WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES, California, May 8, 2024 - Today, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom visited Sotomayor Academies in Los Angeles to spotlight efforts by the Biden-Harris Administration to ensure all children have access to healthy, nutritious meals while at school and spotlight the California Farm to School and universal school meals initiatives. The vis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 9 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: FHLBank San Francisco (Bank) today announced that its board of directors has named Alanna McCargo as the Bank's next president and chief executive officer. McCargo was most recently the President of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), a federal government corporation that connects the United States housing market to ca  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued the following remarks on May 8, 2024, by Matthew S. Axelrod, assistant secretary for export enforcement, at the Semiconductor Summit: * * * Thank you to Martin, Izzy, and Tara for putting together today's summit and for inviting me along. Your U.S. Attorney's Offices are on the leading edge of technology protection efforts, and I'm thrilled to get to partner with you in this work. Unlik  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 9 (TNSres) -- The California Air Resources Board issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: * * * California's Cap-and-Trade Program has funded $28 billion in climate investments - delivering more than a half a million projects across the state, supporting 30,000 jobs and cutting millions of tons of carbon emissions * * * In just 10 years, California's climate investments have wiped out emissions equivalent to taking 80% of the state's gas cars off the road  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 9 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom, State Board of Education (SBE) President Linda Darling-Hammond, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced that SBE unanimously approved nearly $1.3 billion in grants, appropriated during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 budget years, for community schools at its May meeting - the largest allocation of funds yet under the state's na  more

MALIBU, California, May 9 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: Since 2010, 59 people have lost their lives along a 21-mile stretch of California's iconic Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu. But a renewed effort the state is launching aims to change that. As part of Governor Gavin Newsom's efforts to build more, faster, the dangerous stretch of highway is getting a safety makeover with infrastructure upgrades, increased traffic enforcement and a new public educa  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 9 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: In just 10 years, California's climate investments have wiped out emissions equivalent to taking 80% of the state's gas cars off the road. That's according to a new report released today by the state, which comes just ahead of national Infrastructure Week. California has funded $28 billion in climate investments in the last 10 years, already delivering $11 billion to more than ha  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: The world's largest wildlife crossing is getting closer to becoming a reality. Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing outside of Los Angeles is on track to open by early 2026. Ahead of National Infrastructure Week, the Governor also announced that construction crews are now more than halfway through installing the beams that form the crossing. The wor  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 8 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition to modify decision (Agenda ID No. 22448) on May 7, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Authority to Establish Its Authorized Cost of Capital for Utility Operations for 2023 and to Reset the Cost of Capital Adjustment Mechanism(U39M). And Related Matters. DECISION DENYING PET  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that Hyundai Capital America has agreed to pay $333,941 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by illegally repossessing 26 vehicles owned by servicemembers. "We are fully committed to protecting the rights of servicemembers, who give so much to protecting our co  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: A Japanese-language interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for illegally transferring almost $17 million from a Major League Baseball (MLB) player's bank account - without the player's knowledge or permission - to pay off his own substantial gambling debts incurred with an illegal bookmaking operation and for signing a  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following commentary on May 8, 2024: * * * CFPB to distribute nearly $40 million to consumers misled by fintech company LendUp Loans This month, 118,101 consumers who were deceived by LendUp Loans LLC will receive checks in the mail. LendUp Loans, headquartered in Oakland, California, offered single-payment and installment loans to consumers online and marketed itself as an alternative to payday lenders. A central compon  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that VISIT FLORIDA data shows that Florida has maintained its position as the #1 domestic tourist destination in the United States and remained a top destination for international visitors (ranking #2 in the country). In 2023, Florida's market share of domestic tourists increased to 14.8%, up from 13.8% in 2022. This surge in market share represen  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a graduate student team with members from Harvard University as the winners of HUD's eleventh annual Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition. For the 2024 competition, HUD partnered with Madison Community Development Authority in Madison, Wisconsin. The Harvard University team was one of four  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging KYLE PETERSEN, 38, of Newington, and ERIK PETERSEN, also known as "P  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 8 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. A169321) on May 7, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Five GEORGE BYERS et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Respondent; USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY et al., Real Parties in Interest. When a party seeks attorney fees as damages caused by an insurer's breach of the covenant of good faith and fair de  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: In a groundbreaking development for addressing future viral pandemics, a multi-institutional team involving Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers has successfully combined an artificial intelligence (AI)-backed platform with supercomputing to redesign and restore the effectiveness of antibodies whose ability to fight viruses has been comp  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Space Program is now building an optical space domain awareness payload for an upcoming mission by the U.S. Space Force. The planned mission, known as VICTUS HAZE, will be a tactically responsive space mission to demonstrate the ability to rapidly characterize an on-orbit threat. The U.S. Space Force selected Long Bea  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:23-cv-3682-RGK-PVC; C.D. Cal. filed May 15, 2023) involving Red Rock Secured LLC, Sean Kelly, Anthony Spencer, and Jeffrey Ward: * * * SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Red Rock Secured, Three Executives in $50 Million Scheme Targeting Retirement Account Holders SEC Obtains $76 million Judgement Against Red Rock Secured and Executives Who Schemed to Defraud Retirement Account Holders *  more

NEW YORK, May 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in defending commonsense gun safety laws and the rights of states to enact measures to protect their residents from gun violence. The amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit urges the court to allow Massachusetts' decades-old ban on the sale and possession of   more

ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Onisha Smith, age 41, of Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute marijuana and money laundering. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Bryan Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforc  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57094) involving Converse Consultants, Redlands, California: * * * Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm Licensee: Converse Consultants (Redlands) Region: 4 City: Redlands State: CA License #: 8057-36 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Donald Oesterle HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 04/30/2024 Notification Time: 15:54 [ET] Event Date: 04/29/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [P  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on May 6, 2024, Christopher Texidor, age 36, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was convicted following a jury trial of trafficking over 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of marijuana and hiring gunmen to protect his illegal activities. The trial, held before United States D  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Allateef Alkamil Ali-White ("White"), age 43, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on May 7, 2024, by United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to 96 months' imprisonment, to be followed by a 3-year period of supervised release, for m  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: * * * Abstract Lateral subsurface flow plays an essential role in sustaining the terrestrial ecosystem, but it is not explicitly represented in most Earth System Models. In this study, we implemented an explicit lateral saturated flow model into the E3SM land model (ELM). The model explicitly describes lateral flow in the saturated zone by repre  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: 502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs 502ABW.PA.official@us.af.mil May 7, 2024 Release # 240507-01 The "Mission: Breakfast" event at JBSA-Lackland May 7treated approximately 6,000 active duty, Reserve, Guard, retired and Veteran service members and their families to a complimentary breakfast along with live music and giveaways. The JBSA-Lackland Comm  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on May 6, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the RSA Conference on technology and the transformation of U.S. foreign policy: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Good afternoon, RSA Conference. (Cheers and applause.) Wonderful to be with all of you today. And now we finally know what Ferris Bueller did on his day off. (Laughter.) To all of the cyber practitioners, the innovators, the researchers who   more

MENLO PARK, California, May 9 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news feature on May 9, 2024: * * * Two determined fellows share their thoughts on representation, mentorship and staying true to themselves in STEM. * * * For Annette Mendoza and Damion Tingle, it's a lesson that's been years in the making: Believe in yourself and trust the people who believe in you. Last summer, Mendoza and Tingle were able to apply that lesson to their pursuit of hands-  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A California woman has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to her conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Her alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Christina Kelso, 46, of Thermal, California, i  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) announces the recognition of three scientists as finalists for the 2024 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Research Leader Yan Ping (Judy) Chen and Research Entomologist Jay Evans, both of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Bee Research Laboratory in Belt  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the President signed into law: H.R. 292, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24355 Creekside Road in Santa Clarita, California, as the William L. Reynolds Post Office Building; Thank you to Representative Mike Garcia and the California delegation for their leadership; * * * H.R. 996, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service  more