BURBANK, California, March 28 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: * * * SUNDAY, APRIL 14 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "3409" (3409) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 1/7/24) Logline: Another hilarious episode featuring individuals stumbling upon their kids or pets causing massive mayhem, like a dog devouring an entire door, plus workplace mishaps, and mischievous cats and dogs getting into trouble. (TV-PG) Watch episodes on demand  more

BURBANK, California, March 28 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: * * * SUNDAY, MARCH 31 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "3416" (3416) Logline: Get ready for a fit of giggles when a hungry iguana makes a cheesy deal with a little girl on vacation; delivery driver shenanigans are put on full display; and funny goats don't miss a beat during a hilarious animal segment. (TV-PG) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day  more

BURBANK, California, March 28 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: * * * SUNDAY, APRIL 7 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "3417" (3417) Logline: A side-splitting episode filled with wedding antics, including a ring-bearing dog who's not too keen on making the trip down the aisle and a groom who is asked to give up "gaming" during his vows. (TV-PG) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. *  more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 27 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: Christina Fernandez's monograph "Christina Fernandez: Multiple Exposures," produced in conjunction with her 2022-2023 exhibition of the same name at UCR Arts California Museum of Photography, or CMP, has been awarded the Association for Latin American Art, or ALAA, ALAA-Thoma Foundation Exhibition Catalogue Award. The book, co-produced by UCR's Joanna Szupinska, senior curator at the CMP  more

LONG BEACH, California, March 28 -- California State University issued the following news release: The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Britt Rios-Ellis to serve as president of California State University, Stanislaus. Rios-Ellis currently serves as provost and executive vice president of Academic Affairs at Oakland University (OU), a public research university in Rochester, Michigan. "I am both honored and humbled to serve this outstanding university alongside  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 (TNSres) -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following fact sheet on March 27, 2024: * * * As required by Assembly Bill 205, the CPUC released a Proposed Decision (PD) that would cut the price of electricity for Californians, reduce electricity bills for lower income Californians and those living in parts of the state most impacted by extreme weather, and accelerate the state's clean energy transition. The proposal changes how large inv  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition (Case No. 24-03-051) on March 26, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of Southern California Edison Company (U338E) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the RTRP Transmission Project. DECISION DENYING THE CITY OF NORCO'S PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION 20-03-001   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-03-069) on March 27, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Further Develop a RiskBased Decision-Making Framework for Electric and Gas Utilities. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION (D  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-03-068) on March 27, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY (U 904 G) for Authority to Establish a Memorandum Account for the Angeles Link Project. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO UTILITY CONSUMERS' ACTION NETWORK FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIO  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: As required by Assembly Bill (AB) 205, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today released a proposal that would cut the price of residential electricity for Californians, reduce electricity bills for lower income Californians and those living in parts of the state most impacted by extreme weather, while also advancing the state's clean energy goals  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 28 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: An Ethnic Studies professor at Sierra College, an English professor from Santa Barbara College, a history instructor from Mt. San Jacinto College and an ESL instructor from MiraCosta College are the 2023-24 winners of the California Community Colleges Hayward Award for Excellence in Education. This year's awardees were honored at the March 25th Board of  more

ARCATA, California, March 28 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: Experts and policymakers from throughout California, including from the Department of Fish and Wildlife, UC Berkeley, and more will gather at Cal Poly Humboldt on Friday, April 5 for the Cannabis and Environmental Stewardship Symposium. The University's Cannabis Studies program invites campus and community members to attend the special symposium, which will take place in the Native F  more

FRESNO, California, March 28 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: In the quaint and lushly decorated living room of the Smittcamp Alumni House on the Fresno State campus, Joseph Guadalupe Garcia stood off to the side looking through the 1950 Fresno State yearbook. Fully engaged in reminiscing, he excitedly pointed out the buildings he spent the most time in, such as the Daily Collegian office and the library at what is now the Fresno City College cam  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 28 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Haneen Zain Nancy Kim (Merrill '94, American studies)--an alumna, the founding Director of the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AAPIRC), and a 25-year staff member--attended UCSC when its student population was half its current size. The university's people of color (POC) population was roughly 25 percent, and its AAPI population was under 10 percent. Now, three de  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 28 -- Covington, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Los Angeles Times has named Ashley Simonsen as a "Visionary" in its 'Banking & Finance: Trends, Updates, & Visionaries' feature, spotlighting the top professionals from the commercial banking, investment banking, asset/investment management, lending, and private equity sectors, in addition to the professional service advisors who work within the banking and finance industries.   more

NORTHRIDGE, California, March 27 -- California State University's Northridge Campus issued the following news release: California State University, Northridge is partnering with the Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians and the Tataviam Land Conservancy to battle the impact of climate change in disadvantaged communities throughout the San Fernando Valley by establishing "urban forests." With the support of a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Urban and Community For  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 28 -- The University of Southern California issued the following news release: Interim Dean and Professor Franita Tolson has been named the dean and Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law of the USC Gould School of Law. Tolson is a nationally recognized thought leader and dialogue shaper in election law, voting rights, constitutional law and legal history with research and insights appearing in leading law reviews and major media publications across the country. "I fee  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 28 -- Florida International University's Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work issued the following news: Rajiv Chowdhury, chair and professor of the Department of Global Health at FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, was honored with the Faculty Leader in Global Health Innovation Award by the Velji Family Foundation and the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH). Chowdhury received the award at the 15th Annual CUGH Conference   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 28 -- Fox, a media company, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: FOX Entertainment CEO Rob Wade today announced a new structure that will shape the company's creative and business operations as it sets to deliver on global growth strategies across its three key pillars of studio entertainment, television and streaming platforms, and worldwide sales and licensing. The new FOX Entertainment will consist of three primary business segments, including   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 28 -- Greenlane, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: As the demand for efficient, reliable electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure grows along the nation's freight corridors, Greenlane today announced its first commercial EV charging corridor with more than 100 chargers, modern amenities designed to increase the comfort of drivers, resilience for high uptime and ultimately movin  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release: Hanson Bridgett LLP is pleased to announce the firm is one of just 10 law firms nationwide shortlisted as a finalist for Chambers USA Awards 2024 - DEI: Outstanding Firm category. The nomination is the result of extensive interviews and research compiled by Chambers' researchers and indicates the firm is among the most elite firms in the country taking action in advocating for and implementing  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 27 -- Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, a law firm, issued the following news: In recent years, appellate courts, including the Supreme Court, have issued decisions that have reined in the U.S. Department of Justice in several areas of white-collar crime, restricting prosecutors from pursuing overly expansive theories of liability that stretched the boundaries of laws such as the wire fraud and honest services statutes beyond recognition. This trend may be extending to h  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. C095986) on March 26, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. OSCAR DERAN BARNER, Defendant and Appellant. ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND DENYING REHEARING [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT] APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, Alyson L. Lewis, Judge. Affirmed as modified. Barbara A.  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, March 28 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: Los Angeles Times Photographer Wally Skalij was recognized in the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) annual Best in Photojournalism contest. Winners and honorees were announced on March 12. Skalij won first place in the 2024 Sports Picture Story category for "Field of Dreams," a piece chronicling an aspiring MLB catcher's journey from Africa to American ballparks. Skalij, with Times Staff   more

EL SEGUNDO, California, March 27 (TNSres) -- Mattel, a toy manufacturing company, issued the following news on March 26, 2024: * * * * Global partners have successfully called on the United Nations to adopt an International Day of Play to champion and protect children's right to play. * The International Day of Play will be June 11th, with the inaugural celebration to take place in 2024. * Global research surveying more than 25,000 children across 36 countries reveals that as many as 73% of  more

LOS GATOS, California, March 28 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Design blockbuster games and slash your way through the underworld with two new Netflix games this month. Supergiant's Hades and Greenheart Games' Game Dev Tycoon NETFLIX are now available exclusively for Netflix members. These games and more than 90 others are included with all Netflix memberships without ads or in-app purchases. Hades (https://youtu.be/DgPnvKkjkrs) Slash your way  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- PennWest issued the following news: PennWest California presented the annual Jennie Adams Carter Award to Christina B. Kenney during a reception March 23 at Kara Alumni House. While at California, she received the Jennie Carter Scholarship and was crowned by the Black Student Union as Miss Unity in 2014. She is an active member of the African-American Alumni Society. "This is a full-circle moment," said Kenney, a behavioral health therapist at the Center   more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- PennWest issued the following news: Pennsylvania's Higher Education Assistance Agency awarded the ceremonial $13 billionth PA State Grant award to Jay Zemanek, a journalism student at Edinboro. The need-based PA State Grant Program has provided awards to more than 2.9 million Pennsylvania students since the program was created by an act of the General Assembly in 1966. Funding for the program is established each year with an appropriation in the state budg  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 28 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: Nine teams from five Southern California universities pitched solutions to water-related problems for nearly $40,000 in prizes during the 2024 Chinyeh Hostler Social Venture Challenge, hosted by the San Diego State University Zahn Innovation Platform (ZIP) Launchpad. An SDSU team of three female engineers took home the grand prize of $15,000 as well as additional cash prizes in the March 15 event. "The Soc  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, March 28 -- Yardi Matrix, a part of Yardi Systems, issued the following news release: The self storage real estate sector is facing headwinds and continues to be affected by current market conditions, according to the latest Self Storage National Report from Yardi(R) Matrix. Annual street rate growth was still negative in February. The average annualized same-store asking rent per square foot for combined mix of unit sizes reached an average of $16.37 nationally last  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, March 28 (TNSres) -- Yardi Matrix, a part of Yardi Systems, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Last month, the average student housing preleasing rate for Yardi 200 schools reached 61.5 percent, marking a 450-basis-point increase year-over-year, according to the latest Yardi(R) Matrix National Student Housing Report. The market is healthy enough to absorb 46,000 new beds coming online, with demand fueled by enrollment growth. The average rent per be  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 28 -- Calix, a communications service providers, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Today, Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced that Tombigbee Fiber, LLC (Tombigbee) is the first customer to leverage the community-wide network they created with Calix SmartTown(TM) to grant first responders free access to secure and reliable Wi-Fi. This initiative ensures 68 first responder organizations in Mississippi have access to ubiquitous coverage at no cost--mak  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 27 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Renee Wall STEM Diversity Programs at UC Santa Cruz support underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields in a variety of ways. Through these programs, students gain research experience and opportunities for professional development while obtaining holistic support and mentoring, fostering a sense of inclusion, acceptance, and community  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 28 -- The University of California issued the following news release: UCLA Library will welcome 20 top managers of academic libraries from across the nation for its 2024 UCLA Library Senior Fellows program. The biennial residential program, held in July, combines management perspectives, strategic thinking and practical and theoretical approaches to the issues confronting academic libraries, preparing fellows to pursue advanced leadership roles in the field. "As   more

ALAMEDA, California, March 28 -- Wind River, a subsidiary of Intel, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Wind River(R), a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, today announced that it is advancing software-defined vehicle innovation with its cutting-edge Wind River Studio Developer offering, now available running on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The platform is being showcased at the Santa Clara AWS Prototyping and Innovation Lab. Studio De  more