NEW YORK, May 23 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following statement on May 22, 2024: * * * Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements today ahead of tomorrow's ten year mark of the mass tragedy in Isla Vista where three people were shot and killed, and three others were killed by stabbing, with multiple others shot and wounded. Over the past decade, California legislators have taken life-saving a  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following CAIR In the News wrap up on May 22, 2024: CAIR-LA Condemns Zbur Statement (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/california-could-soon-license-arizona-115500604.html) - Sacramento Bee "As a civil rights leader, you should recognize the anti-Palestinian hate on display during the attack at UCLA. Instead, your May 3rd statement shows a dangerous double standard in dealing with the civil rights of Palestinians, Arabs, and Mu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- CareQuest Institute for Oral Health issued the following news release: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system, has awarded more than $2.3 million in grant funds to help advance equity in oral health across the nation. Grants were awarded to 14 organizations across the country from Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Texas, V  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The ADA Forsyth Institute issued the following news on May 21, 2024: ADA Forsyth is pleased to announce the addition of Chengji Zhou, PhD, to its distinguished faculty, effective April 1, 2024. Dr. Zhou, a developmental biologist, joined AFI after nearly 19 years in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis, where he was a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and a senior investigator at the Institute for Ped  more

OAKLAND, California, May 23 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: California Nurses Association (CNA) applauds the California Senate's passage (31-8) of S.B. 1061, which would prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including medical debt on credit reports. The bill, authored by Sen. Monique Limon's (D-Santa Barbara) and sponsored by CNA, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and a diverse coalition of organizations, would also prevent medical debt collectors from shar  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 23 (TNSres) -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: On May 21, the California Assembly voted to advance a bipartisan bill to ban six harmful food dyes and titanium dioxide from food provided in the state's public schools. Assembly Bill 2316, by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D- Encino), would ban Red Dye No. 40, Yellow Dye No. 5, Yellow Dye No. 6, Blue Dye No. 1, Blue Dye No. 2 and Green Dye No. 3 and the food additive titanium dioxide.  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 23 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: On May 21, California Assembly lawmakers passed a bill to safeguard children's health from the lasting and devastating effects of lead exposure through drinking water, an urgent threat in the state. Assembly Bill 1851, by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), would enact a goal of zero lead in school and childcare drinking water. It also would set up a state-funded pilot pro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 23 -- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: We Have a History-- artist Leilah Babirye's (Ugandan, b. 1985) first solo museum exhibition in the US--speaks to the power of reclaiming identity and creating community through artistic practices. Through 12 sculptures exhibited alongside works from the historical African Art collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (the "Fine Arts Museums"), Babirye illuminates  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 23 -- The Museum of Contemporary Art issued the following news release: The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) presents Reverberations, a new collection installation highlighting areas of unique strength in the museum's collection. Featuring works by sixty artists, Reverberations gathers key acquisitions made by the museum throughout its 45-year history, including many selections from the foundational Panza, Schreiber, Weisman, and Parsons Collections, alongside more  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, the United States Senate confirmed Judge Dena M. Coggins to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. "NAPABA congratulates Judge Dena M. Coggins on her confirmation to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California," said Anna Mercado Clark, President of NAPABA. "We are pleased to have supported Judge Coggins' nomination, an  more

NEW YORK, May 23 (TNSres) -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today named Maja Mataric, the Chan Soon-Shiong Chair and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California , as the 2024-2025 ACM Athena Lecturer. Mataric, who is also a Principal Scientist at Google DeepMind, is recognized for pioneering the field of socially assistive robotics, including groundb  more

SANTA MONICA, California, May 23 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary Defense One on May 22, 2024: * * * How to Win in Ukraine: Pour It On, and Don't Worry About Escalation By Andrew Radin Russia has gained on the battlefield in recent weeks, but Ukraine's cause is far from hopeless. The United States and its allies can give Kyiv the training and technological advantage it needs, but the Biden administration has failed to provide the necessary U.S. military involvem  more

SANTA MONICA, California, May 23 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary to The Spokesman-Review on May 22, 2024: * * * Following the Flag Around the World By Ryan C. Crocker A great quality of Spokane and the Inland Empire is the respect we have for military service. My father embodied this. He was born in Spokane, served in the Army Air Corps in World War II, and went on to a career in the Air Force, including several tours at Fairchild. He retired to a house in the Valley that wa  more

DIAMOND BAR, California, May 23 (TNSres) -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release: * * * Distributors shift from stable to growth with 18% more firms increasing sales compared to Fall 2023 * * * The automotive specialty-equipment industry continues to see growth, strong demand, and less volatility this year, according to the new "SEMA State of the Industry-Spring 2024 Report," a bi-annual report focusing on the current business climate, key industry tr  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 23 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * By recording detailed electrical and protein measurements of individual brain cells, researchers revealed new potential drug targets for the neurodegenerative disease. * * * According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 5.8 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for Alzheimer's  more

SAN RAFAEL, California, May 23 -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted last night to repeal a local law that imposed illegal fees for copies of public records that could run into the thousands of dollars. The vote came after the First Amendment Coalition, the ACLU of Northern California, and local media organizations demanded the County stop charging these fees, which are not allowed by the California Publ  more

NEW YORK, May 23 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * Pension Fund Leaders Call For Board Accountability Following Exxon Lawsuit Against Shareholders * * * A group of thirteen trustees and state financial officers, including New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and California Treasurer Fiona Ma, filed an exempt solicitation urging major asset managers to vote against ExxonMobil Director Joseph Hooley and CEO Darren Woods at the upcoming annual general meeting  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 23 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news on May 22, 2024: Today, the Simon Wiesenthal Center criticized the decisions of Norway, Spain and Ireland to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state, saying that such a recognition rewards terror and diminishes the incentive for a Palestinian entity to cease its incitement of violence and recognize Israel. Speaking of the decision, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean and Director of Global Social Actio  more

OAKLAND, California, May 23 -- The Institute for College Access and Success issued the following statement on May 22, 2024: * * * In response to the ongoing consideration of the Farm Bill, Carrie Welton, Senior Director of Policy & Advocacy: Anti-Poverty & Basic Needs at The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) released the following statement: "As lawmakers in the Senate and House debate the must-pass 2024 Farm Bill, we urge members to reject any cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 23 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Today marks a historic milestone in conservation efforts as San Geronimo Commons officially transitions from Trust for Public Land [TPL] into public stewardship under the guardianship of Marin County [The County]. With the full endorsement of the County Board of Supervisors and deep community support, this action brings the Commons one step closer to becoming the County's newest park and future hea  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 23 (TNSres) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: * * * Minneapolis Places Second and Saint Paul Finishes Third * * * Trust for Public Land announced today that Washington, DC, was rated the nation's best big-city park system by the 2024 ParkScore index. Minneapolis, Minnesota, placed second, St. Paul ranked third, and Irvine, California, held its highest-ever fourth-place finish. The ParkScore index evaluates park syst  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 22 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: A federal appeals court issued its opinion reversing the decision of a lower court that would have allowed exploratory drilling east of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Court found the Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it relied on two categorical exclusions for a single project to avoid the required environmental reviews. The 9th U.S. Circuit C  more