WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Thai garment workers, Gerald Bostock, Donald Zarda, Aimee Stephens to be honored * * * To celebrate and recognize extraordinary individuals whose distinctive contributions to the field of labor elevated working conditions, wages and overall quality of life of America's working families, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced new inductees into its Hall of Honor. The inductions  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday to his involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering and drug trafficking organization. Mariano Santana, 57, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Nov. 30, 2023. In May 2023, Santana was among 12 individu  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 2 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Tessa M. Gorman, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: The U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today settled civil claims that a Seattle Naturopathic Physician had prescribed drugs outside her limited authority, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Marina (aka Marianna) Abrams, N.D. will pay the government $65,000 to resolve the allegatio  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Laurena Bolden, of Highland, has been appointed to the California Native American Heritage Commission. Bolden has served as Second Governing Council Member and Culture Pillar Co-Lead with the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians since 2022. She is a three-term member of the San Manuel Education Board and currentl  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: * AB 30 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) - Atmospheric rivers: research: reservoir operations. * AB 271 by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) - Homeless death review committees. * AB 451 by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier) - Insurance: license examinations. *  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: Today, Governor Newsom's historic mental health legislative package took another step forward in the California State Legislature. The two-bill package modernizes the State's behavioral health care system and includes a $4.68 billion bond to build 10,000 new behavioral health beds and housing units to meet current and future needs of Californians. * The Assembly Appropriation  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 2 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision approving energy cost adjustment clause rates (Case No. 23-08-030) on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 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. DECISION APPROVING PACIFICORP'S 2023 ENE  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 2 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. ALJ 176-3532) on Sept. 1, 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

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. 21-05-011) on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U902M) to Submit Its 2021 Risk Assessment and Mitigation Phase Report. And Related Matters. DECISION CLOSING RISK ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION PHASE PROCEEDING Summary The procedures adopted in Decisions (D.) 14-12-025, D.16-  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Francisco Division issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: A federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment today against three defendants, charging them with drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark announced. Jiovanni Eleazar Paco, 25, of Modesto; Carlos Daniel Gastelum Bustamante  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded private nonprofit organizations in the Havasupai Tribe of the Oct. 2, 2023, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by flooding that occurred Oct. 1 - 2, 2022. Private nonprofits that provide essential services of a gove  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pvt. Daniel Moniz, 19, of Hayward, California, killed during World War II, was accounted for May 5, 2023. In November 1944, Moniz was assigned to Medical Detachment, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. His unit was engaged in battle with German forces near Hurtgen, Germany,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following Education Review newsletter: BACK TO SCHOOL This week, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden marked the start of the new school year by visiting students at Eliot-Hine Middle School in Washington, D.C. They stopped by the cafeteria and an eighth-grade math classroom, where they shook every child's hand. The school is implementing a high-impact tutoring program and providing training for math teachers as part o  more

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, California, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: STEM, which is an integration of four disciplines - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, encourages critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration in the educational and professional world. Its objective is to provide innovative solutions to real-world problems and it plays a crucial role in the advancement of medicine, environmental sustainability, techno  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2023, by Chairwoman Lina M. Khan on the matters of Amgen Inc. and Horizon Therapeutics (File No. 231-0037). The statement was joined by Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya: * * * All too often, Americans can't afford the medicines they need. Drug prices in America are higher than they are anywhere else in the world. At the Federal Trade Commission, we hear regularly from people ab  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) announced today the arrest of 366 noncitizens during a national operation that ran from Aug. 4 through 25, 2023. Officers focused enforcement efforts on priority fugitive noncitizens and priority noncitizens previously removed from the U.S. who r  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: On Sept. 1, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles announced the arrest of 38 noncitizens during a national operation that ran from Aug. 4-25. Officers focused enforcement efforts against priority removable fugitive noncitizens -- specifically, those identified as having crimi  more

CORONA, New Mexico, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Senior Advisor to the President John Podesta joined federal, state and community leaders today to celebrate the groundbreaking of the SunZia Transmission Project. When completed, this project will transport up to 4,500 megawatts of primarily renewable energy from New Mexico to markets in Arizona and California, furthering the Biden-Harr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. S273391) on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * In the Supreme Court of California, Fifth Appellate District CIRO CAMACHO, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MERCED COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. Justice Kruger authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. * * * Opinion of the Court by Krug  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. A167311) on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Four DEMOND FINLEY, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. Demond Finley was charged with several firearm possession crimes after police discovered a handgun during a search of his car. Fin  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. A165445) on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Two MARIO BARRERA, et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. APPLE AMERICAN GROUP LLC, et al., Defendants and Appellants. Plaintiffs Mario Barrera and Francisco Varguez sued defendants--a nationwide restaurant chain--to recover civil penalties under the Private Attorneys Gene  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. G061609) on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EWARD ANTHONY CEJA, Defendant and Appellant. OPINION Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Robert A. Knox, Judge. Affirmed. Vanessa Place, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. E079750) on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GREGORY VANCE, JR., Defendant and Appellant. ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR REHEARING AND MODIFYING OPINION [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT] THE COURT The petition for rehearing, filed on August 21, 2023, is denied. The opinion filed in t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. D079799) on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, State of California THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. KARL WILLIAM DORON, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Laura W. Halgren and Howard H. Shore, Judges. Reversed and remanded with directions. Lopas Law and Matthew A. Lopas for Defendan  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. A163074) on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Three THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MENIQUE LASHON, Defendant and Appellant. Defendant Menique Lashon appeals from a judgment following her conviction for one count of second-degree murder and one count of firstdegree murder, together with true findings of speci  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. E080838) on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RONNIE KEITH HARRELL, Defendant and Appellant. OPINION APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Gregory S. Tavill, Judge. Reversed. John F. Schuck, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and A  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. G061836) on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three PHIL HAGEY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SOLAR SERVICE EXPERTS, LLC, Defendant and Respondent. OPINION Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, William D. Claster, Judge. Reversed and remanded with instructions. Request for judicial notice gran  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Aug. 31, 2023: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 228,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 230,000 to 232,000. The 4-week moving average was 237,500, an increase of 2  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Engineering leadership welcomed the Lab's newest machinist apprentices during a registration ceremony on Aug. 17. With program leaders looking on, the three new apprentices - Josh Kates, Daniel Hurtado and Hector Preciado - signed their requisite paperwork committing them to the Lab's four-year Machinist Apprenticeshi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Aug. 31, 2023, on the whole-of-government response and recovery efforts in Maui, Hawaii, and the ongoing response to Hurricane Idalia: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. Folks, thanks for being here. Earlier today, I made a point to speak to all the governors most likely to be impacted by this storm. I spoke with Governor DeSantis several times, Governor Kemp, Governor McMaster, and Governor Cooper about the impacts of   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: The United States today filed a complaint alleging that the Bobcat Fire - one of the largest wildfires ever in Los Angeles County - was caused by the failure of Southern California Edison and its tree maintenance contractor to properly maintain trees that came into contact with power lines and caused the 2020 blaze. The lawsuit filed in United States Distric  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Edwin Cuadrado, Jr., a United States Postal Service (USPS) employee, was arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint with stabbing a supervisor on August 25 at a mail facility in Carmel Mountain Ranch. At a hearing today in federal court, U.S. Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo ordered Cuadrado held without bond after the government argued he is a  more