OAKLAND, California, May 18 -- The Blue Shield of California issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Blue Shield of California today announced the appointment of two senior executives to help the nonprofit health plan accelerate its ambitious plans to transform the healthcare system and bolster its growth plans. Lois Quam will join as president of Blue Shield of California. She will focus on providing leadership and management of the health plan. Susan Mullaney will join as executiv  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today provided updated data from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) showing more people applying to join the nation's largest public-facing state law enforcement agency. In the last four months, CHP has received 7,615 applications, an increase from 2023 and 2022 which saw 5,803 applications and 3,732, respectively, in the same period. The officers of the   more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 18 -- The Creative Coalition issued the following news release: Mike Glazer's journey through the world of comedy has been anything but ordinary. Between his gigs as a doorman, bartender, and gold medal-winning hockey goalie, Glazer worked his way up the ranks of Second City to become a comedic powerhouse. Now, his Emmy-nominated work has graced the screens alongside icons like Jon Stewart, Billy Crystal, and Paul Rudd. In this candid episode, Glazer shares insight  more

LONG BEACH, California, May 18 -- California State University issued the following news: By Miranda Bates Cal State Long Beach has established its inaugural Black Excellence Collegium and Black Student Success initiatives, responding to the urgent needs of its Black student population. In June 2023, the CSU Chancellor's Office released a report regarding the persistent decline in Black student enrollment across the CSU system and charged its 23 campuses to respond to the need for enhancing Bl  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, May 18 (TNSres) -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: A group of Illinois Wesleyan University students traveled to the University of California-Riverside in April for the National Science to Policy Symposium, where two of the Titans were the only undergraduate students selected to present research. Victoria Ballesteros-Gonzales '25, Joelle McMillan '25 and Valeria Suarez '26 attended the conference hosted by the National Science Policy Networ  more

BOLOGNA, Italy, May 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: On the one year anniversary of the worst floods in the region's history, Governor Gavin Newsom launched a new partnership with the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Emilia-Romagna and California share similar climates and have been on the front lines of the climate crisis - including the weather whiplash of extreme drought to extreme flooding that impacted communities last year. The Gove  more

COSTA MESA, California, May 18 -- Orange Coast College issued the following news release: Orange Coast College has named civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez as the College's 2024 inductee into the Alumni Hall of Fame. Sylvia Mendez played an instrumental role in the groundbreaking Mendez v. Westminster case. This case, which was a triumph against racial segregation in California schools, was a pivotal moment in the fight for civil rights. "We are honored to bestow this recognition to OCC alum  more

BEVERLY HILLS, California, May 18 -- Platinum Equity, an investment firm, issued the following news release: For the second consecutive year, Platinum Equity Co-President Jacob Kotzubei was invited to participate in a Milken Institute Global Conference panel discussion. Flanked by other senior private equity investment professionals during an hour-long discussion titled Private Equity Delivering Value, Kotzubei addressed many topics, which included: * Platinum Equity's operational approach to  more

PASADENA, California, May 18 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation annually grants fellowships to exceptional students to fund their graduate study. This year, of the 18 students named Hertz Fellows, two are Caltech students: PhD student Andrew Laeuger and spring 2024 BS graduate Virginia Canestraight. Hertz Fellows receive five years of funding for their graduate studies so that they may "pursue research that best advances ou  more

BERKELEY, California, May 18 -- The University of California issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: The University of California filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) with the state Public Employment Relations Board today, asking the state to order UAW 4811 and its bargaining unit members to cease and desist strike activity. UAW authorized a potential strike on Wednesday and has stated action is imminent and would be designed to "maximize chaos and confusion" across the UC system. O  more