MIAMI, Florida, April 25 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Akerman today announced the launch of its Equine Sector Team. This new service offering combines the experience of one of the largest legal teams in the equestrian community by an Am Law 100 firm with the national platform to serve clients in key equestrian centers across the United States, including California, Colorado, Florida, and Texas. Led by intellectual property and corporate litigatio  more

PASADENA, California, April 24 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: William M. (Bil) Clemons, Jr., the Arthur and Marian Hanisch Memorial Professor of Biochemistry, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an honorary society founded in 1780 by John Adams, John Hancock, and others. Clemons has been on the faculty at Caltech since 2005, specializing in structural biology. He earned his PhD from the University of Utah in 2000, researching und  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 24 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Edina Lemus, of Santa Clarita, has been appointed Administrator of the Veterans Home of California, Lancaster. Lemus has served as a Hospital Administrative Resident II at the California Department of Veterans Affairs since 2021. She served as a Health and Safety Officer for the Veterans Home of California, W  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 24 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the success of the state's continuing counternarcotics operation throughout San Diego County and the border. Through the California National Guard's Counterdrug Task Force, the state assisted in the recovery of 1,120,030 fentanyl pills and 523 pounds of methamphetamine last week, in support of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department an  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 24 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement regarding the death of Oakland Police Officer Jordan Wingate, who succumbed to injuries he sustained in 2018: "Jennifer and I are saddened by the loss of Officer Wingate. His commitment to the people of Oakland exemplified the highest ideals of law enforcement. Our deeply felt condolences are with his loved ones and t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 24 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following order correcting errors in decision (Case No. 24-04-043) on April 23, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY (U60W), a California corporation, for an order (1) authorizing it to increase rates for water service by $80,484,801 or 11.1% in test year 2023, (2) authorizing it to increase   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 24 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. 22-02-005) on April 23, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of 2024-2031 Energy Efficiency Business Plan and 2024-2027 Portfolio Plan (U39M). And Related Matters. DECISION GRANTING SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY'S PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION 23-06-055 RELAT  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 24 (TNSres) -- The California Department of Water Resources issued the following news release: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced a further increase in the State Water Project (SWP) water supply allocation forecast for 2024. The forecasted allocation has increased to 40 percent, up from 30 percent last month. The State Water Project provides critical water supplies to 27 million Californians and farmers served by 29 public water agencies. Today  more

NEWPORT BEACH, California, April 24 -- Clean Energy Fuels issued the following news on April 23, 2024: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) today announced its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at Victory Farms Dairy in Revillo, South Dakota, has successfully completed construction and is injecting pipeline quality RNG into the interstate natural gas infrastructure. The Victory Farms two-digester facility is utilizing the manure of 6,000 jersey cows, which could process approximat  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 25 -- California State University in Sacramento issued the following news: By Cynthia Hubert Sacramento State will receive $250,000 from the California State University to help establish the nation's first Black Honors College. The award is part of the CSU's systemwide initiative to implement programs that promote Black student success. Sac State will welcome its inaugural Black Honors College class in fall 2024. The college will offer high-achieving students of  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 24 -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) confirms that its Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) destroyed static targets in live-fire tests on April 13, 2024, validating the system's battlefield relevance and recording another milestone for the demonstrator aircraft. GA-ASI partnered with Dillon Aero to mount two of Dillon's DAP-6 Gun Pod Systems onto the Mojave aircraft. Moja  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 25 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in response to Louisiana District Attorney's Office's unconstitutional incarceration of innocent witness for more than six months in flagrant disregard of her constitutional rights. Lafayette, La. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, LLC announce the f  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, April 25 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: The Los Angeles Times has won a National Headliner Award for "In Real Life: Crossing the Line," a documentary collaboration with Scripps News. Founded in 1934 by the Press Club of Atlantic City, the competition is one of the oldest and largest annual contests recognizing outstanding journalism. The 90th annual National Headliner Awards were announced on Apr. 10. The Times and Scripps News won first pla  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, April 25 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: Los Angeles Times Columnist Michael Hiltzik has earned the 2024 Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism from the Sidney Hillman Foundation. The 74th annual awards, which honor journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in service of the common good, were announced on Apr. 24. Hiltzik was recognized for his "indispensable columns on disinformation and the political ec  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, April 25 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Los Angeles Times has won a Webby Award for the video series "Colorado River in Crisis," which focuses on the Southwest's shrinking water lifeline. The 28th annual Webby Awards, which honor excellence on the internet, were announced by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, Apr. 23. The Times won in the category of Sustainability and Environment (Video   more

EL SEGUNDO, California, April 24 (TNSres) -- Mattel, a toy manufacturing company, issued the following news on April 23, 2024: * * * First Quarter 2024 Highlights Versus Prior Year * Net Sales of $810 million, down 1% as reported and in constant currency * Gross Margin of 48.0%, an increase of 800 basis points; Adjusted Gross Margin of 48.3%, an increase of 830 basis points * Operating Loss of $36 million, an improvement of $80 million; Adjusted Operating Loss of $23 million, an improvemen  more

LOS GATOS, California, April 25 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Set to tug at the heartstrings of audiences worldwide, the teaser for Drawing Closer has been unveiled, with a premiere set for June 27. The live-action film is adapted from the beloved novel by Ao Morita, titled "Yomei Ichinen to Senkoku Sareta Boku ga, Yomei Hantoshi no Kimi to Deatta Hanashi," which translates to "The story of how I, who was told I only had one year to live, met yo  more

LOS GATOS, California, April 25 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: After sparking a surge of conversations on faith across the country in The Believers, Netflix continues to fuel the excitement with another fresh series that explores another taboo. Doctor Climax takes you back to the 70s -- a time when societal norms dictated that carnal desires were best kept under wraps and only in one's imagination. The series marks a major collaboration between t  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * A unique collaboration at Salk uses deep learning software called SLEAP to analyze plant features, accelerating design of climate-saving plants * * * The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that removing carbon from the atmosphere is now essential to fighting climate change and limiting global temperature rise. To support these efforts, Salk scie  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 25 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Tori Acuna The Preuss School UC San Diego makes a simple but weighty promise to each of its students: you will be prepared to succeed in college and career. With a population of students from low-income households set to become the first in their families to attend college, this pledge is not accepted without significant dedication from scholars and sacrifice from their families. Stud  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Ioana Patringenaru, ipatrin@ucsd.edu A thin film that combines an electrode grid and LEDs can both track and produce a visual representation of the brain's activity in real-time during surgery-a huge improvement over the current state of the art. The device is designed to provide neurosurgeons visual information about a patient's brain to monitor brain states during sur  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Researchers at UC San Diego have deployed state-of-the art imaging techniques to discover the metabolism driving Alzheimer's disease; results suggest new treatment strategies * * * By Miles Martin Alzheimer's disease causes significant problems with memory, thinking and behavior and is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 50 million people around the wor  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Katherine Connor Wonjun Yim, who earned a PhD in materials science at the University of California San Diego, is one of 32 researchers selected from the world's leading science and engineering institutions to receive a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellowship. The prestigious postdoctoral scholar program, launched in 2018, harnesses an interdisciplinary approach as a way to break down   more

LA JOLLA, California, April 25 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Sara Bock If you picture the human brain as an exclusive VIP club, then the blood-brain barrier--a network of vessels that prevents harmful substances from reaching the brain--acts as the club's bouncer, letting necessary nutrients and oxygen in while keeping unwanted guests out. Employing this clever metaphor to explain her work to an audience of non-scientists, Iris Garcia-Pak, a fo  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Mika Ono As the proliferation of misinformation continues to pose a significant challenge on social media platforms, a beacon of hope emerges in research from the University of California San Diego. A new study published in JAMA led by John W. Ayers, Ph.D., from the Qualcomm Institute within UC San Diego, finds that X's Community Notes, a crowdsourced approach to addressing m  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 25 -- The University of California's Los Angeles School of Law issued the following news: People from across the UCLA School of Law community gathered on April 14 to celebrate Distinguished Professor Russell Korobkin, as he received the law school's highest honor for classroom excellence, the Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching. Marked by laughter and fond reflections, the event included a lecture by Korobkin, who is the Richard C. Maxwell Distinguished Profe  more

PASADENA, California, April 24 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: No crystal ball is needed to envision a future that engineers have in mind, one in which air taxis and other flying vehicles ferry passengers between urban locations, avoiding the growing gridlock on the ground below. Companies are already prototyping and testing such hybrid electric "flying cars" that take off and land vertically but soar through the air like winged aircraft to enable efficient   more