MARTINEZ, California, June 5 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: In partnership with the cities of Martinez, Hayward, Fremont and Oakland, Amtrak has completed accessibility improvements at its Bay Area stations. Customers can now enjoy a more accessible and comfortable experience at the Martinez, Hayward, Fremont, and Oakland-Coliseum Stations following the completion of $20.8 million in upgrades. "We're delivering a new era of rail while bringin  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-San Francisco District issued the following news story: Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, 55th chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Chief's Report for the Oakland Harbor Turning Basins Widening Study on May 31, 2024, during a ceremony at USACE Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The milestone represents a culmination of four years of study between the USACE San Francisco Dist  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 4 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Louisiana businesses and residents of the July 2, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the severe storm, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes in St. Tammany Parish that occurred   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 4 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Utah small businesses of the July 2, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by the severe thunderstorms and flooding in Salt Lake County that occurred Aug. 3 - 4. According to Sanchez, smal  more

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCES BASE, California, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: Members of the Ecuador and Uruguay armed forces visited Vandenberg Space Force Base for a space familiarization tour 21-23 May. During the visit, participants received briefings on U.S. Space Forces - Space, the Combined Space Operations Center, Space Domain Awareness, and Space-Track.org. Additionally, participants received a tour of the installation including tw  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, June 5 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Laisa Leao, 412th Test Wing Students at Irving Branch Elementary School on Edwards AFB built, painted and launched 12 rockets as part of a practical science, technology, engineering and mathematics project. This hands-on experience allows the student to extend what they have learned in the classroom to the real world. First, they learned about the role of each part and how the componen  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 4 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) announced today the commitment of $20 million in funding for their Middle-Income Downpayment Assistance matching grant program, representing a 100% increase over its inaugural year. Launched as a pilot program in 2023, in partnership with participating member institutions,  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has reached a conciliation agreement with a Southern California waste collection and recycling company to resolve alleged hiring discrimination against female job applicants cited in a review of the company's federal contracts. The agreement follows an OF  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 5:24-cv-01845-PCP; N.D. Cal. filed March 26, 2024) involving Andreas Bechtolsheim: * * * On May 30, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered a final judgment, by consent, against Andreas "Andy" Bechtolsheim, the founder and Chief Architect of Silicon Valley-based technology company Arista Networks, Inc., in an action alleging that Bechtolsheim engaged i  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, June 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen supported by Space Force Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with one re-entry vehicle June 4 at 12:56 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear dete  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, June 5 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen supported by Space Force Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with one re-entry vehicle June 4 at 12:56 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secur  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Coast Regional Office issued the following feature story: * * * Charter crews collect lab samples, filling in picture of rockfish status. * * * The scientific knowledge of NOAA Fisheries and the on-the-water knowledge of anglers on the California coast have come together in a cooperative research program. It is filling in data gaps on the population and life cycle of rockfish. It started as a pilot proj  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Columbian Thomas, 26, of Washington D.C., pleaded guilty to participating in a wide-spread narcotics trafficking conspiracy that distributed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills purchased in Southern California to destinations throughout the United States, including the District of Columbia. The plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Grave  more