SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 21 -- Alliance San Diego issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Today, Alliance San Diego and voters filed an appeal to the California Supreme Court to protect the integrity of the March 2020 elections from interference from elected officials. This appeal comes at a critical moment when the country is still grappling with the attempts to manipulate the presidential election from that same year, and is girding itself for further assaults on our democrac  more

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 21 -- The National Association of Science Writers issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2023: The National Association of Science Writers and its Awards Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 NASW Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards (EIWA): * In the Long-Form category: "The Demon River" by freelance journalist J.B. MacKinnon, Hakai Institute senior editor and story producer Tyee Bridge, Hakai Magazine senior editor Serena Renner, and Tula   more

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 21 -- The National Association of Science Writers issued the following news: The National Association of Science Writers and its Awards Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 NASW Science in Society (SIS) Journalism Awards. This year, NASW is awarding prizes in six categories: Books, Science Reporting, Science Features, Longform Narratives, Series, and Commentary. The winners are: * In the Books category, When Children Feel Pain: From Everyday Ach  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 21 -- The California Association of Realtors issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Slower economic growth and cooling inflation will bring down mortgage interest rates in 2024 and create a more favorable market environment to spur California home sales next year, according to a housing and economic forecast released today by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS(R) (C.A.R.). The baseline scenario of C.A.R.'s "2024 California Housing Market Forecas  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The California Association of Realtors issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Rising mortgage rates and a continued shortage of homes for sale hampered California home sales for the third straight month in August, while the statewide median home price registered its biggest year-over-year gain in 14 months, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS(R) (C.A.R.) said today. Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in C  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 21 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week issued its finding that the southern sea otter will retain its threatened status under the Endangered Species Act. Defenders of Wildlife applauds this decision as it follows an agency species status assessment triggered by a delisting petition from several California fishery industry groups in 2021. "Threats facing southern sea otters and coast  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 21 -- The League of California Cities issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: The League of California Cities Past Presidents Council today announced the selection of Betsy Strauss as the recipient of the 2023 Past Presidents' Lifetime Achievement Award. Strauss has served as Special Legal Counsel to Cal Cities for three decades, advising on a wide range of municipal finance and land use legislation impacting cities. She provides critical legal counse  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Yesterday, the United States Senate confirmed Judge Rita F. Lin to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Judge Lin is the first Chinese American female Article III judge in the district's nearly 175-year history that serves San Francisco and San Jose. "Judge Lin's confirmation to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District o  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 21 -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * Today, NARAL Pro-Choice California is charting a new path forward as Reproductive Freedom for All California. As we embark upon our next chapter, our new name puts our mission, our values--and the values of the vast majority of Californians--front and center: We're fighting for reproductive freedom for everybody. Honoring the legacy we'  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 20 -- NextGen America issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * In response to Democrats in the House of Representatives reintroducing the John Lewis Voting Voting Rights Advancement Act, NextGen America President Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez released the following statement: "Young people nationwide are commending the reintroduction of the John Lewis Voting Voting Rights Advancement Act, a critical piece of legislation that will provide the necessa  more