SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 14 -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, Public Justice and the ACLU of Northern California filed a motion to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the class action lawsuit that survivors of sexual assault at FCI Dublin brought against the federal Bureau of Prisons last year. The media was instrumental in shedding light on the years of rampant sexual abuse inside the prison, and publi  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 14 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Statement from APHA Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin, MD "In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a lawsuit challenging the regulatory approach of the Food and Drug Administration on mifepristone, a vital medication used in medication abortion procedures. This ruling is a win for reproductive rights amid continued attacks on abortion acces  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 14 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) announced today that the Honorable Xavier Becerra, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Julie Su, Acting Secretary of Labor will address the NALEO 41st Annual Conference -- the nation's largest gathering of Latino policymakers  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today submitted a California Public Records Act request to the City of Irvine for information regarding communications between two Irvine City Council members and organizations who have allegedly exhibited anti-Palestinian rhetoric and behaviors. The request seeks documentation of communic  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 14 -- The League of California Cities issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Following the Legislature's vote today to pass the FY 2024-25 State Budget, League of California Cities Executive Director and CEO Carolyn Coleman issued the below statement: "Cal Cities applauds the Legislature for listening to the concerns of cities and recognizing the meaningful progress cities are making to house vulnerable Californians and connect them to vital servic  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 14 -- The California State Association of Counties issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * California State Association of Counties CEO Graham Knaus issued the following statement on the legislature's passage of the 2024-25 state budget which rejected many of the most severe proposed cuts to homelessness and the social safety net programs. "The legislative budget advances critical solutions to homelessness and delivers on our shared commitment to p  more

CARLSBAD, California, June 14 -- The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation, a regional affiliate of the San Diego Foundation, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, June 12, Carlsbad Charitable Foundation (CCF), an affiliate of San Diego Foundation (SDF), held its Annual Grant Awards Celebration and awarded $90,500 to seven local nonprofits that provide programs that promote civility, unity, community building and concern for the common good. "With so much emphasis on things that may divide  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 13 (TNSres) -- City of Hope issued the following news release: City of Hope(R), one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU), the only Historically Black Graduate Institution west of the Mississippi River and one of only four Historically Black Medical Schools, announced the launch of a new partnership to educate a more diverse workforce in specialized medicine through inter  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 13 (TNSres) -- City of Hope issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Treating prostate cancer with immunotherapy is currently difficult to do. But preliminary results from a first in-human phase 1 trial using a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy developed by researchers from City of Hope(R), one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, showed that patients with advanced prostate cancer had minimal side   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 14 -- The California Medical Association issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Tanya W. Spirtos, M.D., president of the California Medical Association (CMA), issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, which preserves the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of the abortion medication mifepristone: "The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision today is we  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Olympia, WA -- A coalition of Northwest and national conservation groups today filed an appeal to revoke a faulty air permit that would allow construction and operation of an industrial-scale wood pellet fuel plant in Hoquiam, Washington. Friends of Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Audubon, Twin Harbors Waterkeeper, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Wild Orca, represented by Earthjusti  more

OAKLAND, California, June 13 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: The environmental impacts of deep-sea mining are of critical concern to shareholders. Several studies confirm the impacts of deep-sea mining on marine habitat will be devastating, even if performed cautiously. The dredging required to collect mineral-containing nodules removes habitat and destroys the seafloor in a highly sensitive ecosystem that may never recover. Mining the deep-sea also releases stored c  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Senate approved President Biden's three nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In response, Jill Tauber, Vice President of Litigation for Climate & Energy at Earthjustice, released the following statement: "We look forward to working with the new commissioners to ensure that we have an affordable and reliable grid that can support the clean energy  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 14 -- The Environment California Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: A panel of experts discussed the potential of offshore wind to provide clean, reliable energy to millions of Americans on Tuesday. The webinar, organized by Environment America Research & Policy Center and the New England for Offshore Wind coalition, explained how, despite setbacks, historic progress is being made in the deployment of offshore wind. The panel identified t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Earthjustice clients and the Environmental Defense Fund moved to intervene in a lawsuit designed to stop an Environmental Protection Agency action that would significantly reduce cancer-causing pollution. Denka Performance Elastomer, which operates a synthetic rubber manufacturing facility in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, has asked the court to block its deadline to comply wi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 14 -- Equality California issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, issued the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to a unanimous ruling by the United States Supreme Court in the case U.S. Food and Drug Administration v Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine which upholds access to the abortion medication mifepristone: "We appreciate today'  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 14 -- The Health Access California issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Below is a statement from Health Access California, the statewide health care consumer advocacy coalition, on today's passage of the legislative version of the 2024-2025 state budget. "Health, consumer and community advocates applaud our state legislative leaders for voting on a budget that protects vital health care services for millions of Californians," said Diana Douglas,  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 14 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Immigrants' rights groups today sued the Biden administration over the president's proclamation and a new rule that severely restricts asylum and puts thousands of lives at risk. The American Civil Liberties Union, National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Jenner & Block LLP, ACLU of the District of Columbia, and Texas Civil Rights Pr  more

DIAMOND BAR, California, June 13 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release: The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is preparing for a momentous event this year. More than 2,400 brands will exhibit at the 2024 SEMA Show, including hundreds of new companies revealing their products and services. "The industry continues to innovate, creating new solutions to shape the future of automotive. In turn this has fueled demand and increased sales, and the  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 14 -- The Project on Predatory Student Lending issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: At a hearing today regarding the Plaintiffs' motion to enforce implementation of settlement relief in the lawsuit Sweet v. Cardona, Judge William Alsup expressed frustration with ongoing issues and demanded accountability from the Department of Education and its servicers after their gross mishandling of settlement relief in the $6 billion borrower defense settlemen  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 13 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * For Drugs Used to Treat Diabetes, Plans Almost Always Require Prior Authorization or Other Utilization Management * * * Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans rarely cover GLP-1 drugs approved solely for obesity treatment, according to a new KFF analysis (https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/insurer-strategies-to-control-costs-associate  more

NEW YORK, June 14 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * Despite declining enrollment, school spending has increased on a per-student basis in many urban districts * * * Public-school enrollment in the U.S. is down. Between 2013 and 2023, nationwide enrollment decreased by 2% from 49.9 million to 48.8 million. The largest declines occurred in New York, Illinois, and California--the states with the biggest cities in the country. In a new Manhattan Institute report  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 14 -- The Wine Institute issued the following news release: Matt Gallo, vice president and general manager of Gallo Vineyards, Inc., headquartered in Modesto, was elected Wine Institute Board chairman for the 2024-25 fiscal year at the organization's 90th Annual Membership and Board of Directors Meeting in Lodi June 9-11, 2024. Other officers elected were Robin Baggett of Alpha Omega Winery in St. Helena and Tolosa Winery in San Luis Obispo, first vice chairman; Gr  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The National Association of Clean Water Agencies issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act, the result of a decade of advocacy by NACWA, the California Association of Sanitation Agencies, water sector partners, and manufacturers to improve labeling. The legislation directs the Federal Trade Commission - with guidance from  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 14 -- The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals issued the following news release: The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP(R)) released its tenth annual Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Report yesterday, recognizing the top-producing Latino mortgage professionals across the United States. NAHREP also launched a new interactive platform that allows users to explore comprehensive profiles of the honorees, includin  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: The Pardee RAND Graduate School is now accepting applications for its inaugural Master of National Security Policy Program (MNSP). The recently launched program is the cornerstone of the school's new campus in the Washington, D.C., area and is designed to shape the next generation of national security policy researchers, thought leaders, and problem solvers. "Our graduate school is a direct extension of RAND'  more

LONG BEACH, California, June 14 -- Port of Long Beach issued the following news: Shifting trade routes and canceled voyages led to a decline in cargo at the Port of Long Beach in May. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 695,937 twenty-foot equivalent units last month, down 8.2% from May 2023. Imports slid 4.5% to 345,271 TEUs and exports decreased 21.1% to 100,885 TEUs. Empty containers moving through the Port declined 7% to 249,782 TEUs. The Port has moved 3,449,181 TEUs through the fir  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 14 -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, a case brought by anti-abortion extremists to determine whether to impose restrictions on mifepristone. * * * Reproductive Freedom for All California Director Shannon Olivieri Hovis released the following statement: "While this is welcomed new  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 14 -- The San Diego Foundation issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: San Diego Foundation (SDF) announced today that it has launched El Camino Fund and seeded the initiative with a $2.5 million endowment to empower local Latino/a leaders and strengthen economic mobility and generational wealth-building projects led by Latino/a-serving nonprofit organizations in San Diego County. "San Diego is a beautiful and diverse region, but not everyone has access   more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, June 13 -- SETI Institute, a research and education organization whose mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe, issued the following news release: The SETI Institute is excited to announce a new, first-of-its-kind grants program aimed at advancing technosignature science and technology. This program seeks to support innovative research that addresses key observational, theoretical, or techni  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The ERISA Industry Committee issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today applauded the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in Bristol SL Holdings, Inc. v. Cigna Health & Life Ins. Co., which affirmed the previous ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, which determined that the state law breach of contract and promissory estoppel claims at issue are preempted by the federal Employee R  more

NEW YORK, June 13 -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following statement on June 11, 2024: * * * In response to the misleadingly-named "Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act" qualifying for November's ballot, Michelle Parris, director of the Vera Institute of Justice's Vera California initiative, said: "California needs solutions to retail theft, fentanyl, and homelessness in order for our communities to thrive. But the ballot initiative to roll back Proposition 47 wi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 14 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: He's the cat's meow! In time for Father's Day (June 16), PETA is honoring comedian and WTF with Marc Maron podcast host Marc Maron with a "WTF (Wonderful to Felines)" Award for being a purrfectly wonderful dad to his three adopted cats: Sammy, Buster, and Charlie Beans. Maron, whose signature irreverent humor can be heard in a PETA spot promoting spaying and neutering, frequently s  more