BURBANK, California, March 19 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: * * * MONDAY, APRIL 1 8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT - American Idol: "707 (Showstopper/Final Judgment)" (707) Logline: The competition narrows during the final showcase round for judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, deciding who will earn a coveted spot in the Top 24 and compete for America's vote. Ryan Seacrest hosts. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 19 -- BakerHostetler, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: BakerHostetler announced today that it has relocated its Los Angeles office to 1900 Avenue of the Stars in the heart of Century City's vibrant business district. The office is situated in the Anderson Towers complex, consisting of two sister buildings on a 5-acre pad that is being transformed into a lush, parklike atmosphere with interconnected pathways. Owned by Anderson Real   more

OAKLAND, California, March 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement on March 18, 2024: * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement on a Southern District of California district court decision in California Trucking Association v. Bonta, denying the plaintiffs/intervenors' renewed motions for preliminary injunction and ruling that AB 5 does not violate the constitution as applied to the trucking industry. "We're pleased tha  more

OAKLAND, California, March 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Leading a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the State of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Oil and Gas Methane Rule. The EPA's final Rule  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 17, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ), pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), is investigating and will independently review an officer-involved shooting (OIS) that occurred in east Los Angeles California on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at approximately 9:32 p.m. The OIS incident resulted in the death of o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 19 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on March 18, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring March 17-23, 2024, as Women's Military History Week. * * * The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: Women in the military have played a significant role in shaping the history of our nation, serving in every major conflict and war, breaking barriers, and paving the way for future generations of  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 17 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-03-037) on March 15, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U39M) for Authorization of PG&E's Customer Service Office Closure and Transformation Proposal. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION NATIONAL DIVERSITY COALITION FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTI  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 17 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-03-023) on March 15, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of the Retirement of Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Implementation of the Joint Proposal, And Recovery of Associated Costs Through Proposed Ratemaking Mechanisms (U39E). DEC  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 17 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-03-040) on March 15, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Further Develop a Risk-Based Decision-Making Framework for Electric and Gas Utilities. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO THE PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECIS  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 17 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. ALJ-455) on March 15, 2024: * * * Resolves K.23-08-008, the Appeal of CapTex Telcom (U-7081-C) of Citation No. CD-2023-07-057. This resolution resolves the appeal of Citation No. CD-2023-07-057 issued to CapTex Telcom (U-7081-C) (CapTex) by the California Public Utilities Commission's (Commission) Communication Division (CD) on July 11, 2023./1 On November 28, 2023, CD  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 17 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. 23-09-002) on March 15, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of California Water Service Company (U60W) to Modify the Scope of its PFAS Memorandum Account to Include Capital Costs and Provide for Periodic Rate Base Adjustments. DECISION DISMISSING WITHOUT PREJUDICE CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY'  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 19 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) invites customers of Pinnacles Telephone Company (Pinnacles) to a remote public forum on Pinnacles' 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: April 4, 2024, 6 p.m. What: The public forum will begi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res E-5311) for March 21, 2024: * * * Notification-Only Approach Pilot by Southern California Edison Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves the modified utility requests included in Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Advice Letter 6888-E, Southern California Edison Company's Advice Letter 4992E, and San Diego  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res T-17789) for March 21, 2024: * * * AT&T California's Corrective Action Plan as Proposed in Advice Letter 49420, Advice Letter 49420A, and Advice Letter 49420B for Failing to Meet the Conditions Set Forth in Resolution T-17769 PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Denies AT&T's Correction Action Plan and refer the matter to the Consumer Protection Enforcement Division to take whatever action   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res W-5272) for March 21, 2024: * * * California Hot Springs Water and Sewer Company's Request for a General Rate Increase PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Authorizes the increase of rates for California Hot Springs Water and Sewer Company (CHSWC). SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * CHSWC has no outstanding compliance issues, and the utility has been filing annual reports as required. CHSWC complie  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.20-02-008) for March 21, 2024: * * * Order Instituting Rulemaking to Update the California Universal Telephone Service (California LifeLine) Program. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Establishes a permanent California LifeLine foster youth program and a process for transitioning foster youth from the pilot program to the permanent program. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * This decision would im  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res SPD-24) for March 21, 2024: * * * Liberty Utilities' 2023-2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 8386 PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves the 2023-2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) of Liberty Utilities. * Does not establish a defense to any enforcement action for violation of a Commission decision, order, or rule. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * WMPs  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res ALJ-452) for March 21, 2024: * * * Long-Distance Consolidated Billing Company of Citation CD2023-07-041 PROPOSED OUTCOME: * The citation appeal is dismissed with prejudice after Long Distance Consolidated Billing Company's payment of a citation penalty and request to withdraw the appeal. * Closes proceeding K.23-08-004. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety consid  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res E-5312) for March 21, 2024: * * * Pacific Gas & Electric Company Mid-Term Reliability Contract in Resolution E-5202 PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves Pacific Gas & Electric Company's (PG&E) request to amend its mid-term reliability energy storage contract with Kola Energy Storage, LLC to change the delivery date from June 1, 2024, to June 1, 2025, and to increase the project's p  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.23-06-017) for March 21, 2024: * * * Application of PacifiCorp for Authority to Establish the Wildfire Expense Memorandum Account. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Grants PacifiCorp authority to establish a Wildfire Expense Memorandum Account. * Closes the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations associated with this decision. ESTIMATED COST: * There ar  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res SPD-25) for March 21, 2024: * * * PacifiCorp's 2023-2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 8386 PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves the 2023-2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) of PacifiCorp. * Does not establish a defense to any enforcement action for violation of a Commission decision, order, or rule. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * WMPs articulate a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res ST-258) for March 21, 2024: * * * Sacramento Regional Transit District Variance for Rear View Cameras Instead of the Rear View Mirror's Required by the General Order PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves request of the Sacramento Regional Transit District Waiver of General Order 143-B Section 3.03 for its Siemens S700 new vehicle acquisition project. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * Consi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res E-5310) for March 21, 2024: * * * San Diego Gas & Electric Company's Mid-Term Reliability Contract PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves one San Diego Gas & Electric Company's mid-term reliability contract and related cost for a total of 47 megawatts of nameplate capacity expected to begin deliveries on June 1, 2024. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * The owner and seller of the project is   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res E-5308) for March 21, 2024: * * * San Diego Gas & Electric Company Establishment of Remote Grid Standalone Power System Addendum Agreement PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves with modification San Diego Gas & Electric Company's Advice Letter 4277-E-A. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * Remote grids represent a rapid and cost-effective method for reducing wildfire risk, and thus improving   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.15-04-013) for March 21, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Application of Southern California Edison Company for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the RTRP Transmission Project. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Denies the City of Norco's Petition to Modify Decision 20-03-001. * Closes the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations associa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res E-5309) for March 21, 2024: * * * Southern California Edison Company's Mid-Term Reliability Energy Storage Contracts PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves Southern California Edison Company's (SCE) mid-term reliability energy storage contracts. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * SCE's Technology Neutral Pro Forma Contract requires the Seller to operate the energy storage facility in accorda  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res G-3593) for March 21, 2024: * * * Southern California Gas Company's Pilot Renewable Natural Gas Tariff Program PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves modifications proposed in Southern California Gas Company's Advice Letter 6025-G-A. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations associated with this resolution. ESTIMATED COST: * There are no costs associated with th  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 19 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: LPL Financial LLC today announced Christa Carone has joined the firm as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communication Officer. Carone leads the firm's Client and Prospect Marketing, Corporate Communication, Digital & Content Operations, and Brand teams. Carone's decades of market  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 19 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release: * * * News Summary * Cisco is now uniquely poised to power, protect, and advance the AI revolution for customers * Cisco will bring the full power of the network together with market-leading security and observability solutions * With Splunk, Cisco becomes one of the largest software companies globally * * * Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced it completed the acquisition of Splunk, setting the foundation  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 19 -- CNN issued the following news: Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO's highly acclaimed and EMMY nominated talk show, will replay a special edition on CNN, Saturdays at 8:00PM beginning March 23rd, following its airing on HBO on Friday nights. The show will also continue to be available live and on demand on the streaming platform Max. Real Time with Bill Maher, now in its 22nd season features Maher and his unique perspective on contemporary issues, including an o  more

NEW YORK, March 19 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: At its 10th Annual Best of Bay Awards, the National Association for Industrial and Office Parks' (NAIOP) Commercial Real Estate Development Association presented SKS Partners with the Office/Life Sciences Transaction of the Year award for its deal to purchase 350 California Street in downtown San Francisco in 2023. Pillsbury advised SKS on the award-winning transaction, which was one of the first major post-pandemic  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 19 -- Dell Technologies, a company that says it provides technology and services portfolio for the data era, issued the following news release: * * * Story Highlights * Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA is industry's first comprehensive AI solution to help enterprises quickly capitalize on AI investments * Expanded Dell Generative AI Solutions portfolio helps improve results accuracy and model training, simplifies data access and optimizes the efficiency of processing a  more

COSTA MESA, California, March 19 -- Experian, an information services company, issued the following news release: * * * * 5.5 million women in the UK have been affected by economic abuse, with one third of survivors aged between 18-241 * Almost half (2.5 million) of those affected have had access to their bank account restricted by a partner or ex-partner * Early signs include criticism of spending habits, indifference to a partner's financial and professional success, and asserting domin  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 19 -- Gap, a retailer of clothing and accessories, issued the following news release: Gap, the iconic American fashion brand known for championing originality, is partnering with London-based skate label Palace on a collection of adult and kids' apparel launching March 22. The collection is an ode to the brands' shared heritage -- highlighting self-expression, individuality, and community through pieces inspired by '90s style, skate culture, and a love for San F  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 19 -- GE HealthCare, a subsidiary of General Electric, issued the following news release: Building on a long-term artificial intelligence (AI) collaboration, GE HealthCare used NVIDIA technology to develop its recent research model SonoSAMTrack1, which combines a promptable foundation model for segmenting objects on ultrasound images called SonoSAM1. SonoSAMTrack focuses on segmenting anatomies, lesions, and other essential areas in ultrasound images. SonoSAMLite is   more

BURBANK, California, March 19 -- The Walt Disney Company issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced that independent proxy voting and corporate governance advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) today recommended shareholders vote the WHITE proxy card in support of all of Disney's 12 director nominees (and no other nominees) at the Company's Annual Meeting on April 3, 2024. "We are pleased that Glass Lewis recognizes the strength o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James last week published an op-ed in USA Today, excerpted below, highlighting legislation sponsored by the California Department of Justice. * * * By Attorney General Rob Bonta and Attorney General Leticia James: As state attorney generals, we have two primary duties: defending our states' l  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 19 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: Professor Jennifer Drobac retired in December 2023, concluding her 22-year career as a member of the faculty at IU McKinney. She was a Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law. Professor Drobac joined the law school in fall 2001. From 1992 to 2001, she practiced law in California, focusing on employment law issues and litigation. From 1997 to 2000, she served as a lecturer at Stanford La  more

PALO ALTO, California, March 19 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Mattias Luukkonen and Michael Gorback as partners in its Corporate practice. Luukkonen joins the firm's Orange County office from Reed Smith LLP and Gorback arrives to the firm's Palo Alto office from Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco. Rick Giovannelli, a leader of K&L Gates' global Corporate practice, stated: "We are excited to add Mattias and Mike to bolster   more

SAN JOSE, California, March 19 -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release: NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced Alessandra Yockelson has joined the company as Chief Human Resources Officer, reporting to CEO, George Kurian. Alessandra will lead all aspects of people and organizational strategy, including talent development and growth, performance management, team engagement, re  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 19 -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: NetApp(R) (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced it is collaborating with NVIDIA to advance retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for generative AI applications. The new collaboration directly connects the just-announced NVIDIA NeMo Retriever microservices--coming to the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform for development and deployment  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 19 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: A new episode of ESPN E60 documents the amazing and what had been considered impossible return to basketball of University of Southern California women's player Aaliyah Gayles, who was shot multiple times and spent more than a year rehabilitating after bullets burrowed through her arms and legs and left 18 holes in her body. Only the Strong Survive debuts Saturday, March 23, at   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 19 -- Nossaman, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nossaman congratulates Mike Gawley and Tom Curtis on their roles as co-chairs of Nossaman's storied Healthcare Group. Nossaman's Healthcare Group provides the full spectrum of specialized legal services required by the healthcare sector. Our Firm practices in the regulatory, transactional, legislative and litigation arenas and collaborates across legal disciplines to provide comprehensive, timely and   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 19 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Austin, Texas and San Jose, California -- Oracle and NVIDIA today announced an expanded collaboration to deliver sovereign AI solutions to customers around the world. Oracle's distributed cloud, AI infrastructure, and generative AI services, combined with NVIDIA's accelerated computing and generative AI software, are enabling governments and enterprises to deplo  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 19 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Red Sea Global and Amaala Company in connection with each company's negotiation of all hotel and residential agreements with Four Seasons to develop a two luxury resorts and private residences at AMAALA and at The Rea Sea project, which are both located on the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. The Four Seasons Resort at The Red Sea will feature 149 rooms and suites with uninterrupted wate  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 19 -- Qualcomm, a developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced the Snapdragon(R) 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform, delivering the most sought-after 8 series capabilities to more Android flagship smartphones, for extraordinary, premium experiences. Marquee features of the latest premium-tier platforms include support for powerful on-device gen  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 18 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: By Jeff Ristine San Diego State University will use its experience bringing higher education to prisons to help train other educators to do the same, drawing from a newly announced $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation that will also introduce degree offerings in the humanities at Centinela State Prison. The grant supports SDSU's VISTA (Valuing Incarcerated Scholars through Academia) program, which   more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 18 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: By Tobin Vaughn In early February, brothers Ron and Lloyd Dong Jr. visited their childhood home on C Street in Coronado. It was a farewell trip to a place where the brothers' Chinese-immigrant parents, Lloyd Sr. and Margaret, had created a happy home for the boys and their two late sisters, their gardener dad tending a tidy yard and their mom keeping an immaculate house. Along with their spouses, Janice a  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 18 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: By Jeff Ristine With $445,000 raised, including $50,000 from President Adela de la Torre and her husband, the fund, launched in 2022, seeks to bridge sports' gender gap in resources and support. Quick: Name any of the women's basketball teams that participated in "March Madness" in 2021. Sorry, trick question. The NCAA trademarked the alliterative slogan in 1989 but, for more than three decades, restrict  more

SONOMA, California, March 19 -- Sonoma State University issued the following news: The Municipal Management Association of Northern California (MMANC) hosted its Inaugural Equity Summit in the SSU Ballroom on Friday, March 15 with the goal of supporting conversations and advancing strategies for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion within local government leadership. "Sonoma State is where you foster education and lifelong learning, so it could not be more appropriate for us to do that he  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, March 19 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: The following announcement is sent on behalf of Assistant Managing Editor for Culture and Talent Angel Jennings and Deputy Editor for Culture and Talent Joseph Serna: With Southern California's entertainment season in full swing and elections around the corner, it is a great opportunity for the Los Angeles Times to help train the next generation of journalists. Today we welcome the f  more

IRVINE, California, March 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B offer potential new targets for intervention strategies * * * A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered the key role that the APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B enzymes play in driving cancer mutations by modifying the DNA in tumor genomes, offering potential new targets for intervention strategies. The study, published today   more

LA JOLLA, California, March 19 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Jade Griffin The Human Milk Institute (HMI) at the University of California San Diego is on the forefront of global research dedicated to better understanding the nature, biology and public health implications of breastfeeding and human milk. A new $1 million gift will create an endowment to support the annual HMI symposium, which brings together some of the world's leading breastfeed  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Cognitive difficulties, shame and the discomfort of family and friends limit opportunities to connect with others. * * * People with dementia and those who care for them should be screened for loneliness, so providers can find ways to keep them socially connected, according to experts at UC San Francisco and Harvard, who made the recommendations after fin  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California's Los Angeles Campus Samueli School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * The adhesive patch created by UCLA bioengineers represents another advance in speech technology for those with disabilities * * * People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or who are recovering from laryngeal cancer surgeries, can often find it difficult or impossible to speak. That may soon c  more