BURBANK, California, April 27 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: * * * WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 9:32-10:01 p.m. EDT - The Conners: "Fire and Vice" (611) Logline: A fire at Ben's hardware store causes a major setback for the family. Meanwhile, Becky feels enormous pressure to help every single patient at her mental health facility internship. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. * * * Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/press  more

BURBANK, California, April 26 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: * * * TUESDAY, MAY 7 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT - The Rookie: "Punch Card" (608) Logline: After a mafia-related mass casualty, the team is tasked to keep the peace at the hospital. Lucy and Celina work together to investigate the suspects behind the attack. Meanwhile, Tim and Aaron embark on a metro ops mission. (TV-14, V) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. * * * Original text here  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 25 -- BakerHostetler, a law firm, issued the following news release: BakerHostetler announces that the firm recently signed a five-year lease renewal in San Francisco's most recognizable building, the Transamerica Pyramid. The firm will continue to lease the entire 31st floor at 600 Montgomery Street, a space it has occupied since the office opened in March 2020. "BakerHostetler is committed to the West Coast and specifically to expanding in San Francisco, and   more

OAKLAND, California, April 25 -- The Blue Shield of California issued the following news release: Blue Shield of California is expanding its award-winning digital health platform Wellvolution to include three new programs - SworkIt, Kaia and Sword Health - to support members with musculoskeletal health needs. Wellvolution, built in collaboration with Solera Health, offers lifestyle medicine programs for diabetes, tobacco cessation, weight management, mental health, hypertension and now musculo  more

SAN JOSE, California, April 25 -- Cadence Design Systems, a provider of electronic design automation and semiconductor intellectual property, issued the following news release: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) and TSMC have extended their longstanding collaboration by announcing a broad range of innovative technology advancements to accelerate design, including developments ranging from 3D-IC and advanced process nodes to design IP and photonics. This collaboration significantly adva  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: As part of the California Jobs First initiative, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the state has awarded $120 million in tax credits to eight innovative companies. It will generate more than 2,100 full-time jobs with an average annual salary of over $100,000 and bring in an estimated $15.5 billion in private investment over the next five years. WHAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: As part of a first-in-the-nation effort to address historical wrongs committed against California Native American tribes, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the state has awarded more than $100 million for 33 tribal land projects. The funding, which was appropriated as part of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 state budgets, will be used for ancestral land return, implementati  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom directed the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to issue notices addressing the sale and distribution of illegal hemp products. These notices seek to ensure compliance with existing law to protect Californians, particularly youth, from mislabeled and potentially harmful   more

FRESNO, California, April 27 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Fresnoland and Bakersfield's SJV Water website took top honors on April 23 in the 36th annual George F. Gruner Awards journalism competition for news publications in the central San Joaquin Valley. Honors went to several newspapers as well as digital news sources, which became eligible for Gruner recognition just this year. Winning entries across categories included light-hearted feat  more

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 27 -- The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine issued the following news release: The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world's largest institutions dedicated to regenerative medicine, has approved awarding nearly $31 million to fund various clinical research across the spectrum of cancers and eye disease. The awards will support three projects in the Agency's clinical program which provides funding for eligible s  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: One year ago today, vulnerable California Republicans John Duarte, David Valadao, Mike Garcia, Ken Calvert, Michelle Steel, Kevin Kiley, and Young Kim passed the Default on America Act - far-right legislation that risked the safety and security of American families and nearly forced the U.S. to default on its debts. Had House Democrats not saved our country from a catast  more

BURBANK, California, April 27 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: ABC's Emmy(R) Award-winning late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EDT and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band. The following episodes are scheduled to air the week of April 29-May 3 (subject to change): Monda  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 27 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news on April 25, 2024: Story by: Cheryl Robinson The University of California San Diego has announced that climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore will serve as UC San Diego's 2024 All Campus Commencement speaker. This year's ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at RIMAC Field. "Vice President Gore has long been committed to raising global aw  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 25 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero, renowned as the city's premier luxury boutique-style property nestled near historic Jackson Square and the iconic Transamerica Pyramid, has been honoured with two Michelin Keys by the Michelin Guide. This distinction, which showcases the most unique and authentic travel experiences worldwide, recognizes excellence in design, architecture, ser  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 25 -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is continuing its support of EagleEye multi-mode radar development with a company investment to add an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) antenna and associated software that will increase range and deliver significant mode enhancements. AESA will be a "drop-in" hardware upgrade to the existing EagleEye radar and could be an optio  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 25 -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected to build production representative flight test articles of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Advanced Aircraft Division. This option contract award by the Advanced Aircraft Division exercises the critical design, build, and flight test on the existing C  more

PALO ALTO, California, April 27 (TNSres) -- Hewlett-Packard, an information technology company, issued the following news release: A comprehensive new report from AV-TEST, a leading independent IT security research institute, has confirmed that HP Wolf Pro Security's Next Generation Antivirus (NGAV) is one of the best Windows Antivirus Software solutions for Business Users on the market. Wolf Pro Security's NGAV was recognized as a "top product" for corporate endpoint protection, receiving a pe  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 27 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher according to Podtrac, together with Jessica Capshaw and Camilla Luddington, announce an all-new weekly podcast titled "Call It What It Is." The premiere episode will debut on June 3, 2024. Fans can listen to the official trailer now, here (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-call-it-what-it-is-170416047/). Although Jessica and Camilla's characters weren't close on "Gr  more

DANVILLE, California, April 27 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: To honor the life and legacy of the late Senator Scott Bennett, State Senator Paul Faraci joined elected officials, community members, as well as friends and family of Scott Bennett at a memorial to name portions of I-74 the "Senator Scott M. Bennett Memorial Highway." "Senator Bennett continues to be remembered as a leader in our communities who dedicated his life to serving the people of Illinois," sai  more

SANTA ROSA, California, April 25 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), and Ansys (Nasdaq: ANSS) introduce a new integrated radio frequency (RF) design migration flow from TSMC's N16 process to its N6RF+ technology to address the power, performance, and area (PPA) requirements of today's most demanding wireless  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 27 -- Mastercard issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Today, Mastercard unveils its limited-edition Mastercard Music Pass for music fans around the world, commencing the second season of its tech- and talent-driven Artist Accelerator program with an incredible roster of emerging artists. The personalized Music Pass allows collectors and fans to unlock a cutting-edge AI music studio, behind-the-scenes content, and the chance to access concert ticket  more

NEW YORK, April 27 -- Newmark Group issued the following news release: Newmark[1] announces that Figma, a product design and development platform, has signed a 97,606-square-foot lease renewal at 760 Market Street in San Francisco, California. Newmark Vice Chairman Mike Brown, Executive Managing Director Roman Adler and Vice Chairman Bill Benton represented the owner, Phelan Building LLC, who tapped Newmark to lease and manage the 298,000-square-foot historic building in 2016. Brittan Hawken,   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- Occidental College issued the following news: Three Occidental alumni received 2024 fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) to support their ongoing academic research. An additional three alumni earned honorable mentions. The GRFP recognizes outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time, research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathema  more

PASADENA, California, April 26 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: "Do you wanna hear what the quantum field sounds like?" d. Sabela grimes prompted the audience and played an echoing audio clip of Octavia Butler's voice: "Ummm." In March, "Parable of the Pathmakers," an Afrofuturist multimedia dance performance, opened a portal into the minds and legacies of Pasadena-born science-fiction author Octavia Butler and Caltech's first Black graduate, Grant D. Vene  more

FOLSOM, California, April 27 -- The California Independent System Operator issued the following news release: PacifiCorp became the first entity in the Western United States to formally commit to a regional coordinated energy market by signing an implementation agreement this week with the California ISO for its Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM). The EDAM is a voluntary day-ahead electricity market designed to deliver significant reliability, economic, and environmental benefits to balancing ar  more

TURLOCK, California, April 27 -- California State University Stanislaus issued the following news: Stanislaus State has been allocated $80,000 in one-time funding by the California State University (CSU) to fund programs and projects it identified to advance Black student success. The allocation, announced by the CSU on April 23, is part of the university system's $10 million, three-year commitment to fund numerous programs and projects on its 23 campuses to meet recommendations in its Black   more

SANTA BARBARA, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- Yardi Matrix, a part of Yardi Systems, issued the following news release: The self storage sector is still facing difficulties. REITs continue to push down rates, leading to a negative rent growth that has been increasing for the past few months, the latest Self Storage National Report from Yardi(R) Matrix shows. Annual street rates remained negative in March. The average annualized same-store asking rent per square foot for combined mix of unit   more

RIVERSIDE, California, April 27 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Study provides insights for managers of stores that offer single-brand product lines * * * New research co-authored by a UC Riverside business professor provides some sound advice for managers of retail outlets that limit their product selection to a particular brand: Managers should factor in the strength of their brand when structuring the pay incentives for their sale  more

RIVERSIDE, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following Q&A on April 25, 2024, with Rajesh Gulati, interim chair of internal medicine in the School of Medicine: * * * Dr. Rajesh Gulati at UC Riverside answers some common questions about the virus and its spread * * * By Iqbal Pittalwala The World Health Organization has raised concerns about the spread of H5N1 bird flu, the disease caused by infection with avian (bird) influenza (flu) T  more

RIVERSIDE, California, April 27 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * How geography acts as a structural determinant of health * * * In unincorporated communities in the United States-Mexico borderlands, historically and socially marginalized populations become invisible to the healthcare system, showing that geography acts as a structural determinant of health for low-income populations. So concludes a study by a University of California,  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 27 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Sara Bock As university campuses across the country continue to be deeply impacted by the Israel-Hamas war, UC San Diego is encouraging members of the Triton community to engage in conversation, dialogue and connections with its Principles of Community in mind. In response to concerns that arose following the deadly Hamas attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023, UC San Diego's Office for  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 27 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Katie E. Ismael Researchers have found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use. The multi-university and industry research team led by computer scientists at University of California San Diego will present their work at the  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 27 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Judith Myers A healthy liver filters all the blood in your body, breaks down toxins and digests fats. It produces collagen to repair damaged cells when the liver is injured. However, a liver can produce too much collagen when an excess accumulation of fat causes chronic inflammation, a condition called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). In an advan  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 27 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release: On Thursday refugee and human rights advocates presented testimony before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) in Barbados to inform the Court's upcoming advisory opinion regarding States' human rights obligations in the context of the climate emergency. The historic hearing came on the heels of a first-of-its-kind amicus brief (https://cgrs.uclawsf.edu/our-work/publ  more

BERKELEY, California, April 27 -- The University of California issued the following statement on April 26, 2024: * * * The University of California shared the following statement today, Friday, April 26, 2024: The University of California has consistently opposed calls for boycott against and divestment from Israel. While the University affirms the right of our community members to express diverse viewpoints, a boycott of this sort impinges on the academic freedom of our students and faculty   more

SANTA BARBARA, California, April 27 -- Westmont College issued the following news: By Scott Craig Eighteen new nurses are heading to serve on the frontlines at a hospital near you! Westmont graduated 18 nurses May 2 from its 16-month Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program. 12 of the 18 graduates are staying to work in the Central Coast. The Westmont Downtown | Grotenhuis Nursing Program, which began in January 2022 operates in partnership with Cottage Health and Sansum Clini  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, April 27 (TNSres) -- Westmont College issued the following news: Students presented their findings from research projects that spanned topics from running on slanted surfaces, the effects of music on heart rate, subliminal advertising, and racial identity in study-abroad programs at the Spring Student Research Symposium on April 18 in the Winter Hall Atrium. Kim Denu, Westmont provost and dean of the faculty, spoke to the more than 40 student researchers and attendee  more