WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include suspending the businesses' PACA licenses and barring the  more

OAKLAND, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the release of the annual Homicide in California, Crime in California, Use of Force Incident Reporting, Juvenile Justice in California, and Crime Guns in California statistical reports. The information contained in the reports reflects statistics for 2023 as submitted by California law enforcement agencies and othe  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 (TNSfact) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following fact sheet on June 29, 2024: * * * 2024 Budget Agreement The 2024 Budget agreement between the Governor, the Senate, and the Assembly puts the state on a more fiscally responsible long-term path that protects vital programs assisting millions of Californians. The agreement maintains the multi-year fiscal structure of the May Revision, solving for budget deficits not only for the budget year--but  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), following efforts he led to successfully reach an agreement between business and labor groups. This legislation will strengthen worker protections, encourage employer compliance, streamline litigation processes, and avert a contentious ballot measure. * * * "This reform is decade  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting registration license (Case No. 24-06-030) on July 1, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Computer Help L.A., Inc. for Registration as an Interexchange Carrier Telephone Corporation Pursuant to the Provisions of Public Utilities Code Section 1013. DECISION GRANTING COMPUTER HELP L.A., INC. DBA CONNECT BY COMPUTER HELP   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision (Agenda ID No. 22679) on July 1, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of The Ponderosa Telephone Co. (U1014C) For an Order Authorizing the Issuance of Notes In an Amount Not to Exceed $21,277,167 and Execution of a Related Agreement and Supplemental Security Agreements. DECISION AUTHORIZING THE PONDEROSA TELEPHONE COMPANY TO ISSUE  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: A member of the Gardena 13 street gang was found guilty today by a jury of participating in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man who was murdered in front of his family home in November 2020. Justin Arteaga, 23, a.k.a. "Hitta," of Gardena, was found guilty of one count of violent crime in aid of racketeering (VICAR) murder. He has been in f  more

FRESNO, California, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Yovany Ramirez, 29, of Madera, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston to 10 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl to a person under age 21, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on Aug. 13, 2021, Ramirez distributed the fentanyl pills that caused the death of D.D., a 19-year-ol  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Yelovich, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud federal health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid. The charges   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSrep) -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. DODIG 2024 100) on June 21, 2024, entitled "Climate Change Adaptation and Facility Resilience at Military Installations in California." Here are excerpts: * * * The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Military Services assessed facility resilience and planned for adaptation needed to address climate change and extreme weather events at installations in California. Specificall  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing a seventh round of Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) totaling $289 million to 129 airports across 40 states, improving the safety and efficiency of air travel. The projects are funded under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's AIG program, part of t  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following public funding document on July 1, 2024: * * * On June 26, 2024, the Commission certified that Jill Stein is eligible to receive federal matching funds in connection with seeking the Green Party nomination for president for 2024. To become eligible for matching funds, candidates must submit Candidate and Committee Agreements and Certifications as well as raise a threshold amount of $100,000 by collecting $5,000 in 20 d  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Presidential candidates collected $553 million and disbursed $416 million, Congressional candidates collected $1.8 billion and disbursed $1.2 billion, political parties received $989.5 million and spent $774.8 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $5.2 billion and spent $4.4 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission th  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday fined Silvergate Capital Corporation and Silvergate Bank $43 million for deficiencies in Silvergate's monitoring of transactions in compliance with anti-money laundering laws. The Board's action was taken in coordination with an action by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation of the State of California, the state supervisor of Silvergate. The penalti  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces criminal charges against nine individuals in connection with alleged schemes to defraud programs entrusted for the care of the elderly and disabled, and to obtain controlled substances through fraud. The charges filed in the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) are part of the Department of Justice's 2024 National Health   more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B328179) on July 1, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Six THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RICHARD ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ, Defendant and Appellant. In 2016, Richard Anthony Rodriguez pleaded guilty to attempted murder (Pen. Code, Sec.Sec. 664, 187, subd., (a)/1) and admitted a prior strike for assault with a deadly weapon w  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has selected 23 minority-serving institutions to receive $1.2 million to grow their research and technology capabilities, collaborate on research projects, and contribute to the agency's missions for the benefit of humanity. Through NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Partnership Learning Annual Notification (MPLAN) award, selected institutions will receive up to $50,000 each for a six-mon  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Remote Sensing Division intern, Amaris McCarver, along with a team of astronomers, discovered the first millisecond pulsar in the stellar cluster Glimpse-CO1 and recently published findings in the Astrophysical Journal. Pulsars are natural laboratories for studying the behavior of matter und  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * Former Chief Risk Officer and former CFO also charged for misleading investors * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Silvergate Capital Corporation, its former CEO Alan Lane, and former Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Kathleen Fraher with misleading investors about the strength of the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance program and the mo  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), along with federal, state, and local agencies in seven federal judicial districts and geographical locations across the U.S., led a six-week national operation that resulted in finding 200 critically missing children, which includes endangered runaways and those abducted by noncustodial persons. Operation We Will Find You 2 (OWWFY2), the second-of-it  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), along with federal, state, and local agencies in seven federal judicial districts and geographical locations across the United States, led a six-week national operation that resulted in finding 200 critically missing children, which includes endangered runaways and those abducted by noncustodial persons. Operation We Will Find You 2 (OWWFY2), the second-of-its-kind nationwi  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 2 -- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, an organization within the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, issued the following news release: Cmdr. Travis Hartman took command of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) from Lt. Col. Aaron Kia during an airborne change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on June 27. Former USNTPS Commander Capt. Glenn Rioux, Military Director for Engineering at the Naval Air Systems Command, presided ove  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 29 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign reception at a private residence: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Can we hear it for Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner? (Applause.) Good afternoon, good afternoon. (Inaudible.) Everybody have a seat. I'm going to be talking for a while. (Laughter.) Let me start by just, again, thanking Rob and Michele. You -- you guys really are extraordinary individuals -- as individu  more