California, Sept. 19 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: MUNSTER, Ind., Sept. 18, 2024 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of 570 Progress Ave., a 16,000-square-foot industrial warehouse property located in Munster, Indiana. The property sold for $2,275,000. "We successfully facilitated this transaction, moving from   more

LOS GATOS, California, Sept. 19 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: The thrilling Korean series As You Stood By (WT) is officially in production, featuring Jeon So-nee, Lee You-mi, Jang Seung-Jo and Lee Mu-Saeng. The plot unfolds the unexpected events that arise when two women decide the only way to escape their living hell is by killing someone. Directed by Lee Jeong-Lim (Revenant, VIP) and produced by Studio S, Ghost Studio, and Mizi Film, the seri  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 19 -- Nossaman, a law firm, issued the following news: Nossaman congratulates the Olivenhain Municipal Water District (OMWD) for receiving the Exceptional Outreach and Advocacy Award from the California Special Districts Association (CSDA) for OMWD's engagement with legislators and policymakers. Each year, CSDA presents the Exceptional Outreach and Advocacy Award to one public agency in California with an annual budget of more than $10 million. The award recogniz  more

FOLSOM, California, Sept. 18 -- PowerSchool, a provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, issued the following news: PowerBuddy(TM) for College and Career and PowerBuddy(TM) for Custom AI address critical education priorities including preparing future-ready students and improving stakeholder engagement, available now for the 2024-2025 school year. PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, announced today the availabil  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, Sept. 19 (TNSres)-- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: * * * Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung Top Private Wireless RAN Suppliers Excluding China * * * According to a newly published forecast report by Dell'Oro Group, a trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security networks, and data center industries, Private Wireless Radio Access Network (  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a comment letter that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. The regulation attempts to impose an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers--including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as one day per   more

LOS GATOS, California, Sept. 19 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: "You can't keep out what's already inside." This ominous line concludes the newly released trailer for Outside, Netflix Philippines' first zombie feature. Directed by acclaimed TV commercial and content filmmaker Carlo Ledesma, the film promises to deliver a gripping psychological horror experience when it premieres on October 17. The story follows a family of four led by its unstabl  more

FRESNO, California, Sept. 19 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Fresno State President Saul Jimenez-Sandoval greeted 50 high-achieving high school graduates from across California who make up the 26th cohort of the Smittcamp Family Honors College. Established in 1998 through a generous $1 million gift from Earl and Muriel Smittcamp, the Smittcamp Family Honors College continues to thrive with support from the Smittcamp family, local donors and al  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 19 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is recognizing a Clay County Sheriff's deputy who moved from California to answer the call to Be A Florida Hero. Deputy Colton Harris tells his story in the seventh installment of Attorney General Moody's Thin Line Tribute: Sunshine Salute Series. Deputy Harris, originally from Oakland, California, highlighted the stark difference in serving in Florida versus   more

MERCED, California, Sept. 19 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Brenda Ortiz A memorandum of understanding signed between University of California, Merced, and the Los Angeles Community College District this week will extend access for transfer students through the Merced Promise Pathway Program. With an initial goal of attracting 100 qualified LACCD transfer students to UC Merced by the end of 2025, this partnership establishes a clear pathway for LACCD stud  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Discovery could reduce disease transmission to human kids * * * Scientists have learned how plants keep viruses from being passed to their offspring, a finding that could ensure healthier crops. The discovery could also help reduce the transmission of diseases from mothers to human children. Plant viruses are often able to spread from one country to another through the   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * UCSF scientists have discovered a new molecular pathway that controls the formation of scar tissue in spinal cord injuries. In the future, it could be targeted by drugs to promote healing. * * * After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Alex Moore Commencing last fall, An Aesthetics of Resilience is a collaborative research initiative between UC Santa Cruz's Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS) and Friedlaender Lab that creatively addresses shared experiences of vulnerability in the face of ongoing climate crises. The project funds innovative research in both the arts and sciences, including three sci  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law issued the following news: UCLA School of Law professor Ingrid Eagly has been selected for the Fulbright-Schuman European Union Affairs Program, which provides opportunities for scholars to conduct research and engage in academic exchanges related to E.U. policies and institutions. During her Fulbright, Eagly is based in Florence, Italy, at UNICEF-Innocenti, UNICEF's Global Office of Researc  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 19 -- The University of San Diego issued the following news release: The University of San Diego (USD) and Palomar Health are excited to announce a transformative new partnership aimed at revolutionizing health and wellness for both the campus community and the wider San Diego region. Among several new initiatives between USD and Palomar Health, the collaboration will also result in the naming of the Palomar Health Student Wellness Center at the University of San Di  more