PALO ALTO, California, March 21 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Five Cooley lawyers were honored on The Legal 500's M&A Powerlist for 2024, including Jamie Leigh, the firm's global M&A co-chair, and Sonny Allison, who co-chairs the private equity practice group, along with Amelia Davis, Francis Wheeler and Steve Tonsfeldt. Leigh and Tonsfeldt work out of the firm's San Francisco and Palo Alto offices, respectively, while Allison and Davis joined Wheeler in Cooley's De  more

BURBANK, California, March 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: "The Bachelor" (6.26 million Total Viewers and 1.89 rating among AD18-49 in MP+3): After three days of viewing on ABC, Hulu and digital platforms, "The Bachelor" marked the series' most-watched multiplatform telecast (6.26 million) in 2 years - since its March 2022 season finale. The ABC unscripted series also scored its 2nd highest-rated multiplatform telecast this season among Adults 18-49 (1.  more

BURBANK, California, March 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: "The Oscars" (21.01 million Total Viewers and 4.35 rating among AD18-49 in MP+7): After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu and digital platforms, the 96th Oscars grew to 21.01 million Total Viewers and hit a 4.35 rating among Adults 18-49. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, "The Oscars" scored its biggest multiplatform audience in 4 years (21.01 million) - since the 2020 broadcast. "The Oscars" built fo  more

BURBANK, California, March 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: * * * SUNDAY, APRIL 7 8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT - American Idol: "708 (Top 24 at Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii Part #1)" (708) Logline: The Top 24 travel to Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa in Ko Olina Hawai'i, with 12 taking the stage for America's first vote this season. Tori Kelly mentors, performs and joins the judges on the panel. Reigning American Idol Iam Tongi also perfor  more

BURBANK, California, March 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: * * * THURSDAY, APRIL 4 9:00-10:01 p.m. EDT - Grey's Anatomy: "Baby Can I Hold You" (2004) Logline: Dr. Arizona Robbins returns to Grey Sloan for a particularly complicated case. The interns are interrogated about their past mistakes, while Teddy is eager to return to work after her health scare. (TV-14) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.  more

BURBANK, California, March 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: * * * THURSDAY, APRIL 4 10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT - Station 19: "Trouble Man" (704) Logline: The Station 19 team faces a grueling 24-hour shift that threatens to split them apart. Andy must make an impossible decision, and Maya and Carina navigate new parenthood. (TV-14, V) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. * * * Original text here: https:/  more

BURBANK, California, March 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: * * * WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 9:32-10:00 p.m. EDT - The $100,000 Pyramid: "Wiz Khalifa vs Ty Dolla $ign" (602A) Logline: This week on "The $100,000 Pyramid," GRAMMY(R)-nominated recording artists Wiz Khalifa and Ty Dolla $ign compete for the winner's circle. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. * * * Original text here: https://www.dgepress.co  more

OAKLAND, California, March 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Mariner Health Care, Inc. (Mariner) who operated 19 skilled nursing facilities in California. The settlement, which is linked to the Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan of two Mariner entities in Chapter 11, will provide injunctive relief for a minimum of five years, monitoring by an independent monitor for  more

OAKLAND, California, March 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with 20 other attorneys general, sent a letter urging Congress to protect Californians from intoxicating hemp products by updating language of the Farm Bill. The letter argues that vagueness in the 2018 Farm Bill has led to the proliferation of intoxicating hemp products across the nation and challenges the ability   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced his sponsorship of a bill authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) that would enhance the Attorney General's ability to seek civil penalties in court against local governments that violate state housing law. Currently, when a court finds a locality in violation of state housing law, monetary penalties can o  more

OAKLAND, California, March 21 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on Luis Garcia-Arias's death from an officer involved shooting in Tustin, California, on August 9, 2021, involving the Tustin Police Department (TPD). The report is part of the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) ongoing efforts to provide transparency and  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 21 -- The California Department of Conservation issued the following news on March 20, 2024: Today, two California state agencies announced a total of more than $13 million in settlement agreements with Chevron for past oil spills in Kern County. * The California Department of Conservation announced a settlement agreement totaling $5.6 million for the company's oil spills in Kern County in 2019. The company, which has already paid for the cost of cleanup, will pay  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 21 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on March 20, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement on the Biden Administration's new clean car standards. "Under the leadership of President Biden, America is driving toward a clean car future. The naysayers and skeptics want you to believe that electric vehicles are just another fad. "They're lying to you, putting profits over our health and our planet. Calif  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-10-016) for March 21, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Application of Blue & Gold Fleet, L.P. for Authorization to Increase Passenger Fares on Its Vessel Common Carrier Service on San Francisco Bay Between Sausalito and San Francisco and for Authority to Adjust Fares Within a Zone of Rate Freedom. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Grants Application 22 10 016 to authorize increase of pa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (C.23-02-009) for March 21, 2024: * * * Gary Chamberlin, Charles Ramsden and Susan Wilson, vs. Havasu Water Company, Inc. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Grants, in part and denies, in part, Complainants' claims in expedited complaint proceeding. * Closes the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS * Implicates safety of the Defendant's water system going forward. ESTIMATED COST * There are   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (C.23-12-005) for March 21, 2024: * * * Letitia Jordan, Dominique Jordan, and Atlanta Harris Jordan vs. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Grants Complainants' request that their five mobile phones be unlocked, their phone numbers associated with the five mobile phones be unlocked, and the Complainants receive a refund from Cellco Partnership d/b/a Ver  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.20-07-013) for March 21, 2024: * * * Intervenor Compensation to Mussey Grade Road Alliance Order Instituting Rulemaking to Further Develop a Risk-Based Decision-Making Framework for Electric and Gas Utilities. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards Mussey Grade Road Alliance (MGRA) $22,555.00 for substantial contribution to Decision (D.) 22-12-027. That Decision adopted modifications to  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res ALJ-454) for March 21, 2024: * * * Orange County Power Authority of Citation E-4195-0116 PROPOSED OUTCOME * Grants Orange County Power Authority's motion to withdraw its citation appeal and pay the citation. * Closes K.22-05-017 proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS * There are no safety considerations associated with this resolution. ESTIMATED COST * There are no costs as  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.20-05-003) for March 21, 2024: * * * Intervenor Compensation to The Protect Our Communities Foundation Order Instituting Rulemaking to Continue Electric Integrated Resource Planning and Related Procurement Processes. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards The Protect Our Communities Foundation (PCF) $20,904.13 for substantial contribution to Decision (D.) 23-02-040. That Decision adopte  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.20-08-020) for March 21, 2024: * * * Intervenor Compensation to Sierra Club Order Instituting Rulemaking to Revisit Net Energy Metering Tariffs Pursuant to Decision 16-01044, and to Address Other Issues Related to Net Energy Metering. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards Sierra Club $367,107.50 for substantial contribution to Decision 22-12-056. That Decision revised the net energy me  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.13-11-005) for March 21, 2024: * * * Intervenor Compensation to Small Business Utility Advocates Order Instituting Rulemaking Concerning Energy Efficiency Rolling Portfolios, Policies, Programs, Evaluation, and Related Issues. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards Small Business Utility Advocates (SBUA) $426,401.65 for substantial contribution to Decision (D.) 23 08 005, D.23 04 009, D  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res G-3604) for March 21, 2024: * * * Southern California Gas Company's 2023 Annual Compliance Report on System Operator's Southern System Reliability Purchases and Sales (October 1, 2022-September 30, 2023) PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves Southern California Gas Company Advice Letter 6219-G. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * This resolution evaluates activities to maintain system reliab  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.20-07-013) for March 21, 2024: * * * Intervenor Compensation to The Utility Reform Network Order Instituting Rulemaking to Further Develop a Risk-Based Decision-Making Framework for Electric and Gas Utilities. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards The Utility Reform Network (TURN) $142,692.50 for substantial contribution to Decisions (D.) 22-10-002 and D.22-12-027. D.22-10-002 addresse  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 21 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statements on March 20, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire, and Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas issued the following statements on agreeing to budget solutions worth $12 to $18 billion to address the shortfall: Governor Gavin Newsom: "Thanks to leadership in the Assembly and Senate, California is stepping up with a balanced approach that will take a signific  more

GLENDORA, California, March 21 (TNSres) -- Citrus College issued the following news release: Citrus College had an economic impact of $947.2 million in Los Angeles County during the 2021-2022 fiscal year, according to a recent study conducted by a global analytic firm. Lightcast, a provider of economic impact and labor market data, performed the comprehensive analysis of the economic impact Citrus College has in the region. In a report titled, "The Economic Value of Citrus College," the firm r  more

NEWARK, California, March 21 -- Concentrix, a subsidiary of SYNNEX, issued the following news release: Concentrix Conversational Assist (CxQI) and TrainingAI - our leading Gen AI solutions, have been recognized as winners at the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards in the Natural Language Processing and Hybrid Intelligent System categories, respectively. Concentrix Conversational Assist (CxQI) is designed to scale up and enhance the overall customer experience, generate actionable insights  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new report from Politico highlights the ways Democratic governors have worked to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) - before and after the Alabama Supreme Court decision - continuing their efforts to protect Americans' reproductive freedom in a post-Dobbs world. As Politico reported, "Democratically controlled states California, Illinois and Massachusetts passed laws last year that protect IVF   more

MIAMI BEACH, Florida, March 21 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1365 to keep Florida's streets safe. This legislation requires counties to ensure that homeless individuals receive the mental health and drug addiction services they need while residing in a designated location off our public streets, prioritizing public safety. "Florida will not allow homeless encampments to intrude on its citizens or und  more

FRESNO, California, March 21 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: As the leading producer of bachelor's degrees annually in the Central Valley of California, Fresno State will host a lineup of annual festivities to recognize thousands of graduates and create a lively atmosphere across the campus and throughout the community as their families and friends join them to celebrate. Commencement ceremonies for Fresno State's eight colleges and schools, alo  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 21 -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: On Feb. 27, 2024, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), in cooperation with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), conducted a series of tests on GA-ASI's Sonobuoy Dispensing System (SDS) using the MQ-9B SeaGuardian(R) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) on the U.S. Navy's W-291 test range in southern California. GA-ASI's SeaGuardian flew the full test flight   more

SONOMA, California, March 21 -- Sonoma State University issued the following news: Sonoma State University will bestow honorary degrees on two longtime North Bay community leaders during the university's 2024 Commencement ceremonies on May 18. Dr. Greg Sarris, chairman of The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (FIGR), and Larry Brackett, who owned and operated one of the largest real estate firms in the region, both will receive Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD) degrees at Commencement. Sarris  more

SANTA CLARITA, California, March 21 -- The College of the Canyons issued the following news release: Holly Hitt-Zuniga, an architecture and interior design instructor at College of the Canyons, has been selected to represent the college and the National Science Foundation's Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education (CREATE) in Iceland as part of a 10-person delegation of educators participating in an international education program focused on clean energy and electric transpo  more

SANTA ROSA, California, March 21 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release: Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) and Capgemini have successfully validated non-terrestrial network (NTN) test scenarios in a set-up using Capgemini's 5G New Radio (NR) central unit (CU) and distributed unit (DU) framework supporting NTN functionality. The validation was made possible with Keysight's UeSIM UE Emulation RAN  more

OAKLAND, California, March 20 -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission issued the following news release: State Senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco this week joined with State Senator Aisha Wahab of Hayward to jointly author a bill that would allow voters throughout the Bay Area to consider as early as November 2026 a comprehensive transportation revenue and reform measure that would preserve and enhance public transit operations, improve the condition of local streets and roads, and pro  more

LOS GATOS, California, March 21 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Netflix has just dropped the main poster and trailer for sci-fi horror Parasyte: The Grey, giving audiences a nail-biting glimpse into the world of parasitic organisms and the relentless struggle of humanity against their invasion. Expanding the universe of the original best-selling manga, "Parasyte," by Hitoshi Iwaaki, the series tells a new story packed with action, philosophy and   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 21 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news on March 20, 2024: Paul Hastings LLP advised Starwood Impact Investors in connection with its investment in Obsidian Capital Partners. Through the partnership, Starwood will invest capital and provide strategic advice to Obsidian's leadership through board participation and infrastructure. Starwood Impact Investors is an investment platform managed by Starwood Capital Group, and is dedicated to investing   more

PASADENA, California, March 21 -- Savills Studley, a real estate firm, issued the following news: Savills oversaw the headquarters relocation for Shuster Advisory Group. The investment advisory group will move this fall to a 9,000-square foot office at the NOLA 155 building located at 155 North Lake Avenue in Pasadena. Shuster was advised in lease negotiations by Savills Executive Managing Director Andrew Lustgarten and Vice Chairman Mike Catalano. "Shuster Advisory Group was seeking a new loc  more

STANFORD, California, March 21 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers at Stanford have designed a spring-assisted actuator - a device that can accomplish dynamic tasks using a fraction of the energy previously required. View video here. * * * Whether it's a powered prosthesis to assist a person who has lost a limb or an independent robot navigating the outside world, we are asking machines to perform increasingly complex, dynamic tasks. But the s  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * The Hub for Creativity and Entrepreneurship - How VSG is Empowering Startups to Break New Ground in Technology * * * From reviving the most organic human connection to empowering students in their battle against mental health challenges, USC Viterbi's Startup Garage is at the forefront of nurturing future leaders of technology. Nestled in the h  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 21 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Stephen McCabe A new, rare species of succulent plant from Orange County has been named by Stephen McCabe, a researcher with the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, with Kristen Hasenstab-Lehman and Matt Guiliams of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. The naming of new species is part of an effort by multiple entities to help conserve the many threatened species in the genus Dudleya, which are a  more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following Q&A on March 20, 2024, with Steve Brint, distinguished professor of sociology and public policy: * * * In a recent column in The Chronicle of Higher Education, which was subsequently referenced in a New York Times column, UCR Professor Steve Brint considered the ramifications for higher education of a second Donald Trump presidency. Brint is a distinguished professor of sociology and   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Almost a million incarcerated people could suffer lifelong health consequences Key takeaways * PFAS are a class of nonbiodegradable chemicals used in countless products that escape into the environment and bioaccumulate, contributing to numerous health problems. * A new paper finds that 47% of America's carceral facilities are in watersheds that are likely contaminated with PF  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: The USC Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering welcomes Professor Krishna Garikipati, a leader in the field of computational mechanics. Have you ever witnessed a murmuration of starlings flying together at dusk? There's something mesmeric about watching those patterns of grouping, splitting, swooping, rising... Our attention is caught by the p  more

PASADENA, California, March 20 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Quantum computers of the future may ultimately outperform their classical counterparts to solve intractable problems in computer science, medicine, business, chemistry, physics, and other fields. But the machines are not there yet: They are riddled with inherent errors, which researchers are actively working to reduce. One way to study these errors is to use classical computers to simulate the qu  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 21 -- The Washington State Department of Ecology issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: The California Air Resources Board on behalf of the state of California, the Gouvernement du Quebec, and the Department of Ecology representing the state of Washington each recognize that fighting climate change requires sustained collaboration by all governments. Today they are officially expressing their interest in the potential formation of a shared carbon market   more

PASADENA, California, March 20 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Imagine that you are considering buying stock in a company. You know what its current value is, and you suspect that you could make a healthy return on your investment. But this stock is very volatile: some days up, some days down. Yes, you could make a lot of money, but you could also lose a lot of money. There is a clear reward, but also a lot of risk. Many decisions are like this. The can of   more