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State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Tuesday April 09, 2024 ( 33 items )  

'John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's In LA' Will Stream Live on Netflix Over Six Nights During Netflix is a Joke Fest
LOS GATOS, California, April 9 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: * * * The Show Features Mulaney and Many Famous and Non-Famous People Who Are in LA * John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's In LA, a special run of six episodes created by and starring Mulaney will stream live on Netflix during the Netflix is a Joke Fest. The comically unconventional show will feature special guests and field pieces shot in Los Angeles. * John Mulaney Presents: Every  more

ABC: American Idol - 713 (Billboard #1 Hits) (4/22)
BURBANK, California, April 9 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * MONDAY, APRIL 22 8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT - American Idol: "713 (Billboard #1 Hits)" (713) Logline: The competition heats up as the Top 12 perform their favorite Billboard No. 1 hits live from Hollywood, giving their all to earn America's vote once more. Two Idol journeys will come to an end as the Top 10 is solidified by the end of the night. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes next d  more

ABC: The $100,000 Pyramid - Jordin Sparks vs Jason Ritter and Nikki Glaser Vs. Wayne Knight (4/25) (Rebroadcast. OAD - 10/25/23)
BURBANK, California, April 9 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - The $100,000 Pyramid: "Jordin Sparks vs Jason Ritter and Nikki Glaser vs Wayne Knight" (705) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/25/23) Logline: Who will conquer the pyramid? Singer and actress Jordin Sparks battles against actor Jason Ritter before comedian Nikki Glaser and "Seinfeld" actor Wayne Knight compete for a seat in the winner's circ  more

ABC: The $100,000 Pyramid - Nico Santos Vs. Lauren Ash (4/24)
BURBANK, California, April 9 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 9:32-10:00 p.m. EDT - The $100,000 Pyramid: "Nico Santos vs. Lauren Ash" (609A) Logline: "Superstore" co-stars Nico Santos and Lauren Ash face off for a chance at the winner's circle. (TV-PG, DL) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. * * * Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/the-100000-pyramid-nico-santos-vs-lauren-ash-4-24/ [C  more

ABC: The Conners - Manifesting, Marriage Testing and Cheeseballs (4/24)
BURBANK, California, April 9 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT - The Conners: "Manifesting, Marriage Testing and Cheeseballs" (609) Logline: The Conners relish national cheeseball day as a family. Meanwhile, Harris falls behind in her work duties at the Lunch Box, and Darlene and Ben must figure out how to spend time together despite their two separate schedules. Watch episodes on demand and on  more

ABC: The Good Doctor - Critical Support (4/23) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/19/24)
BURBANK, California, April 9 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * TUESDAY, APRIL 23 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - The Good Doctor: "Critical Support" (703) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/19/24) Logline: Shaun continues to be tested by Charlie when their newest case prompts her incessant stream of questions - all in pursuit of an answer. Meanwhile, Morgan struggles on who to name as guardian for Baby Eden should anything happen to her. (TV-14, DL) Watch  more

ABC: The Rookie - Training Day (4/23) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/26/24)
BURBANK, California, April 9 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * TUESDAY, APRIL 23 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT - The Rookie: "Training Day" (604) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/26/24) Logline: It's Officer Aaron Thorsen's first day back since the assault, and he's tasked with a series of high-stress cases to determine whether he's ready to work. Elsewhere, the team investigates a homicide case with a potential tie to the pentagram killer. (TV-14, V) Wa  more

ABC: Will Trent - It's Easier to Handcuff Human Being (4/23) (Rebroadcast. OAD - 3/26/24)
BURBANK, California, April 9 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * TUESDAY, APRIL 23 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT - Will Trent: "It's Easier to Handcuff a Human Being" (204) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/26/24) Logline: Will and Faith investigate a small town haunted by the "Boo Hag," where a suspect is quickly assumed, but connections to the past unveil unexpected surprises. Meanwhile, Ormewood investigates a TV star's murder, and Amanda senses impending   more

AMERESCO BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF BIOGAS COGENERATION PROJECT IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, April 9 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: FRAMINGHAM, MA and SACRAMENTO, CA -- Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced it entered a nearly $140M contract to develop and construct advanced technology biogas cogeneration facility for the Sacramento Area Sewer District lo  more

Barnard College Shines the Spotlight on Undergraduate Visual Storytellers
NEW YORK, April 9 -- Barnard College issued the following news: When Rachel James '17SOA was an undergraduate at the California Institute of the Arts, she participated in a granting and mentorship program that provided the funding and taught her the expertise she needed to create a short narrative film. That film contributed to her admissions application to Columbia's Film MFA program. Today, James is the senior associate director of Barnard's Sloate Media Center, the College's home for media  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta Demands Entity Providing Sexual Education to Modesto Public Schools Demonstrate Compliance With State Law
OAKLAND, California, April 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today sent a letter to Modesto Pregnancy Center (the Center), also known as Personal Health Now, demanding that the entity substantiate its claims that it provides medically accurate and unbiased sexual education to public school students. The Center currently provides sexual education curriculum to Modesto City Schools District and adve  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta is "Boots on the Ground" at the Border Addressing the Fentanyl Epidemic
SAN DIEGO, California, April 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, together with local and federal law enforcement partners, received a briefing on fentanyl trafficking and toured the California-Mexico border. Over the last four years, seizures of fentanyl at the California's border with Mexico have skyrocketed, from 4,790 pounds in 2020 to 27,000 pounds in 2023. During this time frame, between 47 an  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta Leads Multistate Coalition to Defend Biden Administration's Rule to Strengthen Standards Regulating Particulate Matter Pollution
OAKLAND, California, April 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Leading a multistate coalition of 17 attorneys general and the city of New York, California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday 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 (EPA)'s final particulate m  more

CALIF. GOV. NEWSOM: CALIFORNIA APPROVES LOAN & MANAGEMENT CHANGE ON PATH TO RE-OPEN MADERA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
SACRAMENTO, California, April 9 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The Department of Health Care Access and Information and the California Health Facilities Financing Authority approved Madera Community Hospital for a key $57 Million no-interest loan through the Distressed Hospital Loan Program - established by Governor Newsom in partnership with the Legislature to help hospitals in severe financial stress stay open and keep crucial medical c  more

Calif. Gov. Newsom: Fallout Season Two Relocates to California and 11 More Television Projects to Film in the Golden State Through the State's Film and TV Tax Credit Program
SACRAMENTO, California, April 9 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: As part of the California Jobs First initiative, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the California Film Commission awarded $152 million in tax credits to 12 television projects - one relocating series, three recurring television series, and eight new television series - through its Film and Television Tax Credit Program. WHAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID: "From bringing Fallout home to keepin  more

Calif. PUC Issues Order of Dismissal Involving William Wall Vs. Pacific Gas & Electric
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following Order of Dismissal (Case No. 24-04-003): * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA William Wall, Complainant, vs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U39E), Defendant. ORDER OF DISMISSAL Upon the joint stipulated request of the Complainant William Wall and Defendant Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Complaint 24-01-021 is dismissed without prejudice under  more

Calif. Supreme Court Associate Justice Martin J. Jenkins '77 to Address Santa Clara University Class of 2024
SANTA CLARA, California, April 9 -- Santa Clara University issued the following news release: Martin J. Jenkins '77, California Supreme Court Associate Justice and former Judicial Appointments Secretary to California Gov. Gavin Newsom '89, will be the keynote speaker at Santa Clara University's 173rd commencement ceremony on June 15. Justice Jenkins was confirmed as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court on November 10, 2020, becoming the first openly gay California Supreme Court  more

California PUC Issues Executive Order of Dismissal Involving Diane Scalice Vs. Pacific Gas & Electric
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following executive order of dismissal (Case No. 24-04-002): * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Diane Scalice, Complainant, vs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U39E), Defendant. EXECUTIVE ORDER OF DISMISSAL Upon written and unopposed request of all parties, Case 23-10-016 is dismissed without prejudice under Public Utilities Code Section 308 and Rule 4.5, effec  more

CalState-Fullerton: Public Administration Student Lands Fellowship With City of Bellflower
FULLERTON, California, April 9 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Cindy Flaro is currently assigned to a city project called "Bellflower Connect," which aims to address the digital divide among lower-income residents in response to the lack of internet accessibility. In the City of Bellflower's office, the Class of 2024 graduate student is involved in the City Management Fellowship Program, where she shadows Cal State F  more

Cineverse Teams Up With Gracenote to Vastly Expand Search Capabilities for CineSearch - the Conversational AI-Powered Discovery Tool for Film and Television Content
LOS ANGELES, California, April 9 (TNSres) -- Cineverse, a part of Nielsen Co., issued the following news: Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS), an innovative streaming technology and entertainment company, continues to form strategic relationships that will help solve the industry's content search and discovery issues. The company has today announced a deal with Gracenote, a Nielsen company, to integrate industry-leading metadata for millions of films and television shows into cineSearch - Cineverse's AI-p  more

Cooley: Hootsuite to Acquire Talkwalker
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 9 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Cooley advised Hootsuite, a global leader in social media management, on its definitive agreement to acquire Talkwalker, a Luxembourg-based, top artificial intelligence-powered social listening solution and portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. Lawyers Jamie Leigh, Bill Roegge, David Pei  more

Device Designed at USC Aims to Provide Warnings of Super-Silent Heart Attacks
LOS ANGELES, California, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * AI-informed platform could increase chance of survival * * * "Heart attacks are one of the leading causes of death worldwide and each year, an estimated 8.5 million cases of an acute heart attack happen worldwide, with high mortality rates of up to 10% after a month and 25% after a year," says Rashid Alavi the lead author of a paper published in   more

IQVIA and Salesforce Expand Global Partnership to Accelerate the Development of Life Sciences Cloud
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 9 -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Research Triangle Park, N.C. and San Francisco, CA -- IQVIA(TM) (NYSE:IQV), a leading global provider of data, analytics, technology and services to the life sciences industry, and Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), the #1 AI CRM, today announced an expanded global strategic partnership to accelerate the development of Salesforce's Life Sciences Cloud, a next-gen  more

Judicial Council of California Issues Opinion in Clifford Alan Dilbert Vs. Gavin Newsom Case
SACRAMENTO, California, April 9 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. C096274) on April 8, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District CLIFFORD ALAN DILBERT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GAVIN NEWSOM, as Governor, etc., Defendant and Respondent. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, Steven M. Gevercer, Judge. Affirmed. Clifford Alan Dilbert, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant. R  more

MTC: New Federal Grant to Help Protect Highway 37 From Flooding
OAKLAND, California, April 9 -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) last week approved a $20 million grant to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to help the Resilient State Route 37 partners - which include MTC, Caltrans, the California State Transportation Agency, the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the  more

NetApp Wins Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year Award for Infrastructure - Storage
SAN JOSE, California, April 9 -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release: NetApp(R) (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, announced it has received the 2024 Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year Award in the Infrastructure - Storage category for Google Cloud NetApp Volumes. For the second year in a row, NetApp is recognized for its achievements in the Google Cloud ecosystem, helping joint custo  more

Netflix ISP Speed Index for March 2024
LOS GATOS, California, April 9 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Eighty-four percent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) stayed the same and 15% increased 0.2 Mbps, resulting in a higher average speed this month on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, our monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. These are considered normal moves as we roll out new encodes and titles. Thirty-six countries and regions were in t  more

Nixon Peabody Taps Meta Public Policy Leader and Veteran Tech Attorney to Head New AI, Digital Platforms & Emerging Technologies Team
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 9 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release: Jason D. Hirsch, a veteran litigation, investigations, and public policy attorney, has joined Nixon Peabody LLP from Meta Platforms, Inc. as a partner based in the firm's San Francisco office. Jason will lead the law firm's new Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Platforms & Emerging Technologies Team. Jason's practice focuses on providing strategic counsel to clients on high-stakes, global ch  more

Pacific Life Launches New Flagship Indexed Universal Life Insurance Product
NEWPORT BEACH, California, April 9 -- Pacific Life, an insurance company, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Pacific Life Insurance Company announced today that it has introduced a new flagship indexed universal life (IUL) insurance product, aimed at affluent clients who need competitively priced life insurance protection and significant flexibility in their retirement and estate plans. "Pacific Horizon IUL 2 is an evolutionary product, built on the most successful product fea  more

Terry Tang Named Executive Editor of the Los Angeles Times
EL SEGUNDO, California, April 9 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: The Los Angeles Times has named Terry Tang executive editor. "We're thrilled to have Terry Tang leading the L.A. Times newsroom," Patrick and Michele Soon-Shiong, owners of The Times, said in a statement. "We made a decision in December to make changes in leadership to revitalize the L.A. Times. Terry in short order has demonstrated the capability of building on our legacy of excellence in journalism wi  more

UC-Irvine: Bernadette Boden-Albala to Deliver Keynote Speech at AAN Healthcare Equity Symposium
IRVINE, California, April 9 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: Bernadette Boden-Albala, M.P.H., Dr.P.H., director of the University of California, Irvine Program in Public Health and founding dean of the planned School of Population and Public Health, has been chosen to serve as the Cheryl A. Jay Keynote Lecturer at the American Academy of Neurology's Health Care Equity Symposium as part of its annual meeting. This prestigious invitation was extende  more

UC-San Diego: How Climate Change Will Impact Food Production and Financial Institutions
LA JOLLA, California, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Christine Clark Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy have developed a new method to predict the financial impacts climate change will have on agriculture, which can help support food security and financial stability for countries increasingly prone to climate catastrophes. The study, published today in the Proceedings of t  more

Unusually Lightweight Black Hole Candidate Spotted by LIGO
PASADENA, California, April 8 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: In May 2023, shortly after LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) turned back on for its fourth run of observations, it detected a gravitational-wave signal from the collision of an object, most likely a neutron star, with a suspected black hole possessing a mass that is 2.5 to 4.5 times more than that of our Sun. This signal, called GW230529, is intriguing to researchers becau  more