LA MIRADA, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- Biola University issued the following news release: With nearly two-thirds of people saying they stay quiet about their beliefs due to the fear of offending others, it's clear a shift needs to occur to end the stalemate in today's argument culture. Biola University professors Dr. Sean McDowell and Dr. Tim Muehlhoff co-wrote a new book on how to do just that. On May 22, the two will host an exclusive event -- The End the Stalemate Challenge -- and live c  more

PASADENA, California, May 15 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Caltech neuroscientists are making promising progress toward showing that a device known as a brain-machine interface (BMI), which they developed to implant into the brains of patients who have lost the ability to speak, could one day help all such patients communicate by simply thinking and not speaking or miming. In 2022, the team reported that their BMI had been successfully implanted and used   more

OAKLAND, California, May 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom today secured an order from the San Diego Superior Court finding that the City of Huntington Beach violated California's Housing Element Law. The Court ordered the city to come into compliance within 120 days. Joined by California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez, At  more

SANTA CLARITA, California, May 15 -- The College of the Canyons issued the following news release: The College of the Canyons Athletic Department has announced its intention to hire longtime Ventura College top assistant Robin Hester, as the next head coach of the Cougars' women's basketball program. Hester is expected to begin his new role in summer 2024. "I am thankful and humbled to be asked to lead the women's basketball program at College of the Canyons," said Hester. "I would like to tha  more

PASADENA, California, May 15 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Using data from the Zwicky Transient Facility, Southern California high school student Vanya Agrawal creates new "space music." In September 2023, Vanya Agrawal, a senior at Palos Verdes High School, was searching for a science research project. "I've been interested in music since I was very young, and, over the past few years, I've also become interested in physics and astronomy," Agrawal says.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 16 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown secured a complete victory for Karma Automotive, LLC and its former CEO Dr. Liang Zhou in a trade secrets lawsuit brought by VLF Automotive, LLC in Orange County Superior Court in California. VLF claimed that Karma gained confidential information about VLF's plans to develop an electric luxury Humvee and used that information to its benefit and to the exclusion of VLF. On May 8, 2024, the court granted   more

LOS GATOS, California, May 16 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Ahead of the June 13 debut of Doctor Climax, a new trailer for the series gives viewers a taste of the questions about sex and intimacy that its protagonist fields as a real doctor who moonlights as a controversial newspaper columnist in 1970s Thailand. Inspired by actual letters from well-known columns of the era, the series is helmed by Kongdej Jaturanrasmee (also the series' screenw  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 15 -- The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission issued the following news release: The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) on Friday, May 17, will hold a third workshop to further discuss anticipated benefits to customers regarding Public Service Company of New Mexico's (PNM) and El Paso Electric Company's (EPE) potential participation in either a regional day-ahead market (DAM) or a regional transmission organization (RTO)/independent system operator (IS  more

SAN MATEO, California, May 15 -- Oracle NetSuite, a subsidiary of Oracle, issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Main Street businesses have always played a key role in their local communities, but inflation, staffing challenges and global competition are creating an increasingly challenging landscape for the economic engine of America. To meet this challenge, business leaders and entrepreneurs must find a way to do more with less - less resources, less money, and less time. Cloud technolo  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 16 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Banco Santander, S.A., BBVA Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Natixis, as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, along with BNP Paribas as joint lead arranger and Goldman Sachs as arranger, in the financing for Niagara Energy, a portfolio company of Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, in connection with the acq  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 16 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown announced that Dario J. Frommer has rejoined the firm in Los Angeles as a partner in the Public Policy, Regulatory & Government Affairs practice. With a career in law and government spanning 30 years, Dario is a highly sought-after legal and political advisor for clients in California and Washington DC. He most recently led Akin Gump's California public law and policy practice. "Dario is a renowned gov  more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 16 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced today that Michael Paa has joined the firm's San Diego office as of counsel in the Labor & Employment Practice Group. The firm is known as Paul Plevin Quarles in California. Paa provides practical advice and guidance on employment matters to mitigate risk and accomplish client objectives. He regularly advises clients on employ  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 15 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson is part of two lawsuits to stop both the Biden administration and the State of California from imposing electric-vehicle mandates on truck owners and operators throughout the country. A coalition of 24 states on Monday filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to challenge the Biden administration's new regula  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 15 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: In recognition of his notable and innovative contributions to science, the Salk Institute's Axel Nimmerjahn has been promoted from associate professor to full professor. The promotion is based on Salk faculty and Nonresident Fellow recommendations and was approved by Salk's president and Board of Trustees on April 19, 2024. "Axel continues to push the boundaries of neuroscience and biop  more

HIGHLAND, California, May 16 -- The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: During a ceremony held yesterday, three elected leaders took the oath of office to be seated on the Yuhaaviatam Tribal Council of San Manuel: Chairwoman Lynn "Nay" Valbuena, Treasurer Latisha Prieto and Second Governing Council Member Laurena Bolden. All three incumbent San Manuel Tribal Council officials will begin new four-yea  more

MERCED, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Jody Murray, UC Merced UC Merced's Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center has earned multiyear funding to continue its mission to embolden community partners and share policy-influencing data in the long battle against the pervasive use of tobacco and other inhalants in underserved San Joaquin Valley and foothill populations. NCPC will receive a $3.9 million grant from the Tobacco-Related Dis  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news release: Compared to Black and Asian people, white and Hispanic people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias were most likely to be diagnosed with symptoms like depression and agitation, according to a new study from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. White and Hispanic people with these diagnoses were also   more