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

WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 3, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were lower in April in 5 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Thirty states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a decrease, and 19 states and the District had little change. The national unemployment rate changed little at 3.9 percent but was 0.5  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Jamie Romas, of West Sacramento, has been appointed Assistant Deputy Director in the Office of Communications at the California Department of Health Care Services. Romas has been Special Assistant to the State Librarian at the California State Library since 2019. She was a Communications Consultant from 2016 to 2  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 4 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: In line with the goals of California's developing Master Plan for Career Education, Governor Gavin Newsom and California Community Colleges Chancellor Sonya Christian today announced they submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Education to enable students without a high school diploma - or the equivalent - to access Title IV financial aid. "Regardless of background or c  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: The Sites Reservoir project cleared a major hurdle after Governor Gavin Newsom had streamlined the project late last year, overcoming a CEQA challenge and gaining full approval from the Yolo County Superior Court. Governor Newsom's infrastructure streamlining law requires that courts must decide CEQA challenges within 270 days to the extent feasible. Today's decision occurred within 148 days.   more

BAKERSFIELD, California, June 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the California Highway Patrol's (CHP) joint operations with Bakersfield law enforcement have resulted in 470 arrests for illegal activity and 244 vehicles recovered -- accounting for a monthly arrest increase of 56% and a vehicle recovery increase of 24%. Since March, the CHP and the Bakersfield Police Department have worked together to add  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 4 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on June 3, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today on the results of Mexico's Presidential Election: Jennifer and I congratulate Claudia Sheinbaum on her election as Mexico's next President. This historic achievement sends a powerful and inspiring message to women and girls in Mexico and throughout the world. Sharing already strong historical, cultural, environm  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 4 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. ALJ-456) on June 3, 2024: * * * Resolves K.23-08-007, the Appeal of NetworkIP, LLC (U-6330-C) of Citation No. CD-2023-07-061 This resolution resolves the appeal of Citation No. CD-2023-07-061 issued to NetworkIP LLC (U-6330-C) (NetworkIP) by the California Public Utilities Commission's (Commission) Communication Division (CD) on July 11, 2023./1 On December 28, 2023, Net  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following statement on June 3, 2024, by Director Rohit Chopra on the final rule to detect and deter repeat offenders: * * * Too many American families have been harmed by corporate repeat offenders in a rinse-and-repeat cycle of illegality, where bad actors see fines and penalties as the cost of doing business. Throughout our economy, we have seen fraudsters and scam artists get caught in one part of the country and rest  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

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News Stressful station-to-station moves due to poor quality service and broken or delayed household goods could soon be a thing of the past. This summer, U.S. Transportation Command kicked off implementation of its new Global Household Goods contract, or GHC, which aims to make the movement of household goods a better experience all around for service members and their families. During the p  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

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 5 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take immediate action to allow for the use of cell phone jamming devices within state prisons and local jails. The FCC currently prohibits the use of cell phone "jammers," and that prohibition extends to state and local governments. Yet in prisons and jails throughout the country, contraband cell phones are being   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 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on June 3, 2024: * * * The new digital simulation approach could help optimize devices that transform carbon dioxide. * * * By Christina Nunez Some parts of the world have been so successful in making inexpensive renewable electricity that we occasionally have too much of it. One possible use for that low-cost energy: Converting carbon dioxide into fuel and other  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 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for May 20-24, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Northeastern University (01-CA-329551; 373 NLRB No. 62) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583d34d10) Boston, MA, May 21, 2024. The Board granted the General Counsel's Motion for Summary Judgment in this test-of-certification case on the ground that the Respondent failed to raise any issues that were not, or could not have been,  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

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha today announced the appointment and swearing-in of Rachna Vyas as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. Ms. Vyas will serve in the Office's Civil Division, focusing on complex, white collar matters with a particular emphasis on health care fraud cases related to the opioid c  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: South American Meat Inc., also known as 5Gogi LLC, an importer located in Commerce, Calif., is recalling approximately 20,111 pounds of various eligible frozen raw beef products that were not presented to FSIS for import reinspection upon entry into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The   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