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State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Saturday February 17, 2024 ( 19 items )  

Bourns Expands Its SinglFuse SMD Fuse Line With Two High Voltage/Current Model Series
RIVERSIDE, California, Feb. 17 -- Bourns, a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced the expansion of the Company's SinglFuse(TM) SMD fuse line. In power-based applications, efficiency plays a pivotal role, especially as end-products are increasingly sophisticated and have higher power consumption.  more

Calif. Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments - Feb. 16, 2024
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Matt Baker, of San Carlos, has been appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission. Baker has been Director of the Public Advocates Office for the California Public Utilities Commission since 2022. He was Deputy Secretary of Energy at the California Natural Resources Agency from 2020 to 2022. Baker was  more

Calif. Gov. Newsom: Homekey Funds Another 370 Homes, Helping Californians at Risk for Homelessness in Oakland and Across the State
OAKLAND, California, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, in Oakland, Governor Gavin Newsom announced new Homekey grant awards for six new projects that will create an additional 369 homes for Californians at risk of or experiencing homelessness, including several developments focused on young people transitioning to adulthood. Communities benefiting from these new awards include Oakland, Fresno, San Diego, Yuba City, and Los An  more

Calif. PUC Issues Proposed Resolution Involving Sacramento Regional Transit District
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 17 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. ST-258) on Feb. 16, 2024: * * * Resolution Granting Sacramento Regional Transit District A Permanent Variance From General Order 143-B, Section 3.03 For New Project Vehicles SUMMARY This Resolution grants the request of the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SRTD) for a permanent variance to General Order 143-B, Section 3.03 for their new Low-Floor Siemens S700 proje  more

Hanson Bridgett Partners Appointed to Association of California Water Agencies
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 17 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release: Hanson Bridgett LLP is pleased to announce that partners David Cameron and Claire Collins have been appointed to the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Legal Affairs Committee. Cameron is representing Region 7 (Tulare and Kern Counties), and Collins is representing Region 10 (Orange and San Diego Counties). Both partners represent their respective regions while also serving as gen  more

Keysight Demonstrates 6G Neural Receiver Design Flow in Collaboration With NVIDIA at Mobile World Congress 2024
SANTA ROSA, California, Feb. 17 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release: Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) has collaborated with NVIDIA to create a complete design flow for training and validating neural receivers that will be shown at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024. To be presented at Keysight's booth, Hall 5 Stand 5E12, the demonstration will feature an Open RAN testbed that has been aug  more

Learners Connect Across Pasadena
PASADENA, California, Feb. 12 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: By the time they get to middle and high school, children interested in science and math often begin to doubt whether they can succeed in STEM careers, according to U.S. data. If their grades begin to falter, some students turn away from these subjects. Instead, in Pasadena, hundreds of students have turned to the Rise tutoring program. Led by the Caltech Y since 2006, Rise offers these students a   more

LPL Financial Welcomes CoastPoint Financial, LLC
SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 17 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: LPL Financial LLC announced today that Financial Advisors Mark Zafereo and Anthony Burgess, Client Associate Crystal Simmons and Office Manager Sandie Totah Loos have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms to launch an independent practice, CoastPoint Financial, LLC. The   more

Paul Hastings Advised Kiloutou on Fund High-Yield Refinancing Transactions
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 17 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Kiloutou, a leading generalist equipment rental company in Europe and portfolio company of HLD and Dentressangle, in connection with the issuance of Euros650 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2030, and related tender and exchange offers. The notes were used to refinance Kiloutou's senior secured floating rate notes due 2027 and its senior secured floating rate notes   more

Paul Hastings Wins 3 Deal of the Year Awards at M&A Advisor's 2024 Turnaround Awards
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 17 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP has won three Deal of the Year awards at The M&A Advisor's 18th Annual Turnaround Awards 2024. The firm was recognized in the following categories: Utilities Deal of the Year - Reorganization of Brazos Electric Restructuring of the Year ($100MM to $250MM) - Restructuring of a Fitness Technology Company Restructuring of the Year ($500MM to $1B) - Restructuring of West Marine The M&A Ad  more

The CW Network Orders Scripted Mystery Thriller 'Sherlock & Daughter' and Game Shows 'Trivial Pursuit' and 'Scrabble' to Original Programming Slate
BURBANK, California, Feb. 17 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: The CW Network today announced it has picked up the new original scripted drama series SHERLOCK & DAUGHTER starring Emmy(R) Award-nominated actor David Thewlis ("Harry Potter," "Fargo") as the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. Additionally, the network has ordered a pair of game shows based on the classic board games TRIVIAL PURSUIT and SCRABBLE produced  more

The CW Network Sets Spring Premiere Dates for New and Returning Series
BURBANK, California, Feb. 17 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: The CW Network today announced spring premiere dates for new and returning series, including new seasons of the hit scripted series ALL AMERICAN and WALKER, new drama series SIGHT UNSEEN, returning docuseries 100 DAYS TO INDY and new unscripted series LOVERS AND LIARS, PATTI STANGER: THE MATCHMAKER, POLICE 24/7 and HOSTAGE RESCUE. The critically acclaimed   more

UC-San Diego: Right Care at the Right Time
LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 17 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Stephanie Healey and Joyce Pritchett University of California San Diego School of Medicine recently welcomed nearly 200 students representing seven University of California campuses to the University of California Programs in Medical Education (PRIME) annual statewide UC PRIME Conference. This year's theme, "The Right Care at the Right Time," provided an opportunity to showcase the PRIM  more

USC Viterbi & India: Accelerating A Strong Partnership
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 17 -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2024: The USC Viterbi School of Engineering has longstanding and deep ties with India, dating back many decades. Today, USC Viterbi has more Indian students than any other school at the university; collaborates with several topflight Indian universities; and has produced several mega-successful Indian entrepreneurs. More recently, two of the school's In  more

USC Viterbi School of Engineering: New Algorithm Disentangles Intrinsic Brain Patterns From Sensory Inputs
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Shanechi and her team unmask consistent intrinsic brain patterns across different subjects. * * * Maryam Shanechi, Dean's Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of the USC Center for Neurotechnology, and her team have developed a new machine learning method that reveals surprisingly consistent intrinsic brain patte  more

USC Viterbi School of Engineering: New Prototype for Wearable Ultrasound Device to Measure Stiffness Changes in Deep Organs
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * The device, developed by USC and MIT researchers, could be used to help monitor for prevention of acute liver failure * * * Over 2000 individuals suffer from acute liver failure (ALF) each year. But ALF or acute rejection is also difficult to detect early within ICU patients who have had liver transplantation-- as ultrasounds, which would normall  more

Vantage Lighting Controls and Legrand Shading Systems Bring Full Lighting Experience to Lightapalooza 2024
CARLSBAD, California, Feb. 17 -- Legrand, a provider of lighting controls, electrical components and data center solutions, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Legrand's Vantage and Legrand Shading Systems today announced their product lineup and learning sessions for Lightapalooza 2024. Held Feb. 26-29 at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel and Spa, it is the third annual lighting conference of Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA). A highlight of the Legrand booth w  more

Wisconsin Democratic Party: ICYMI - Soon-To-Be Wisconsin GOP Senate Candidate Lives In Gated California Community With Private Yacht Parking
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 17 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2024: New reporting today from Heartland Signal detailed the extravagance and wealth of California bank owner and impending US Senate candidate Eric Hovde's private, exclusive neighborhood in Laguna Beach, California. Hovde owns a $2.8 billion California bank and a $7 million oceanview mansion in the exclusive private Emerald Bay gated community. Heartland Signal detailed how luxurious Emerald B  more

World Trademark Review Recognizes Cooley
NEW YORK, Feb. 17 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: In its WTR 1000: The World's Leading Trademark Professionals guide, the World Trademark Review (WTR) has once again recognized Cooley as having an elite, market-leading trademark, copyright & advertising practice group. Ranking Cooley in its National, California, and Washington, D.C. listings, WTR noted "Cooley is an outstanding law firm with deep expertise and extensive experience in intellectual property and trademar  more