SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 5 -- Rand issued the following Q&A on Oct. 4, 2024, with Rand experts. The experts participating were: Brian Michael Jenkins is a senior adviser to the president of RAND and author of numerous books, reports, and articles on terrorism-related topics, including Will Terrorists Go Nuclear? * Raphael S. Cohen is director of the Strategy and Doctrine Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE and a senior political scientist at RAND. * Michelle Grise is a senior policy rese  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release: "After decades of effort to safeguard declining burrowing owl populations in California, the species has finally been afforded interim state protections where they're most needed at least for the time being," said Pamela Flick, California program director with Defenders of Wildlife. "With burrowing owls no longer found in one-third of their former territory statewide, these temporary prot  more

BERKELEY, California, Oct. 12 -- The Greenlining Institute issued the following statement on Oct. 11, 2024: * * * Statement from Debra Gore-Mann, President and CEO of The Greenlining Institute: Yesterday, a majority of eligible Greenlining staff voted to be represented by Greenliners United for the purposes of collective bargaining. This is a significant milestone in our collective commitment to foster a collaborative and positive work environment and a thriving Greenlining. As leadership a  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 12 -- Justice Action Center issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: NEW ORLEANS - Yesterday, Justice Action Center (JAC) and Make the Road New York (MRNY), on behalf of 11 directly impacted individuals and Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) members, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to reverse the so-called "administrative stay" on grants of Keeping Families Together (KFT) parole, as ordere  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Abortion Is Now the Most Important Issue for Women Under 30, Rising Above Inflation * * * In a special follow-up poll of the same women voters who were previously interviewed in June (before President Biden announced he wouldn't run for reelection), KFF finds substantial shifts in favor of Vice President Harris across a range of key election issu  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 12 -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release: * * * The discovery of murdered Peruvian Indigenous leader Gerardo Keimari Enrique underscores the need to center land titling and Indigenous rights as key strategies to protect the Amazon and Indigenous peoples * * * Peruvian Indigenous leader Gerardo Keimari Enrique of the Matsiguenka people   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 12 -- Public Advocates issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: * * * After over a year of district inaction to address staffing and facility deficiencies, educators, parents, and students continue to wait for answers * * * Today a Contra Costa Superior Court judge declined to order the West Contra Costa Unified School District to fix facilities and demonstrate to the state that they have legal and minimally qualified teachers in place, despite year  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of commentary on Oct. 4, 2024, to the Los Angeles Times: * * * October 7th and the Limits of Diplomacy By Raphael S. Cohen As the world prepares to mark the first anniversary of Hamas' October 7 terrorist attack and the ensuing war is set to drag into a second year with intense fighting on another front, many Americans are wondering why President Biden has been unable to end the conflict. Contrary to plenty of c  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 3, 2024, to the National Interest: * * * No Easy Answers: America's Limited Choices in Dealing with North Korea By Christian Curriden Whoever occupies the White House in 2025 will find North Korea is still the land of no good options (https://jamestown.org/product/diplomacy-in-the-land-of-no-good-options/). Physically destroying the North Korean nuclear program is impractical (https://www.  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 4, 2024, to the National Interest: * * * The Meeting of the Mavericks: North Korea and Russia By Benjamin R. Young One of the more unexpected outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian war has been the revitalized partnership between Russia and North Korea. For Pyongyang, this renewed relationship is particularly advantageous as it reduces (https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240227050728) Nort  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 9, 2024, to USA Today: * * * Don't Hate AI. Enlist AI to Fight Hate By Douglas Yeung and Lu Dong The most recent hate against Haitian Americans (https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/09/23/trump-far-right-haitian-immigrants-springfield/75301951007/) feels depressingly familiar: rumors and lies, amplified online and by prominent leaders, invoke racist tropes and incite violence. Alre  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Evacuating from Hurricane Milton: What the Whole Community Can Do By Aaron Clark-Ginsberg Currently, almost 6 million Floridians (https://apnews.com/live/hurricane-milton-florida-tracker-updates) are under mandatory evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Milton. Some are following these messages, packing their cars, and getting to safety. Others are ignoring these messages and preparing to  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Lessons and Strategies for Restoring Freshwater Ecosystems in the U.S. By Jonathan Cohen and Sara Hughes Restoring and preserving America's critical freshwater ecosystems (https://www.unwater.org/water-facts/water-and-ecosystems)--rivers, lakes, wetlands and the organisms they support--presents a significant challenge that requires inclusive stakeholder engagement, clear regulatory and i  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Sanford Burnham Prebys scientist and an international team will work with experts at new UC San Diego center funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. * * * Scientists have linked neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism, to changes in many genes involved in early brain development. However, more research is needed to understand how these gene vari  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 11 -- Save the Redwoods League issued the following news release: * * * Lands to be added to Armstrong Redwoods and Montgomery Woods state natural reserves for long-term stewardship * * * Save the Redwoods League today announced that it has purchased three coast redwood properties totaling 750 acres in Sonoma and Mendocino counties that will one day be added to Armstrong Redwoods and Montgomery Woods state natural reserves (SNR). The League acquired the proper  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 11 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: Today, communities across the country are celebrating National Walk to a Park Day, a day to recognize the vital role of parks and to bring attention to the disparities in park access that exist today. Supported by Trust for Public Land (TPL), ten cities from across the U.S. are hosting signature events to engage residents and bring attention to the essential roles local parks play  more