ZAMA, Japan, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Sean Kimmons, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs While living in the United States, Mieko Yonaha gave birth to her daughter in a California hospital in 1997. It was an experience she would never forget. She recalled that the medical care had left her impressed, as health care workers strived to support her and clearly explained the procedures for her to better understand. "I still remember it and it brings bac  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 13, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area - August 2023": * * * Area prices were up 1.3 percent over the past two months, up 2.0 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 1.3 percent for the two mont  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 13, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area - August 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past month, up 3.3 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Los Angeles area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.7 percent in August, the U.  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 13, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area - August 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past two months, up 3.7 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Phoenix area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent for the two months e  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 13, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area - August 2023": * * * Area prices were unchanged over the past two months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the San Francisco area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged for the two months e  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 13, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Seattle area - August 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 5.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Seattle area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.8 percent for the two months e  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 13, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - August 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past month, up 3.9 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau   more

FRESNO, California, Sept. 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * Federal Agency Charges That Board of Parole Hearings Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodation During Height of COVID, Then Retaliated Against Complainant * * * The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has settled a federal charge of disability discrimination and retaliation filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissio  more

CALEXICO, California, Sept. 15 -- 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 Calexico West port of entry discovered 223 packages of methamphetamine and heroin hidden throughout a pick-up truck. On Sept. 10, at approximately 11:44 p.m., CBP officers encountered a 35-year-old male U.S. citizen driving a 2020 pick-up truck. At the time of encounter, the driver was applying   more

IMPERIAL BEACH, California, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: The San Diego Border Patrol has encountered several incidents that underscore the ongoing challenges we face in securing our nation's borders. These events serve as stark reminders of the dangers associated with trusting smugglers and attempting to cross the border via ocean waters. On September 11, 2023, at approximately 2:40 AM, Border Patrol age  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Texas small businesses of the Dec. 18, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by severe storms and tornadoes in Harris and Orange counties that occurred January 24. According to Lusk, s  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Washington private nonprofit organizations of the Oct. 12, 2023 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury due to the severe winter storm, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides t  more

MONTEREY, California, Sept. 14 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Center for Homeland Defense and Security Interim Director Jodi Stiles has a couple of key goals as she takes over as caretaker in the wake of longtime Director Glen Woodbury's retirement and as the search for a long-term Director is underway: continue the excellent work of the Center and help ensure the search for a new Director bears fruit. "Under Glen's leade  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: A common misconception is that those interested in technical roles at a national laboratory must hold a graduate degree such as a Ph.D. On the contrary, roughly 40% of the science, technology and engineering workforce at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) claim an associate's or bachelor's degree as their highest education level. This   more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scaling laws are like a secret code used across science to break down complex phenomena into simple mathematical expressions. These equations help us to understand how one factor in a system relates to other factors that determine the system's behavior. For example, Kleiber's Law, one of the best-known scaling laws, observes that metabolic rates o  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: In a significant stride toward implementing scalable climate solutions, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have uncovered how some carbon capture materials have improved lifetime compared to others. These materials are key in addressing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming concerns. Researchers have shed light on the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:23-cv-04724; N.D. Cal. filed Sept. 14, 2023) involving NDB Inc. and Nima Golsharifi: * * * SEC Charges Nuclear Battery Startup Company and Its CEO with Fraudulently Raising Over $1.2 Million from Investors * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged NDB, Inc. ("NDB"), a private startup company formerly based in San Francisco, California that is purportedly developing a  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Office of Science recently announced $28.5 million for LaserNetUS to advance discovery science and inertial fusion energy. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is one of nine facilities operating high-intensity, ultrafast lasers that will receive additional funding. LaserNetUS is North America's high intensity  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the commencement of the new Lease with Sutro Lands End Partners, LLC to operate the restaurant formerly known as the Cliff House located at 1090 Point Lobos Avenue. The property will include several dining options, including a new cafe in an area formerly used as retail space. Other amenities are also being contemplated  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Wyoming following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of flooding that occurred June 15 announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that provide essen  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in seven Idaho counties and neighboring counties in Montana and Washington 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 b  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 42 Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Minnesota 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   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 33 Louisiana parishes and neighboring counties in Mississippi and 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 b  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 15 Montana counties and neighboring counties in Idaho 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 f  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Quay and Roosevelt counties 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 droug  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 17 counties 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 began Aug.   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in Benton, Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Polk 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 Benton County that beg  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 19 Texas counties and neighboring parishes in Louisiana 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  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 19 Washington counties and neighboring counties in Idaho 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 th  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: A Burbank man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for running an illegal firearms business out of a downtown Los Angeles hookah lounge he owned - which included the sale of so-called "ghost guns" - and for possessing with intending to distribute methamphetamine. Hovik Dagesian, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: To: State, Territory, and Tribal Agricultural Regulatory Officials On September 1, 2023, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) established an Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis or OFF) quarantine in Santa Clara County, California. The quarantine includes portions of the ci  more