SAN DIEGO, California, July 3 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: SeaWorld reportedly owes San Diego over $12 million in back rent and fees, so why is the city still giving the company free advertising in the form of a road named after it? In a letter sent this morning to San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, PETA is urging him to change the name of the road leading to the notorious abusement park to "Free Corky Drive" and offering to cover the cost of new s  more

LA JOLLA, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Across four preclinical studies, Scripps Research, IAVI, and additional collaborators make headway in stimulating the rare antibodies needed to fight HIV. * * * LA JOLLA, CA and NEW YORK, NY - A major challenge in developing a vaccine for HIV is that the virus mutates fast--very fast. Although a person initially becomes infected with one or a few HIV strains, the virus replicates and muta  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 3 -- The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: * * * ASPCA Kitten Foster Program celebrates lifesaving milestone in advance of National Kitten Day on July 10 * * * Ahead of National Kitten Day on July 10, the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) today announced a momentous achievement by caring for its 12,000th kitten through the ASPCA Kitten Foster Program in  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 2 -- The California Association of Realtors issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * Beverly Hills illegally rejected plan to build 165 new homes, C.A.R.-backed group says in second lawsuit against the city * * * Californians for Homeownership, a nonprofit organization sponsored by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (C.A.R.) that aims to address California's housing crisis through impact litigation, today announced that it has filed a lawsuit  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- The California Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * The California Chamber of Commerce today released the following statement after Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) reform measures--AB 2288 (Kalra; D-San Jose) and SB 92 (Umberg; D-Santa Ana): "Many legislators have called the agreement reached to reform PAGA 'monumental' and we could not agree more," said CalChamber President a  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 3 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following agency statement on July 2, 2024: * * * CODEPINK is deeply troubled by the 2024 Trafficking in Persons report, which unjustly labels Cuba's international medical missions as "state-sponsored human trafficking" and accuses the Cuban government of profiting from forced labor in its labor export program,  more

LOS ALAMITOS, California, July 3 -- The IEEE Computer Society issued the following news on July 2, 2024: More than 120 workshops canvassing 29 thematic tracks took place during the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Conference, 17-21 June, with nearly one-quarter hosting challenges or competitions among participants. Today, the Conference Program Committee is announcing this year's workshop challenge/competition winners, spotlighting those individuals and teams achieving top marks i  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 3 -- Equal Rights Advocates issued the following statement on July 2, 2024, by Executive Director Noreen Farrell: * * * July 2 marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the strongest piece of civil rights legislation ever passed by Congress. This landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, ethnicity, and nationality and established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to advance its aims. The la  more

OAKLAND, California, July 3 -- The Greenlining Institute issued the following statement on July 2, 2024, with TreePeople: * * * We are pleased to see several specific allocations in Senate Bill 867 that support disadvantaged communities through substantial investments in safe drinking water and local parks. We also appreciate language included regarding additional allocations to disadvantaged communities that appear in the bill's general provisions. We have worked together for several months   more

SAN DIEGO, California, July 3 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: Cindy Hohl, director of policy analysis and operational support at Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library, was inaugurated ALA President for 2024-2025 on Tuesday, July 2, at the ALA Annual Conference in San Diego. During the inauguration, Hohl unveiled her presidential theme, "A Good Way for ALA" which will focus on four main pillars of librarianship: intellectual freedom, literacy, learning and lead  more

STANFORD, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Hoover Institution at Stanford University issued the following news release: The Hoover Institution Press has released The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan, a practical guide for Taiwan, the United States and its friends in the Indo-Pacific, and the wider world to deter the People's Republic of China (PRC) from annexing or blockading the island nation by use of force. Edited by former deputy national security advisor Matt Pottinger, contr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from Sichuan University, Tsinghua University, and University of California Davis published a new Journal of Marketing study that examines when and how a company's own delivery services affect customers' behaviors and online retailers' sales performance. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled "How Own Delivery Service  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 3 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on July 2, 2024: * * * The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement regarding the Los Angeles City Council's approval of the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion Project. "The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce applauds the Los Angeles City Council for taking action on the modernization and expansion of the Los Angeles Convention Center," stated Maria S. S  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 2 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce released the following statement regarding the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) 2024 Homeless Point-In-Time Count. "LAHSA's reported decrease in the 2024 homeless count is promising and underscores the ongoing need to address this crisis with urgency," said Maria S. Salinas, President and CEO of the Los Angele  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 2 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council shared a co-written letter of support with the Los Angeles City Council to encourage action on the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion Project. "The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce believes this project is a top priority for the Building Trades and the L.A. Ar  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 3 -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following letter on July 2, 2024, by Scott D. Sampson, executive director and William R. and Gretchen B. Kimball chair: * * * An organizational update for donors, members, and visitors * * * In light of recent media reports about the California Academy of Sciences's financial challenges, I am writing to provide you with an organizational update. First and foremost, the Academy remains as committed as ever to   more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 3 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release: * * * A new slate of Board Members was also elected during the organization's 41st Annual Conference in Las Vegas, which convened more than 1,000 Latino leaders from across the country * * * The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) today announced the election of its new president -- Councilmember of the Ci  more

CARLSBAD, California, July 3 -- The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation issued the following news release: The NAMM Foundation is honored to welcome Ron Manus to the organization's board of directors in the role of Secretary-Treasurer. As a member of the board, Manus will serve a three-year term to guide the work of the non-profit and fulfill its vision to create access to and advance participation in music-making across the lifespan of music making. Manus succeeds Susan Lipp, Ow  more

ALISO VIEJO, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses issued the following news release: * * * Lakshman Swamy is a pulmonary and critical care physician with faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School and University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School * * * The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently appointed Lakshman Swamy, MD, MBA, physician co-editor-in-chief of American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC), its interdisciplinar  more

SAN JOSE, California, July 3 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, today announced the formation of a governing council for its Smart MedTech Initiative that will guide the initiative in its vision to revolutionize global healthcare through innovation, democratization, and pioneering advance  more

QUINCY, Massachusetts, July 2 (TNSres) -- The National Fire Protection Association issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: In an effort to help wildland urban interface (WUI) communities better protect their homes against wildfire, the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF)--the research affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)--commissioned a comprehensive survey of residents, fire departments, and local governments in California and Oregon to explore percept  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Williams Institute issued the following news release: A new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law surveyed a segment of the Chinese population and found over half (53%) of respondents agree that LGBTQ people should be accepted by Chinese society. People who were familiar with an LGBTQ person, younger, female, and had a higher education were more likely to show favorable attitudes toward LGBTQ people. In addition, 62% of responden  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 1, 2024 to the National Interest: * * * The Uncertain Russia-North Korea Relationship By Bruce W. Bennett The United States and South Korea have ample reasons to worry about the new agreement between Russia and North Korea. The agreement involves a mutual defense commitment between Russia and North Korea as well as military-technical cooperation. However, details matter, and the details of that agreemen  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 2, 2024: * * * Sustaining the Transatlantic Alliance: 75 Years of RAND Insights on NATO By Stephen J. Flanagan, Anna M. Dowd and Stephanie Pezard NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington provides an opportunity for stock-taking about the state of the Alliance, reviewing its beginnings, transformation, and adaptations, and for reflecting about the path ahead. For seven decades, RAND has been at the f  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: * * * Population's Needs Remain High * * * A yearlong count of unsheltered people in three parts of Los Angeles found no growth over the period, although areas with substantial encampment resolution activities did see temporary drops lasting two to three months on average, according to a new RAND report (https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1890-4.html). The study of unsheltered people conducted du  more

SAN DIEGO, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: * * * Experts say the court's failure to definitively act puts pregnant women, hospitals, doctors and public health nationwide at risk * * * Last week the Supreme Court ruled that, at least temporarily, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act's basic guarantee of hospital emergency care will once again go back into effect for pregnant women in Idaho. Its decision thus bar  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: The Simon Wiesenthal Center has expressed profound concern over the alarming escalation in anti-Semitic incidents in Germany, as reported by the Federal Association of Research and Information Centers on Antisemitism (RIAS). Key findings of the report from the RIAS are as follows: 1. A record 4,782 antisemitic incidents were documented in 2023, marking an 80% increase from the previous year. 2.  more