SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. W-5262) on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * Order Approving Golden State Water Company Advice Letter 1884-W To Update Its Special Condition For Tariff Schedule SM-1-R, SM-1-NR And Tariff Rule Nos. 15 And 16 Regarding New Service Connection & Accessory Dwelling Units By Golden State Water Company's Advice Letter 1884-W; filed on August 30, 2022. * * * SUMMARY This Resolution affir  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. ALJ 176-3531) on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * Preliminary determinations of category for proceedings initiated by application pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Senate Bill (SB) 960 (Leonard, ch. 96-0856) requires, among other things, that the Commission categorize proceedings for purposes of determining the applicable restrictions on ex pa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following order denying rehearing of decision (Case No. 23-08-028) on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Authority to Establish Its Authorized Cost of Capital for Utility Operations for 2023 and to Reset the Cost of Capital Adjustment Mechanism (U39M). And Related Matters. ORDER DENYING REHEARING O  more

FRESNO, California, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment Thursday against Pantalion Lopez-Zavala, 30, of Hesperia, charging him with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on July 12, 2023, Lopez-Zavala traveled from Southern California to the Central Valley   more

FORT BLISS, Texas, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Christopher Hernandez, Army Reserve Medical Command Approximately 150 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 7251st Medical Support Unit (Forward), Albuquerque, New Mexico; the 7234th Medical Support Unit, Camp Parks, California; and the 7402nd Troop Medical Clinic, Vallejo, California; are currently serving a yearlong mobilization that begun here on October and November, 2022. The three units wer  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 11 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved Resolutions granting additional operating authority for Cruise LLC and Waymo LLC to conduct commercial passenger service using driverless vehicles in San Francisco. The approval includes the ability for both companies to charge fares for rides at any time of day. The requirements for the Resolutions approved today w  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 11 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in an ongoing commitment to help the state close the digital divide, today provided approximately $1 million in broadband-related grants to assist schools in low-income urban and rural areas. Through its Digital Divide Grant Program, the CPUC awarded grants totaling $999,480 to four community-based organizations: Outside the Lens  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 11 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing actions to help the state achieve a clean energy future, today expanded on-bill financing programs to assist non-residential electricity and natural gas customers in making comprehensive energy investments, such as purchasing and installing electric heat pump water heaters and electric vehicle charging   more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 5 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Withering molds, root-rotting bacteria, viruses, and other plant pathogens destroy an estimated 15 to 30% of global harvests every year. Early detection can make the difference between a failed crop and a treatable one. Using an airborne science instrument developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, researchers have found that they can accurately spot the stealthy signs of a gra  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Aug. 10, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 248,000, an increase of 21,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 227,000. The 4-week moving average was 231,000, an increase of 2,750 from the previous week's unrevised  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: Mary Ann Piette, whose research has been foundational to improving energy efficiency of existing buildings and integrating flexible building technologies with the electric grid, has been appointed Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) of the Energy Technologies Area (ETA). The appointment, which took effect August 2, follows a national search. Piette has s  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: A federal jury in Detroit found two California residents guilty yesterday of conspiring to launder money, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Ison was joined in the announcement by Orville O. Greene, Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration, and Charles E. Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenu  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: On Tuesday, Aug. 1, a major hardware update for NASA's Cold Atom Lab lifted off aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. About the size of a small refrigerator, the lab is sometimes called the coolest place in the known universe because of its ability to chill atoms to almost absolute zero. It enables dozens of scientists on Earth to do   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Jane Rodgers as the new permanent superintendent of Joshua Tree National Park beginning Aug. 13. Rodgers has been the acting superintendent of Joshua Tree National Park since January 2023 and, before that, served as the park's Chief of Science and Resource Stewardship for the last seven years, where she   more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northwest Fisheries Science Center issued the following news: * * * Researchers are tracking indicators for signs of impacts, such as harmful algal blooms. * * * A large marine heatwave that developed offshore has reached the coast of Oregon and Washington. It increases the potential for harmful algal blooms and other impacts on the coastal ecosystem and marine life in the coming weeks and mon  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Communications issued the following news: * * * How the restoration of the Klamath watershed, the largest dam removal project in the world, will reopen access to habitat for the threatened and endangered native fish of the area. * * * The restoration of the Klamath watershed, spanning 15,000 miles of California and Oregon, is the largest dam removal project in history. It will reopen access to more  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56659) involving Anbessaw Consulting Inc., Pomona, California: * * * Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm Licensee: Anbessaw Consulting, Inc. Region: 4 City: Pomona State: CA License #: 8357-19 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Donald Oesterle HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 08/04/2023 Notification Time: 19:17 [ET] Event Date: 08/04/2023 Event Time: 06:00 [PDT] La  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56655) involving B. Hillebrandt Soils Testing Inc., Alamo, California: * * * Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm Licensee: B. Hillebrandt Soils Testing, Inc. Region: 4 City: Alamo State: CA License #: 6680-1 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Robert Greger HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 08/03/2023 Notification Time: 20:09 [ET] Event Date: 08/01/2023 Event Time: 00:0  more

NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Sean Hetz, 57th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Red Flag 23-3 has come to a close for more than 2,000 U.S. Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Navy and Air National Guard that ran from July 17 to August 4. Although it started at Nellis Air Force Base, it concluded with multiple units dispersed to parts of Southern California. "The last week of Red Flag 23-3 occurred in conjunction with the U.S. Navy,"   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 5 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 10 Texas counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by excessive moisture and high winds in the following primary counties that occurred  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21553): * * * In the Matter of Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc., Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15(b) AND 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- NASA issued the following news release: Four crew members now are assigned to launch on NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, will join Expedition 70 and 71 crew members aboard the station in early 2024 to conduct a wide-ranging set of operatio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: A California man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of two felony offenses related to his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Eric Christie, 56, of Los Angele  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Friday sentenced two of the final three defendants in a conspiracy that brought methamphetamine from California to St. Louis. Judge Fleissig on Wednesday sentenced Darius McCullum, 33, to 10 years in prison. McCullum was the Los-Angeles based supplier of some of the methamphetamine. McCullum pleaded   more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: A federal criminal complaint charging a Columbus resident with forcibly assaulting two federal officers as they attempted to take him into custody last week was unsealed today. Christopher Upshaw, 24, had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Stephen Hyles on Aug. 10, and was ordered detained by the Court. Upshaw is charged by   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 12 (TNScapv) -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Danny Lamar Miller-Kidd was sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison for his leadership role in a Baja California-based drug trafficking organization that imported and distributed hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin to various sub-distributors throughout the United States, including California, Arizona, Or  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier Tracy Rumley of El Cajon was sentenced in federal court this morning to five years of probation and 200 hours of community service for stealing mail from customers on her postal route in the Santee area of San Diego. When imposing sentence, U.S. District Judge Janis L. Sammartino said, "Stealing mail is not the way   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Denny Bhakta of San Diego was arraigned in federal court today on additional charges that he fraudulently obtained $4 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans through several entities he managed and controlled. Bhakta was first indicted in December 2021 for defrauding investors in his companies; a grand jury returned a superseding indi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on Aug. 4, 2023, by Administrator Samantha Power at a swearing-in ceremony for David Hoffman as Mission Director for Uzbekistan: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Thank you so much, Michael. So Ambassador, Ambassadors actually. Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Ambassador from Uzbekistan here when I get finished with my remarks you will be even more excited about David Hoffman coming to Uzbekistan. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: Today, Vice President Harris is announcing the initial awardees under the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Capital Readiness Program (CRP) - a technical assistance program funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The CRP enables small businesses to access critical technical assistance, including by supporting incubators an  more