LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 13 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: Cephalopods and artificial intelligence (AI) present new ways of looking at the world in a multimedia art exhibition opening at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Created by artist Memo Akten, "Distributed Consciousness" (2021) transcends human-centered perspectives to explore ideas of collective consciousness and knowledge-building through cep  more

SEASIDE, California, Jan. 13 -- California State University Monterey Bay campus issued the following news: By Mark Muckenfuss The air was chilly, but the feelings were warm as officials with Cal State Monterey Bay and Pebble Beach Company signed a groundbreaking agreement on Thursday, Jan. 11. It is designed to strengthen the education and training of students in CSUMB's Sustainable Hospitality Management program, setting them on a path toward employment in the upper echelons of the tourism an  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Kim Pattillo Brownson, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the State Board of Education, where she has served since 2019. Pattillo Brownson has been Director of Strategy and Policy for the Ballmer Group since 2020. She was Vice President of Policy and Strategy at First 5 Los Angeles from 2016 to 2020. Patti  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. In September, the Governor filed an amicus brief (https://mclist.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=afffa58af0d1d42fee9a20e55&id=2b4aba998b&e=4445b5a765) urging the Court to clarify that state and local governments can take rea  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to bridge the digital divide, will hold a free webinar on the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF), which provides eligible organizations with discounted rates on selected telecommunications and broadband services. During this virtual event, CPUC staff will discuss the CTF claim processes. WHEN: Jan. 22, 2024, 10   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision approving transfer of indirect control (Case No. 24-01-008) on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Joint Application of Starwood Capital Group Holdings GP L.L.C., Transferor and Lotus Infrastructure, LLC, Transferee for Approval of Indirect Transfer of Control of DCR Transmission L.L.C. pursuant to Public Utilit  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-01-017) on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of 2024-2031 Energy Efficiency Business Plan and 2024-2027 Portfolio Plan (U39M). And Related Matters. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO SIERRA CLUB FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. W-5268) on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * Cypress Ridge Sewer Company. Order Closing Rehearing Applications 13-05-010 And 14-01-001. SUMMARY This Resolution closes Rehearing Application Nos. 13-05-010 and 14-01-001. By Rehearing Decision (D.) 14-08-059 issued August 29, 2014, Cypress Ridge Owners Association (CROA) was granted rehearing of Resolution ("Res.") W-4946 and Res. W496  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. ALJ-449) on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * Resolves K.23-07-006, the Appeal of Andrew Wilkinson, d/b/a Nevada County Fiber Inc (U7375-C) of Citation No. CD-2023-07-060. This resolution resolves the appeal of Citation No. CD-2023-07-060 issued to Andrew Wilkinson (Wilkinson), dba Nevada County Fiber Inc (U7375-C) by the California Public Utilities Commission's (Commission) Communic  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 13 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: The 10-campus University of California system and 48 private and public academic and research institutions represented by the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) have reached a new open access agreement with Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers. The three-year deal begins this month and will make more research eligible for open access publication than any partnership of its kind  more

POMONA, California, Jan. 13 -- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona issued the following news: Plant Science Professor Emerita Valerie Mellano was elected to the "Green Industry Hall of Fame" for her career in higher education and advising farmers on environmental issues. Based in Ontario, California, the hall of fame was created in 2005 to honor and preserve the contributions of those who worked in the green industry. Inductees must have worked at least 20 years in the industry, inv  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, Jan. 13 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: Citing his leadership not just in higher education, but also as a representative of the region, the Inland Empire Economic Partnership (IEEP) honored Tomas D. Morales, president of Cal State San Bernardino, with its 2023 Larry Sharp Inland Empire Leadership Award. The award, formally given to Morales at the IEEP's Annual Dinner and Awards Reception at the Hilton Hotel in Ontario   more

DAVIS, California, Jan. 13 -- The University of California's Davis School of Law issued the following news: The city of Davis has honored UC Davis Law Professor Emerita Martha "Marty" West as its 2023 Citizen of the Year. As the Davis Enterprise reported, West, who was nominated for the award by Yolo County Supervisor Lucas Frierichs, District 4 Deputy Sheila Allen and Bill Allen, "has been advocating for the well-being of children and parents in Davis in a variety of ways." Read the full Ent  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Renewable electricity and energy independence may have been the topic of Rep. Mike Levin's recent conversation with Roll Call, but the takeaway was much larger: the congressman's commitment to bipartisan problem-solving and getting things done for California families. Over the past year alone, Levin has... * Passed two monumental bipartisan bills supporting veterans and h  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 -- Gap, a retailer of clothing and accessories, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced the appointment of Eric Chan as Chief Business and Strategy Officer, effective this week, and Amy Thompson as Chief People Officer, effective January 22. Both leaders will join Gap Inc.'s executive leadership team and report to Gap Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Dickson. "Eric Chan and Amy Thompson will  more

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Jan. 13 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2024: Attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig's Mexico City office represented Banco Santander Mexico and HSBC Mexico, as structuring agents, joint bookrunners and lenders, as well as a syndicate of lenders, in a two-tranche credit facility granted to a consortium of investors for the acquisition of a majority stake in Baja Aqua-Farms and its subsidiaries. Founded in 2000 in Ba  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 13 -- Legrand, a provider of lighting controls, electrical components and data center solutions, issued the following news release: Legrand, a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, including data center solutions, has announced its acquisition is complete of ZPE Systems, Inc., a Fremont, California-based company that offers critical solutions and services to deliver resilience and security for customers' business critical infrastr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 13 -- Platinum Equity, an investment firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Platinum Equity announced today the acquisition of premium rum blending specialist E&A Scheer, the largest global blender and vendor of premium rum in bulk, from The Riverside Company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, E&A Scheer's origins date back to 1712. The company specializes in sourcing and blending to  more

STANFORD, California, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Stanford University Law School issued the following news: A recent Journal of Democracy article, "How Latin America's Judges are Defending Democracy," analyzes how the judicial branches of three of Latin America's largest countries are each taking principled and important actions that run counter to the trend toward democratic backslide in the region and beyond. There is little track record of independent Latin American judiciaries standing in the way o  more

DAVIS, California, Jan. 13 -- GEI Consultants issued the following news release: GEI Consultants, an international planning, design, and construction management firm, has expanded its water resources practice through a merger with California-based Resource Management Associates, Inc., (RMA). RMA is a 30-person water resources consulting and technology firm that specializes in numerical modeling and engineering software solutions to address complicated environmental and water-related challenges.  more

MARINA DEL REY, California, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, a component of the Viterbi School of Engineering, issued the following news: * * * ISI's Terry Benzel, ECE's Mike Shuo-Wei Chen and Maryam Shanechi, are honored for their contributions. * * * The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has elevated three USC Viterbi School researchers to the rank of IEEE Fellow for 2024: Mike Shuo-Wei Chen and Maryam Shanechi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 13 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2024: Three years ago today, California bank owner Eric Hovde (R-Laguna Beach) told Isthmus Magazine that he was "getting ready to head out of the state here for the next couple months," leaving the cold Wisconsin winter behind as he headed straight for his $7 million mansion in Laguna Beach. While in California, Hovde attended several meetings and events for the California bank he owns, making   more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: San Diego County is regarded as a global biodiversity hotspot with more than 600 species of native bees, numerous other pollinating insects and more plant species than any other county in the United States. UC San Diego recently became a Bee Campus USA member, part of a national program created to support pollinating organisms, boost the abundance of native plant species an  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UC Riverside research on nematodes secures $1.3M NSF funding * * * Size does not matter. Certainly not when it comes to tiny worms securing the attention of biologists. One such biologist, Morris F. Maduro at the University of California, Riverside, has just been awarded a grant of nearly $1.3 million from the National Science Foundation, or NSF, to study a worm (or nemat  more

DAVIS, California, Jan. 13 -- The University of California's Davis School of Law issued the following news: Dean Kevin R. Johnson spoke to The National Desk on Jan. 3 about Mayor Eric Adams' comments regarding a supposed uptick in crimes by migrants in New York City. Johnson told The National Desk that Adams' comments appear to be a "weak effort to capitalize on stereotypes about immigrants as criminals." Kevin R. Johnson is the law school's dean, Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest La  more