SACRAMENTO, California, March 1 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following statements on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * California Community Colleges Board of Governors President Amy M. Costa and Chancellor Sonya Christian issued the following statements on Gov. Gavin Newsom's appointments of Nan Gomez-Heitzeberg and Cirian Villavicencio to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors: "It is an honor to welcome new members Nan Gomez-Heitzeberg and Cirian Vill  more

OAKLAND, California, March 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Building on the state's ongoing actions and investments to improve public safety and quality of life in Oakland and the East Bay, Governor Gavin Newsom today released Caltrans' 10-Point Action Plan in support of the city's efforts to improve street safety and beautification. The comprehensive plan outlines actionable steps the state is taking to further support the city   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Nicholas Hardeman, of Sacramento, has been appointed Chair of the Fast Food Council. Hardeman has been Chief of Staff to State Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Toni G. Atkins since 2016. He served as Special Assistant to former State Assembly Speaker John Perez and to former State Assembly Speaker Toni G.   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on March 1, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring March 2024, as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. * * * The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: California is proud to join states around the country raising awareness about the many ways in which people with intellectual and developmental disabilities contribute to strong, diverse comm  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today released judicial applicant and appointee data for the administration's judicial appointments. Since taking office in 2019 through 2023, Governor Newsom made 445 judicial appointments - including 157 in 2023 - from a pool of 1,656 applicants. More than half of the Governor's judicial appointments have been women judges and justices, and m  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California has surpassed 100,000 public and shared private electric vehicle chargers installed statewide, just weeks after unprecedented funding was approved to build a bigger, better network of charging and refueling infrastructure for zero-emission cars, trucks and buses - the most extensive network in the nation. This is  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 2 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) invites customers of Cal-Ore Telephone Company (Cal-Ore) to a remote public forum on Cal-Ore's rate case. This is an opportunity for customers to voice their opinions and concerns directly to the CPUC on matters affecting their telephone service. When: March 12, 2024, 2 p.m. What: The public forum will begin with  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 2 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) advises Californians that the new 738 area code will be added as an additional overlay to the existing 213/323 area code overlay region starting November 1, 2024. With new telephone numbers in the 213/323 area code region in high demand, the CPUC in March 2023 approved the implementation of an additional area code  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Charles Ronald Green Jr. and his wife, Melinda Elizabeth Green, were sentenced in federal court today to 27 months each for fraudulently billing government healthcare programs more than $125 million for medically unnecessary treatments. According to court filings, the Greens engaged in a scheme to defraud two major federal health care programs: TRICARE, t  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBP) at the San Ysidro Port of Entry seized over $11 million worth of blue fentanyl pills concealed in a vehicle Sunday. At approximately 8:20 p.m., a CBP K-9 unit conducting pre-primary inspections encountered a 37-year-old man driving a 2008 sedan applying for admission into the United States from Mexico at   more

MONTEREY, California, March 2 -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center issued the following news: By M. Zachary Sherman For Woman's History Month, we celebrate one of our own. A milestone event, the first appointed female to lead the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center was Col. Sue Ann Sandusky from 2007-2010. The day Sandusky received an email entitled "Hot Job," she did not want to open it for fear that it would send her away from the U.S. Army War College wh  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 2 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following weekly briefing (Vol. 6, Issue 9): This week, we announced the launch of Florida's Cold Case Investigations Unit that will help law enforcement agencies throughout the state with unsolved crimes. There are hundreds of thousands of unsolved murders in the U.S. and that number is growing every year. According to Project Cold Case, there are more than 20,000 open homicide cold cases in Florida since 1965.   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 2 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) invites customers of Ducor Telephone Company to a remote public forum on Ducor's rate case. This is an opportunity for customers to voice their opinions and concerns directly to the CPUC on matters affecting their telephone service. When: March 12, 2024, 6 p.m. What: The public forum will begin with a brief overv  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: A California woman was sentenced yesterday for traveling to Boston and distributing more than five kilograms of fentanyl. Brenda Hernandez, 25, of Stockton, Cali., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 22 months in prison and two years of supervised release. In October 2023, Hernandez plead guilty to one count of distr  more

MCCONNELL AFB, Kansas, March 2 -- The U.S. Air Force McConnell Air Force Base (22nd Air Refueling Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Felicia Przydzial, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Airmen from five flying squadrons out of the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings participated in a series of events defined as EXPLODEO in multiple locations Feb. 24-28, 2024. "EXPLODEO is the popularized term to highlight Air Mobility Command's emphasis on exploding into theater," said Lt.   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson sentenced Michael Akame Ngwese Ay Makoge, a/k/a "Hype" and "2Hype", age 29, of Laurel, Maryland, yesterday to 53 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a wire fraud conspiracy and for aggravated identity theft, related to a Maryland and California unemployment insurance ("UI")   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 2 -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Commerce is one of multiple states to enter into a settlement with TradeStation Crypto, Inc. The settlement resolves the investigation into TradeStation's cryptocurrency interest-earning program. See consent order (https://www.cards.commerce.state.mn.us/documents/%7BA4DE809F-C449-4573-9D24-58940F4A58F2%7D/download?documentClass=ENFORCEMENT_ACTIONS&contentSequence=0  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 2 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news: * * * Effort could speed diagnostics, treatments for poorly understood conditions * * * Millions of people worldwide are estimated to suffer from lymphatic diseases but diagnosing and treating them is difficult, in part because a full understanding of the lymphatic system is lacking, researchers say. While there's no cure for lymphatic diseases, the   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Feb. 29, 2024, by Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder: * * * MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things here at the top and then get right to your questions. So upfront, on behalf of Secretary Austin, the department wants to extend our congratulations to the more than 20 DOD senior leaders who were confirmed by the Senate this week to inclu  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his Administration. * Marty Walsh, Nominee for Governor, United States Postal Service * Judy W. Chang, Nominee to be a Commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission * David Rosner, Nominee to be a Commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission * Lindsay S. See, Nominee   more

FOLSOM, California, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation today announces the recent execution of two contracts with the Solano County Water Agency: one contract for the renewal of the existing long-term water service contract, and one contract for the operation, maintenance, and replacement of Solano Project Works. The renewed water service contract makes up to 17,717 acre-feet of water available per  more

LIVERMORE, California, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news on March 1, 2024: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Director Kim Budil has been named to the "Power 100" list by the San Francisco Business Times, highlighting the top business leaders in the Bay Area. This is the second year that Budil has been selected for this recognition. The Power 100 represents the region's diverse industries and were chosen by th  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, announced today that SBA will close its Oxnard Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 11. The deadline to apply for property damage from this event is also March 11. The deadline to apply for   more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A Riverside County woman was sentenced today to 57 months in federal prison for embezzling nearly $1 million from her employer, which managed the financial affairs for homeowner associations, primarily in the Inland Empire. Jenev Boyd, 60, of Corona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes, who also ordered her to pay $780,810 in restit  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A Lompoc man was found guilty by a jury today of aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the death of a fellow inmate at a Santa Barbara County jail and in the serious bodily injury of another jail inmate. Kaelen Jacobkeali Wendel, 32, was found guilty of one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily in  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: MOBILE, Ala. -- The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at Austal USA's shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, March 1. Kingsville is the 18th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) constructed, and is the first ship ever named after Kingsville, Texas. The LCS class comprises fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that can operate in both near-shore and open-ocean waters  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., February 29. Testifying alongside U.S. Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Whiting outlined the command's increasingly vital role in national security. "U.S. Space Command, working with Allies and Partn  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income California residents recovering from severe storms and power outages beginning January 21, 2024, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that approximately 4,500 households that may not normally be eligible under regular Sup  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The White House issued the following news release: To close out the Biden-Harris Administration's fourth Investing in America tour, Vice President Harris and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will join Governor Roy Cooper to announce $32 million awarded through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) to women- and minority-led venture capital funds to support historically underserved small businesses and entrepreneurs. The investment will catalyze   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 2 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Washington state's maximum penalties for antitrust violations like price-fixing and collusion will be among the strongest in the nation after the Legislature approved a bill last night sponsored by Rep. Darya Farivar, D-Lake City, and requested by Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Antitrust violations include anticompetitive behavior like collusion, monopolization or   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 1 -- The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news: Congratulations to WDVA Director David Puente for his selection as Far West District Vice President for the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA). "I am honored to have been entrusted by my fellow Veterans Affairs Leaders to serve in this role," said David Puente. "NASDVA provides an integral forum for states to share best practices, learn from each othe  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 2 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following agency statement on March 1, 2024: * * * The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in our state. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., dentists, nurses, c  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Third Anniversary of the Reestablishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Three years ago this month, President Biden signed an executive order reestablishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships ("Partnerships Office"). The Partnerships Office is an essential part of the Biden-Harris  more