OAKLAND, California, Oct. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the felony conviction of Sirron Croskey for armed robbery, reckless evading, and possession of a loaded firearm in public. Croskey carried out multiple robberies across Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Napa counties, targeting victims in casino parking lots while brandishing a loaded, unregistered firearm to facili  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Oct. 25, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring October 25, 2024, as "Larry Itliong Day" in the State of California. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below. PROCLAMATION During Filipino-American Heritage Month, California celebrates the trailblazing labor leader and civil rights champion Larry Itliong. Born on this day in 1913 in a province o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom announced more than $1.3 billion in infrastructure investments being made throughout the state to improve rail and transit projects, bridges and highways, and walking and biking pathways. This builds on nearly $4 billion in federal and state funding that was just announced by the California Transportation Commission (CTC). Together, the more than $5 bill  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a directive to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to expedite measures that could lead to lower gas prices without compromising environmental protections. Building on legislation passed in 2023 and 2024 to prevent price spikes and increase transparency in the oil industry, the Governor's order directs CARB to accelerate studying how C  more

CAMARILLO, California, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: Faculty Development Director and Professor of Sociology Dennis J. Downey, Ph.D., and Associate Professor of Mathematics Brooke Ernest, Ph.D., recently co-published their article, "Cultivating Quantitative Literacy in the Introductory Course: A Mathematics Education Collaboration to Teach the Gini Coefficient." The Gini Coefficient is referred to as the most commo  more

FULLERTON, California, Oct. 26 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Project to Train Teachers to Teach in Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese and Mandarin * * * In Orange County and the state, there is a need for middle and high school teachers to support bilingual and plurilingual students who speak languages other than English. To prepare and boost the number of bilingual and multilingual teachers to teach these students, Cal State Fullerton has  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 26 -- PennWest issued the following news: Pennsylvania Western University is responding to the need for nurses by expanding the dual-accredited Associate of Science in Nursing program to the Edinboro campus. The two-year program is now accepting students. "There is a demand for a two-year program in this area," said Nicole Evanick, associate professor of nursing in PennWest's Department of Nursing and Health Professions. "We began to consider offering the ASN pro  more

SAN MARCOS, California, Oct. 26 -- California State University's San Marcos campus issued the following news release: Cal State San Marcos students approved a referendum this week to build a new wellness and recreation facility slated to open during the 2026-27 academic year. In the vote that took place from Monday through Wednesday this week, 64.6% of students voted to increase their fees, with 35.4% percent against. The turnout was 1,807 students, which is 11.9% of eligible student voters.   more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of California San Diego have made an exciting breakthrough in the battle against bacterial infections. The Bozhi Tian (UChicago) and Gurol Suel (UC San Diego) labs have developed a cutting-edge bioelectronic device that taps into the natural electrical activity of certain bacteria found on our skin, paving the way for a d  more