SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: The Bureau of Reclamation and Western Area Power Administration announced today that Deputy Regional Director Michelle Williams will transition to Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for WAPA's Sierra Nevada region as of November 6. "Michelle has been a tremendous asset to Reclamation over the last four years and has spearheaded several key i  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res T-17796) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * California Broadband & Video Association's Petition for Modification of Resolution T-17775 PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Denies California Broadband & Video Association's (CalBroadband) Petition for Modification of Resolution T-17775 submitted on March 21, 2023. The modification's request purported to ensure T-17775 is consistent with Decision 22-05-0  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.23-05-014) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Application of the California High-Speed Rail Authority to Construct Four Proposed High-Speed Rail Tracks and Rail-Rail Grade Separation at CHSRA's MP 223.56 crossing over UPRR/SJVRR's existing Mainline Track at MP 249.46, part of the Proposed Hanford Viaduct Structure, located in the County of Kings, State of California. PROPOSED OUTCOME: *  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res W-5263) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * California Water Service Company's $2.5 Million Investment in the Palos Verdes Recycled Water Pipeline Project and Revisions to Recycled Metered Service Rate Schedule PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Authorizes California Water Service Company (Cal Water) to invest $2.5 million for its share of the Palos Verdes Recycled Water Pipeline project to serve the  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.23-02-001) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Joint application of Central Valley Gas Storage, L.L.C., Southern Company, and Caliche Development Partners II, LLC for approval of transfer of control of Central Valley Gas Storage, L.L.C. pursuant to Section 854 of the California Public Utilities Code and for an order pursuant to Sections 829 and 853 of the Public Utilities Code to exempt fr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.21-04-006) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Application of Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) LLC for Commission Approval to Finance, Construct, Own and Operate the Luning Expansion Project, Authorize Ratemaking Associated with the Project's Capital Investment and Operating Expenses, and Issuance of Expedited Decision Granting such Relief. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves Settlement Agr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.21-12-007) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the 2021 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Adopts the settlement agreement and resolves the remainder of the disputed issues related to radiological release criteria and the Decommissioning Master Trusts. * Closes the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS:   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res E-5257) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Pacific Gas & Electric Company's Electric Vehicle Fleet Program and Southern California Edison Company's Charge Ready Transport Program PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves, with modifications, Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) proposal in compliance with Decision (D.) 18-05-040 to modify one per se reasonableness metric: the extension of pro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A. 22-08-001) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * In the Matter of the Application of PacifiCorp (U901E) for Approval of its 2023 Energy Cost Adjustment Clause and Greenhouse Gas-Related Forecast and Reconciliation of Costs and Revenue. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves PacifiCorp's 2023 Energy Cost Adjustment Clause (ECAC) Rates to allow recovery of its net power costs. * Closes the proceedin  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.10-07-009, A.19-03-002) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * In the Matter of the Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company for Approval of its Proposals for Dynamic Pricing and Recovery of Incremental Expenditures Required for Implementation. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards the Utility Reform Network (TURN) $97,859.25 for substantial contribution to Decision (D.) 21-07-010. This decisio  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res T-17792) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Application of South Valley Internet, Inc., LCB Communications LLC, Regarding Funding from the California Advanced Services Fund Line Extension Program PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves grant funding for South Valley Internet, Inc., who will provide high-speed internet service (1000 Mbps symmetrical) to 194 unserved households in the three low- a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res ALJ-435) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Appeal of Amended Citation E.18-02-001 Issued to Southern California Edison Company by Safety and Enforcement Division PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Dismisses Amended Citation E.18-02-001 Issued to Southern California Edison Company (U338E), with one exception. * Closes the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations ass  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-04-010) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Southern California Edison Company to Extend Its Previously Authorized Capital Structure Waiver PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Authorizes a two-year extension of the previously authorized capital structure waiver related to costs stemming from 2017 and 2018 wildfires in its service territory and the Montecito Mudslide. * Clarifies that effective as of  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-03-014) for Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Application of Southwest Gas Corporation for Authority to Revise its California Gas Tariff to Establish its Move2Zero Program. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards Sierra Club $16,933.75 for substantial contribution to Decision (D.) 22 09 010. D.22 09 010 dismissed without prejudice Southwest Gas Corporation's application to establish a new tariff to   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, Ismail J. Ramsey, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Aubrey Jackson Shelton II with bank fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion in connection with his scheme to embezzle more than $2.7 million from his employer, a San Francisco technology company, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Invest  more

SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, Ismail J. Ramsey, issued the following news release: Kishore Kethineni, the CEO of multiple software development and IT services companies in the Bay Area, was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud and for his failure to pay over more than $2 million in employment taxes, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following remarks on Aug. 25, 2023, by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero at the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment annual conference: * * * The timing is certainly appropriate, at the end of the warmest summer on record--a summer that experienced extreme heat events such as smoke days that made it unsafe to go outside, a month-long stretch of 110+ days in Phoenix, and the heartbreaking d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * 90 Businesses in 27 States Will Use Grants to Focus on Cybersecurity, Fusion Energy, Renewables, and Other Disciplines That Will Lead the Clean Energy Transition * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 106 awards totaling $126 million in research and development grants for 90 different small businesses whose projects will address multiple mission areas across the Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 24, 2023: * * * Three New Wind Energy Market Reports Highlight Growth in Wind Energy Deployment and Domestic Supply Chain, Creating Good-Paying Jobs Thanks to President Biden's Investing in America Agenda * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released three annual reports showing that wind power continues to be one of the fastest growing and lowest cost sources of electricity in America and is po  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Zachary A. Myers, issued the following news release: Richard A. Wells, a/k/a Council, 30, of Indianapolis, Indiana has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Wells was the final of 20 defendants to be sentenced in this conspiracy. According to court documents, Wells was a member of a methamphetamine and fentanyl traffick  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. A166559) on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Three CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, Respondent; ROBERT L. ESCOBEDO, Real Party in Interest. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) seeks review by extraordinary writ  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. H049408) on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Sixth Appellate District THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THOMAS MOYER, Defendant and Respondent. This appeal raises a question not yet addressed by any California court: whether a public official may be bribed with a promise to donate to the official's office. According to the People, the Santa Clar  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 25 -- The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: With the continuous rise in passenger volume and operations, the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) today announced its newest team members, Floyd Munn and Destiney Williams. Additionally, MNAA's Melissa Ting has been promoted and will lead the Environmental and Safety initiatives in the Maintenance Department. "I would like to welcome Floyd and Destine  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's decision striking down a federal statute barring individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders from accessing guns. Attorney General Nessel joined a coalition of 25 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the federal government in the Supreme Court case, United States   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, Andrew M. Luger, issued the following news release: A Rochester man has been sentenced to 216 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Muhammad Masood, 31, a licensed medical doctor in Pakistan, was formerly employed as a Research Coordinator at  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: High levels of some minerals and metals in environmental water supplies may increase the risk of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary infections in people with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. The study, a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Susan Guth, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 will exhibit their unique mission and research capabilities at the 2023 Tailhook Association Symposium in Sparks, Nevada. This will be the second time in recent years that the Warlocks (VXS-1) have exhibited and attended Tailhook. "Tailhook is the perfect event for us to connect with other av  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications Mr. Kenneth A. Sarkady, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) head of the Counter Measure Systems Section received the Roger L. Easton Award for Engineering Excellence for outstanding engineering insight and visionary leadership in the development of a nationally recognized capability in missile warning and infrared coun  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 18 Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Illinois are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that be  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 17 Kansas counties and counties in Missouri and Nebraska are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 19 Louisiana parishes and neighboring counties in Texas are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary parishes that   more

OTAY MESA, California, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Border Patrol agents were shot at recently while attempting to apprehend a group of suspected migrants illegally entering the United States. In another incident armed suspects were spotted operating in the border area. "Smuggling organizations are becoming desperate and escalating their level of violence because of the work being performed by U.S. B  more

POINT REYES STATION, California, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) seeks public comment for the proposed Tomales Point Area Plan and environmental assessment that will update management of the Tomales Point area of Point Reyes National Seashore. The planning area includes the 2,900-acre Tomales Point Tule Elk Reserve and more than 85% of the planning area is within the Phillip Burton Wilderne  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 323,000 visitors to Channel Islands National Park in 2022 spent $21.8 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 258 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $31.9 million. "Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care of our national parks. With t  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: David Michael Busse of Temecula was sentenced in federal court today to 17 1/2 years in prison for supplying the fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of 35-year-old Brook W. Jacoby on May 20, 2021. Two drug couriers for Busse - Roger Bionogers Santiago of Valley Center and Vanessa Lanae Lathan of Spring Valley - were also sentenced toda  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Lourdes Ortiz Castaneda was sentenced in federal court yesterday to 34 months in prison for her role as the chief financial officer of a vast alien-smuggling organization operating in Southern California for several years. The organization's leader, Gerardo Rigoberto Barojas-Saavedra, was previously sentenced to 71 months in custody for   more