WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs (GPA), Bill Russo, will travel to Phoenix, Arizona, and Los Angeles, California, from September 11th to 13th. During this visit, Assistant Secretary Russo will emphasize the vital role of the American public in shaping U.S. foreign policy and highlight the Administration's commitment to crafting foreign policy that delivers for the American people. In Phoe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Security Cooperation With Vietnam The U.S. security relationship with Vietnam continues to expand and the two countries share a common vision for the future of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Our security cooperation is based on our mutual commitment to deepen defense cooperation and shared resolve to address regional security   more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today submitted a letter to federal agencies urging the adoption of regulations on medical payment products, which are increasingly being used by patients across the country and too often lack appropriate safeguards. While patients may use products such as medical credit cards and installment loans to pay for healthcare-related bills,   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Sept. 11, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring September 11, 2023, as Patriot Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: Twenty-two years ago today, Americans watched in horror as terrorists attacked our nation, claiming nearly 3,000 lives and irrevocably changing our world. Out of this tragedy devised to destro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying relief and dismissing complaint (Agenda ID No. 21837) on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Ray Nichols, Complainant, vs. Southern California Gas Company (U904G) Defendant. DECISION DENYING RELIEF AND DISMISSING COMPLAINT Summary This Decision denies the relief requested and dismisses the Expedited Complaint Proceeding  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 21840) on Sept. 11, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company to Recover Costs Recorded in the Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 454.9 and Forecasted Pursuant to Resolution ESRB-4 (U39E). DECISION   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 21831) on Sept. 11, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Policies, Procedures and Rules for the Self-Generation Incentive Program and Related Issues. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO SIERRA CLUB FOR CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION 22-04-036 Intervenor:  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 21827) on Sept. 11, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Policies, Procedures and Rules for the Self-Generation Incentive Program and Related Issues. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO SMALL BUSINESS UTILITY ADVOCATES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO DECISIONS  more

FRESNO, California, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Telvin Breaux, 32, an inmate at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges for leading a $25 million fraud against the California Employment Development Department (EDD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three of Breaux's co-defendants, Fantasia Brown, 35,  more

OTAY MESA, California, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Otay Mesa commercial facility discovered nearly to 200 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the fuel tank of a tractor. On Aug. 7, at approximately 8:40 p.m., CBP officers encountered a 25-year-old male driver of a tractor trailer applying for entry at the Otay Mesa cargo facility. Dur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 11, 2023, by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero at the North American Securities Administrators Association's annual meeting in San Diego, California: * * * With our nation at the cusp of some very exciting technological advances, advances that can also prove to be challenging, it will take federal and state regulators working together to build a safer financial system. Today, I w  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Inyo, Mariposa, San Benito,   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the severe winter storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Calaver  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Louisiana businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the severe storms and straight-line winds in Caddo Parish that occurred June 10 - 18. Accord  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Montana private nonprofit organizations of the Oct. 11, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by flooding that occurred April 10 - 26. Private nonprofits that provide essential services  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Nevada businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Lyon County that occurred March 8 -   more

EDWARDS AFB, California, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Harlan Huntington, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs 412th Test Wing Commander Col. Douglas Wickert and Command Chief Master Sgt. Justin Stoltzfus met with Airmen in an unannounced visit to the First Sergeants' Quarterly Dorm Dinner at Higher Grounds Cafe in building 2511, Sept. 7. This visit was the just the latest opportunity for the two new 412th Test Wing leaders to meet and build r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * Under proposed order, companies will pay $5.8 million penalty, implement FCRA monitoring program * * * The Federal Trade Commission will require background report providers TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate to pay $5.8 million to settle charges that they deceived consumers about whether consumers had criminal records and that the companies violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FC  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B318718) on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Six In re Marriage of C.D. and G.D. C.D., Respondent, v. G.D., Appellant. When issuing custody and visitation orders, a trial court's paramount concern is the best interests of the child. (Fam Code,/1 Sec. 3020, subd. (a).) To determine those interests, the court must   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. C096437) on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CURTIS ANTHONY SLATON, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, Maryanne G. Gilliard, Judge. Affirmed. Christine Vento, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * Breakthrough battery technology could ramp up domestic supply chain of critical minerals driving clean energy transition Key Takeaways * A new battery material called disordered rock salt (DRX) could pave the way for replacing gasoline vehicles with electric vehicles at a faster rate. * DRX cathodes could provide lithium-ion batter  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) will partner with outside institutions to improve diversity in the STEM workforce and provide training to underrepresented students and researchers under a pair of projects recently funded by the Department of Energy. With support from DOE's Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) initiativ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * NIH researchers combined historical air quality data with breast cancer data from large U.S. study. * * * Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that living in an area with high levels of particulate air pollution was associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer. The study, published in the Journ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: By MC2 Janiel Adames NPS President retired Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new NPS academic center at Pearl Harbor, NPS Hawaii, with Dr. Joseph Hooper, NPS vice provost for academic affairs; Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and retired Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, NPS Undersea Warfare chair. The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) cel  more

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 12 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced an agreement in principle with national grocery giant Kroger that will require the grocery chain to pay a total of $1.37 billion to participating state and local governments, including Oregon, for their role as a dispenser of opioids in the country's ongoing crisis. Oregon will receive approximately $40 million. In Oregon, Kroge  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a jury has convicted Victor Alfonso Leon-Pacheco, age 33, of Bakersfield, California, of Conspiracy to Distribute (fentanyl), Conspiracy to Distribute (methamphetamine), and Use of a Communications Facility to Facilitate a Drug Trafficking Crime, following a three-day jury trial in federal distr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks by Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda at the 2023 North American Securities Administrators Association Fall Annual Meeting: * * * Returning to San Diego brings back a lot of memories. NASAA held its Fall Meeting in San Diego in September 2006, which was the final NASAA event that I attended as a California state securities regulator before joining the SEC the following month. The highlights of that 2006 event w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for pt. 12, 2023: * * * SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN Secretary Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. * * * DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES RICHARD R. VERMA Deputy Secretary Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. * * * ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE VICTORIA J. NULAND Acting Deputy Secretary Nuland attends meetings and briefings at th  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Virginia - The U.S. Space Force has begun its service dress prototype wear testing, which will continue for three months as Guardians evaluate and provide feedback on the durability, functionality and comfort of the new uniform design. The wear tests signify the final stage of uniform development prior to production and force-wide distribution. More than 10  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: As part of a bipartisan 54-state-and-territory coalition, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes today joined a letter urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children online and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses. AG Reyes states, "As artificial intelligence accelerates our country's incredible tech advances, we need to prot  more

MONTEREY, California, Sept. 12 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Two decades of dedication to the Center for Homeland Defense and Security culminated in one last day at the educational institution for retiring Director Glen Woodbury. Woodbury's final day as director was marked by a farewell ceremony attended by dozens of well-wishers including several longtime CHDS colleagues held at the Naval Postgraduate School's ME Audito  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following following fact sheet on Sept. 10, 2023: * * * President Joseph R. Biden and General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong Announce the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership During a historic state visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, President Joseph R. Biden and General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong elevated U.S.-Vietnam relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, renewing the strength and dynamism of the U.S.-Vietnam relationshi  more