BEVERLY HILLS, California, July 2 -- The Ad Council issued the following news release: Tara Walpert Levy, VP of YouTube across the Americas, has been named Chair of the Ad Council's Board of Directors. She succeeds Diego Scotti, EVP & General Manager of Consumer Group and Global Marketing & Communications at PayPal. Rita Ferro, President Global Advertising of The Walt Disney Company and Kirk McDonald, CEO of Sundial Media Group currently serve as Vice Chairs of the Ad Council's Board of Directo  more

SAN DIEGO, California, July 2 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: With more than 13,000 people attending the American Library Association's annual conference in San Diego, the association's elected Council delivered a strong message opposing censors and those who are trying to remove hundreds of books at a time targeting LGBTQ+ and people of color from library shelves. Library workers attending the council meeting from Florida, Texas, California and Vermont,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on June 30, 2024: Ceres celebrates the enactment of California's 2024-2025 state budget, which includes funding to implement the state's landmark climate disclosure laws passed in 2023. The funding, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom yesterday, is essential   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today welcomed the release of California State Attorney General Rob Bonta's statewide 2023 Annual Hate Crime report. The annual Hate Crime Report presents and analyzes statistics on hate crimes reported to law enforcement agencies throughout California. It aims to help the public and law enforce  more

OROVILLE, California, July 2 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: PETA has confirmed that the Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation was responsible for the malnourished tiger cub who made headlines this year after being transferred to the Oakland Zoo for treatment and then to the Performing Animal Welfare Society sanctuary in San Andreas. The cub, named Shyra, was confiscated from Kirshner by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in F  more

SAN DIEGO, California, July 2 -- The San Diego Foundation issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: San Diego Foundation (SDF) and the Dr. Seuss Foundation announced today that they have awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to local nonprofits supporting early childhood education and care for San Diego families with young children ages 0 - 5. "Access to affordable, quality care, education and mental and behavioral health resources is essential to the health, development and future  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2 -- The San Francisco Foundation issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: In honor of AAPI Heritage Month in May, SFF's AAPI Affinity Group hosted a walking tour of San Francisco Chinatown. The group was guided by Chinese Progressive Association (CPA), a grantee of the foundation and an organization with deep roots and history in Chinatown. Founded in 1972, CPA organizes working-class Chinese families in San Francisco to build power with other communit  more