BURBANK, California, March 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: * * * WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 9:00-9:32 p.m. EDT - Abbott Elementary: "Gregory's Garden Goofballs" (303) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 2/14/24) Logline: Gregory is hesitant when kids start hanging out in his classroom at lunch, looking to him for advice as the "cool teacher." Barbara is shocked to find Tariq is dating the mother of one of her students. Janine and Jacob try to hire an ASL in  more

BURBANK, California, March 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: * * * WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT - Not Dead Yet: "Not A Valentine Yet" (202) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 2/14/24) Logline: It's Valentine's Day. After receiving some truth from Cricket, Nell realizes she may be using ghosts as an excuse to not open herself up to love. (TV-14, DL) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. * * * Original text  more

BURBANK, California, March 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: * * * FRIDAY, MARCH 29 8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT - Shark Tank: "1502" (1502) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/13/23) Logline: Fanatics Chairman and CEO Michael Rubin makes his guest Shark debut and is presented with potentially game-changing businesses including a bot service for consumers, frozen beef Wellingtons, a baseball glove wrapper and a dating advice service. (TV-PG, L) Watch episode  more

BURBANK, California, March 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: * * * THURSDAY, MARCH 28 10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT - Station 19: "True Colors" (703) Logline: The Station 19 crew struts their stuff at the FABruary Winter Pride parade, where Maya encounters someone important from her past. Carina looks to Bailey for support, while Travis and Eli arrive at a crossroads. (TV-14, DLV) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their pr  more

BURBANK, California, March 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: * * * MONDAY, MARCH 11 8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT - The Bachelor: "2809" (2809) Logline: Joey and his three remaining women make their way to Tulum, Mexico, for a week of dates that could change everything. As the possibility of sharing a night together looms, a few familiar faces arrive to offer advice ahead of those pivotal decisions. The three women vying for Joey's heart are th  more

BURBANK, California, March 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: * * * WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT - The Conners: "Valentine's Day Treats and Credit Card Cheats" (601) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 2/14/24) Logline: Becky decides it's time to introduce Tyler to Beverly Rose, but she is skeptical of Tyler's bonding approach. Elsewhere, Jackie believes someone has hacked Bev's credit card when several frivolous charges show up on the bank st  more

PASADENA, California, March 12 -- The Art Center College of Design issued the following news release: A team of student game creators from ArtCenter College of Design will showcase an innovative and interactive game and compete against professional game designers at this year's Game Developers Conference (GDC) at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco from March 20 to 22, 2024. This year, the conference is expected to bring more than 30,000 attendees to connect about the future of gamin  more

OAKLAND, California, March 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, in response to the Federal Trade Comission's (FTC) notice of proposed rulemaking, joined a bipartisan multistate letter to the FTC proposing updates to regulations implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In the letter, the attorneys general express support for updates to COPPA and advocate for further   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 10, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Senator Monique Limon (D- Santa Barbara), and a coalition of prominent consumer advocacy organizations today unveiled Senate Bill 1061 (SB 1061), legislation seeking to protect consumers from having their credit ruined by prohibiting medical debt from being reported on credit reports. Credit reports are meant to gauge an individual  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 12 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the release of the 2023 Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) annual program report. In 2006, California became the first state in the nation to establish a system for identifying and recovering illegally possessed firearms from individuals who fall into a prohibited status that at one point purchased t  more

OAKLAND, California, March 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general urging the United States Supreme Court to review a decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that held that a rule by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regulating ghost guns was inconsistent with the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. The coalition   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 12 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today congratulated a newly graduating class of 105 CHP officers who were sworn in this week and are being deployed across California. Marking the end of an intensive 26-week training, the new officers were sworn in by CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee during a graduation ceremony at the West Sacramento CHP Academy Friday. WHAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID: "All Ca  more

ARCATA, California, March 12 (TNSres) -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: * * * Hundreds of feet above the ground in the canopy of the redwood forest is a rich ecosystem unlike any other on Earth. * * * Redwoods, the world's tallest trees, can host an entire food web in their crowns with plants, small animals, and more. These biodiversity hotspots are exclusively found in primary or old-growth forests--of which only 5% remain--in the wettest par  more

FRESNO, California, March 12 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: The California Water Institute at Fresno State is scheduled to host an online webinar at 9 a.m. Friday, March 15, to highlight local issues regarding the use of groundwater. The webinar is part of Groundwater Awareness Week, an annual observance established by the National Groundwater Association and will be taking place through March 16. Registration and additional information can b  more

PASADENA, California, March 12 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Senior Lily DeBell has been named to the 2024 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge. The Gates Cambridge Scholarship program, established in 2000 through a donation to Cambridge University from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, recognizes young people from around the world who not only excel academically but display a commitment to social issues and bettering the w  more

SANTA CLARITA, California, March 12 -- The College of the Canyons issued the following news release: College of the Canyons has received a $50,000 DEWALT Grow the Trades Grant to continue supporting the college's construction technology program. COC was selected as one of 70 organizations that are projected to skill and reskill more than 55,000 people in 2024 with DEWALT's support. "We are thrilled to have received this grant from DEWALT," said Harriet Happel, dean of career education, inte  more

LONG BEACH, California, March 12 -- California State University issued the following news release: California Legislative Women's Caucus recognizes Garcia for groundbreaking achievements in honor of Women's History Month. California State University (CSU) Chancellor Mildred Garcia will be honored today, March 11, by the California Legislative Women's Caucus as a 2024 California Woman Making HERstory. The Women's Caucus will recognize Garcia alongside fellow women HERstory Makers during special  more

LA VERNE, California, March 12 -- The University of La Verne issued the following news: The University of La Verne (ULV) is pleased to announce the appointment of Hima Vatti, Esq., as its new general counsel and member of President Pardis Mahdavi's leadership team, effective March 25, 2024. As general counsel, Vatti will serve as the university's chief legal affairs officer whose purview will be to provide legal advice to support and foster sound decision-making in all areas of operation, inst  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 12 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown partners Edgar Khalatian and Nedda Mahrou have been representing Denver-based Continuum Partners, developer of Fourth & Central, a 2-million-square-foot-plus, mixed-use neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles. The 10-building project is anticipated to add $2 billion to the California economy and create up to 10,000 union jobs. The Los Angeles Times reported that Governor Gavin Newsom certified the Fourt  more

LONG BEACH, California, March 12 -- California State University issued the following news release: Congressionally directed funding will advance research and initiatives with community impact across five universities. More than $12.2 million in new federal funding will benefit California State University (CSU) projects, thanks to members of Congress and the work of CSU advocates. The congressionally directed funding was part of a "minibus" package of fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills signe  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following statement: * * * The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released the following statement on California's 9th Congressional district primary election results: "As a Marine and Mayor, Kevin Lincoln always puts service over self, and he'll be the Valley's independent fighter to tackle violent crime, homelessness and inflation. Self-serving millionaire politician Josh Harder cheats Centra  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 12 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised J.P. Morgan and Leerink Partners as co-lead placement agents, and Stifel co-placement agent, in connection with Lexeo Therapeutics' private placement (PIPE). The PIPE consists of the sale of 6,278,905 shares of common stock at a price of $15.13 per share. Lexeo Therapeutics (Nasdaq: LXEO) is clinical stage genetic medicine company dedicated to pioneering treatments for genetical  more

STANFORD, California, March 12 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * A molecular "snapshot" of a protein can be critical to understanding its function. Scientists at Stanford and NYU have published and investigated a new structure of the protein LAG-3 which could enable the development of new cancer treatments. * * * Some cancerous tumors hijack proteins that act as "brakes" on our immune system and use them to form a sort of shield against immune recogniti  more

PASADENA, California, March 12 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Everyone's journey into science is unique. Tanner Harms's path has centered around connecting with community, a love of facts and data, and a penchant for finding beauty in chaos. The questions and answers below have been edited for clarity and length. What motivated you to study fluid mechanics? To be honest, studying experimental fluid mechanics was not my original plan. In fact, I can't say  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 12 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Marc DesJardins With a goal of advancing the mission of UC Santa Cruz and broadening the university's impact, Chancellor Cynthia Larive has announced the formation of an external Chancellor's Advisory Board. The group, composed of thought leaders from a wide range of fields and all known for their expertise, insight and professional success, will provide the chancellor and her leade  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 12 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Haneen Zain In 1991, three UC Santa Cruz Alumni Council members--Steven Jung (Stevenson '78, politics), Rob Sawyer (Porter '72, music), and Marnie Bodek (Cowell '74, environmental studies/environmental design)--saw a gap that needed to be filled to support students. Each of them gave $600 to establish the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund (AASF). Now, over 30 years later, their   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 12 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Ann Gibb Generous gifts to UC Santa Cruz from the 5Rivers Foundation and the Sikh Foundation will raise awareness and understanding of Sikhism through two distinct projects. Each project includes paid internships--benefiting students and strengthening the Humanities Division's commitment to experiential education. Both gifts will also work to raise awareness about the Sikh religion   more