SAN DIEGO, California, May 18 -- The Chula Vista Community Foundation, a regional affiliate of the San Diego Foundation, issued the following news release: On Thursday, May 16, Chula Vista Community Foundation (CVCF), an affiliate of San Diego Foundation (SDF), held its Annual Grant Awards Celebration and awarded $63,800 to three local nonprofits that provide programs that address the need for education projects supporting science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM), technical  more

DUARTE, California, May 18 -- City of Hope issued the following news release: City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, has once again been recognized by Fair360 (formerly DiversityInc) as one of the "Top Hospitals and Health Systems" in the country for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), ranking second on a list of 20 reputable health care organizations for the second year in a row. As the top National Cancer Institute-designated comp  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 18 (TNSresL)-- Consumer Watchdog issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Two bills holding oil drillers accountable for drilling within 3200 feet of a community passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee today by a vote of 11 - 4 and go to the Assembly floor. Assembly Bill 3155 (Friedman) creates new financial liability for oil producers for harm from community oil drilling. AB 2716 (Bryan) requires committee drillers to pay a $10,000 per day fine for a  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following news release: Republicans on the U.S. House of Representatives' Agriculture Committee have released their version of the Farm Bill. It includes language that aims to invalidate California's Proposition 12, a state law setting landmark prohibitions on the in-state sale of food products from farm animals locked in cruel and extreme confinement. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law as constitutional in May 2023. Congr  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: More than 4,000 obstetric and gynecologic health care professionals and researchers will gather this weekend in San Francisco, California, at the Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting (ACSM) of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). This year's meeting theme is Pathways to Progress, reflecting how the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology is w  more

SANTA MONICA, California, May 18 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary Brookings Institution's Brown Center Chalkboard on May 17, 2024: * * * Seven Takeaways on How Teachers Are Reacting to Restrictions on Discussing Race and Gender By Melissa Kay Diliberti, Elizabeth D. Steiner and Ashley Woo As of spring 2024, 20 states have enacted restrictions on how teachers can discuss so-called "divisive concepts"--including race, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation--in classroo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 18 -- The State Bar of California issued the following news release: At its meeting on May 16, the State Bar of California's Board of Trustees approved a plan to automatically expunge nondisbarment attorney discipline records after eight years, assuming no further discipline has since occurred. The change originates from recommendations of the State Bar' Ad Hoc Commission on the Discipline System, which identified needed fairness and effectiveness reforms. Previ  more