TRAVIS AFB, California, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Savannah L. Waters, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs More than 48 students from four local high schools came out to participate in the 2024 Travis AFB Phoenix Spark Challenge during Travis AFB's Wings Over Solano air show and open house March 15, 2024. This year's challenge was focused on the theme "Glider Design Project." These students were c  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: BREMERTON, Wash. - National Women's History Month is celebrated annually in March and the 2024 theme celebrates "Women Who Have Made Great Achievements." The theme recognizes American women who left an impact on the nation through their public service, personal sacrifice and inspirational work. The celebration of Women's History Month grew out of a week-long celebration of women's contributions   more

EDWARDS AFB, California, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Giancarlo Casem, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs While 412th Test Wing has been known to fly unique aircraft throughout the years, it has also relied on a unique unit within their squadron to accomplish the ever-changing flight test mission: the 370th Flight Test Squadron. The 370th Flight Test Squadron, 413th Flight Test Group, is an Air Force Reserve unit at Edwards Air Force Base, Californi  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Kenneth Fleming and Akua Mosaics, Inc. ("Akua Mosaics") pleaded guilty March 19 to a conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 545, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. According to the plea agreements, from 2021 th  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: Subject: APHIS Establishes and Expands Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantine Areas inLos Angeles, San Diego, and Ventura Counties, California To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the California Department of Food a  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 21 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 20, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading a 20-state, bipartisan letter calling on Congress to affirm states' authority to ban or regulate intoxicating and dangerous hemp-derived products like Delta-8 THC in the next Farm Bill: "Arkansas has banned Delta THC products, but inconsistent court interpretations of certain provisions wit  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 21 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 20, 2024: * * * Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin released the following statement highlighting the work done by his office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) that resulted in a No. 4 ranking for abuse and neglect convictions, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General's Medicaid Fraud Control Units Fiscal Year 2023  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

LOS ANGELES, California, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: Federal and local law enforcement officials today announced the launch of Operation Safe Cities, an initiative that includes new protocols, enhanced partnerships and a renewed emphasis on violent crime designed to increase federal prosecutions of the region's most violent criminals, particularly those involved in commercial robberies, kidnappings, extortions  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: A superseding indictment has been unsealed today, charging six additional individuals to the case first brought in November 2022, with conspiracy to transport stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, thieves steal catalytic converters from vehicles for the preciou  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

DENVER, Colorado, March 21 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: The House Judiciary Committee today passed gun violence prevention legislation sponsored by Representatives Tim Hernandez and Elisabeth Epps to prohibit the manufacture, import, purchase, or sale of assault weapons and rapid-fire trigger activators. HB24-1292 passed by a vote of 7-3. "The vast majority of Americans and over 80% of Democrats support an assault weapons ban and are fed   more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the San Diego Field Office (SDFO) are commended for their tenacity and relentless work in seizing 131 pounds of cocaine, 11 pounds of heroin, 10,967 pounds of methamphetamine, and 213 pounds of fentanyl in 73 separate smuggling attempts from March 1 to March 17. The total est  more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: The U.S. Attorney Office for the District of Puerto Rico announced Tuesday a guilty plea from Kenneth Fleming and Akua Mosaics, Inc. ("Akua Mosaics") to a conspiracy to smuggle goods to avoid paying antidumping duties of approximately 330.69%, countervailing duties of approximately 358.81%, and other duties of approximately 25% which we  more

OAKLAND, California, March 21 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Francisco Division issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Felipe de Jesus Ornelas Mora, the owner of Rincon Musical, a money transmitting business in Oakland, was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Patrick D. Robbins; IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) Actin  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: Widespread violations of federal labor and contracting regulations by nearly three dozen employers with federally funded contracts at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake resulted in the U.S. Department of Labor recovering more than $1.5 million in back wages and damages for more than 400 workers at the Ridgecrest facility. Part of an initiative by the department's Wage an  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following remarks on March 20, 2024, by Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks on 'Why America Needs The Defense Industrial Base' 2024 National Security Innovation Base Summit: * * * Thank you to Rachel [Hoff] and good afternoon to everyone here. I really want to just tell you that by hosting this summit, the Reagan Institute is doing an incredible job helping to bring attention to the importance of the defense industrial base, which i  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on March 20, 2024: By Joseph Clark, DOD News The Navy is deploying key logistics capabilities in support of the Army-led mission to establish a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver critical humanitarian assistance, Navy officials said today. Sailors from Naval Beach Group 1 have been tasked with constructing a large floating dock known as a roll-on, roll-off discharge facility as part of the Joint Logi  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, March 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the strongest pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles in history. These standards will avoid more than 7 billion tons of carbon emissions and provide nearly $100 billion of annual net benefits to society, including $13 billion of annual public health benefits due to improve  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

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 21 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release: Attorney General Anne Lopez is joining a coalition of 20 other state attorneys general on a bipartisan letter asking Congress to fix language in the 2018 Farm Bill that bad actors have used to flood the market with unregulated, intoxicating hemp. The current law defining hemp has resulted in exploitation. Applied to foods, the 0.3% THC limit which distinguishes industrial hemp from cannabis,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief defending the federal law that prohibits people who have been convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. In their brief, filed in U.S. v Prince, Raoul and the attorneys general ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit to overturn a lower court ruling that found the law unconstitutiona  more

LIVERMORE, California, March 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Particulate soil carbon may be more vulnerable to microbial decomposition under warmer temperatures associated with climate change. * * * Soil organic matter contains more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined. Soil is increasingly considered for its potential role in climate mitigation due to its ability to sequester more carbon, but it  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:23-cv-11331; D. Mass. filed June 13, 2023) involving Joseph Padilla, et al.: * * * On March 19, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered final judgments against California resident Kevin C. Dills and two entities that Dills controlled. The SEC charged Dills and Joseph Padilla in June 2023 for their roles in a fraudulent stock selling scheme. According to  more

CAMP PENDLETON, California, March 21 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Johannes Schmidt, Marine Corps Systems Command Introduction In response to the 2018 National Defense Strategy's warning that peer adversaries are actively challenging the established global order, the Marine Corps initiated a monumental transition from its conventional land-based operations toward a concentrated emphasis on naval expeditionary capabilities--particularly within contes  more

CAMP PENDLETON, California, March 21 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Johannes Schmidt, Marine Corps Systems Command Introduction In response to the 2018 National Defense Strategy's warning that peer adversaries are actively challenging the established global order, the Marine Corps initiated a monumental transition from its conventional land-based operations toward a concentrated emphasis on naval expeditionary capabilities--particularly within contested littor  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/032024_Filed_US_Prince_State_Amicus_Brief.pdf) defending the federal law that prohibits people who have been convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. In its brief, filed in U.S. v Prince, the coalition asks the  more

BILLINGS, Montana, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: A federal jury on March 19 convicted a Billings woman who was accused of trafficking methamphetamine by walking the drug across the Mexican border using her U.S. passport and then mailing the drug from California to a Billings contact for distribution, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. After a two-day trial that began on March 18, the jury foun  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

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 21 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a friend-of-the-court brief defending the federal law that prohibits people who have been convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. In the brief, filed in U.S. v Prince, Attorney General Stein and 21 other attorneys general ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to overturn a lower court ruling that foun  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 21 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on March 20, 2024: As the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continue to increase and climate change impacts become more costly, the scientific community is redoubling efforts to investigate the potential risks and benefits of artificially shading Earth's surface to slow global warming. Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is one of two primary solar radiation modific  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. - Felipe de Jesus Ornelas Mora, the owner of Rincon Musical, a money transmitting business in Oakland, was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Patrick D. Robbins; IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) Acti  more

RENO, Nevada, March 20 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 19, 2024, at a campaign event at the Washoe County Democratic Party Office: * * * THE PRESIDENT: I know who I'm voting for. (Laughter.) Well, first of all, thank you, thank you, thank you. And in my house, kids rule. So, don't worry, okay? (Laughter.) No, I'm serious. If they want to let them run around, that's good by me as well. (Laughter.) Look, the bottom line is, if you think about it: All of us in this room  more

MENLO PARK, California, March 21 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: * * * Sensors designed and created at SLAC could help a proposed satellite mission map the X-ray emissions of galaxies with unprecedented precision. * * * Everyone loves a two-for-one deal - even physicists looking to tackle unanswered questions about the cosmos. Now, scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are gett  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of a foreign press center briefing on March 19, 2024, featuring Margaret Spring, chief conservation and science officer, Monterey Bay Aquarium: * * * Summary * At the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) meeting in March 2022, the United States joined other countries in adopting a resolution on plastic pollution. The resolution launched a process to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic poll  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Kenneth Abbate, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs The 60th Civil Engineer Squadron, in conjunction with City Light & Power, Inc. and 60th Air Mobility Wing leaders, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for new electric vehicle charging facilities at Travis Air Force Base, March 11, 2024. The ceremony was part of the 60th CES's ongoing EVCF project at T  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Christian Zamora, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs Travis AFB opened its gates this past weekend during the Wings Over Solano open house and air show March 16-17. Air shows are an opportunity for military installations to show appreciation to the local communities that support them. Attendees were able to witness how Team Travis Airmen, along with  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: George Thomas Onwiler, 49, of Hayfork, California, was sentenced on Monday to five years' probation by United States District Judge Michael Liburdi. On November 7, 2023, Onwiler pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. In addition to his probation term, the Court ordered that Onwiler pay restitution in the amount of $139,168.02. Beginning in May 2018 and continuing thr  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Portland has returned an indictment charging four Hoover Criminal Gang members for their roles in murdering a Portland man in December 2020. Taezhon Tyreik Kelly, 23, Anthony Devion Bagsby, 32, and Delane William Roy, 25, all of Portland, and Cocoa Dalonta Taplin, 28, of Fairview, Oregon, have been charged with murder in aid of racketeering, using   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