PALO ALTO, California, Aug. 8 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Cooley advised Abnormal Security, the leader in AI-native human behavior security, on its $250 million Series D financing at a $5.1 billion valuation (https://abnormalsecurity.com/about/news/series-d-5b-valuation). The current funding round brings Abnormal's total expected proceeds to $546 million and is led by Wellington Management, with participation from existing investors Greylock Partne  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice will not pursue criminal charges against Los Angeles Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and Peace Over Violence (POV) Director Patricia Giggans. After a thorough and independent investigation into the allegations that formed the basis of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) investiga  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: SAN DIEGO -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott, U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, and San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl in announcing the establishment of the San Diego Gun Violence Prevention Program Task Force. This program is supported by grants from DOJ and the Judicial Council of Cali  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in an amicus brief before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The brief supports President Biden's Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV Parole Program). The CHNV Parole Program offers   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 8 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Omaha - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led an 11-state coalition petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enact a rule that would create uniform labeling requirements across the country and preempt California's Prop 65. Currently, States can require manufacturers to label products with health information that is inconsistent wi  more

PALO ALTO, California, Aug. 8 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Miami - August 6, 2024 - Cooley advised Boldend, a top cyber automation company developing software solutions that enhance and scale cyber capabilities, on its acquisition by SIXGEN, a full-spectrum provider of cyber products, operations and solutions to the US national security and critical infrastructure sectors. Boldend's suite of software and cyber automation tools will further accelerate SIXGEN's achie  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * What you need to know: California saw an increase in zero-emission vehicles sold last quarter as 1 in 4 new car buyers continue to choose alternatives to gasoline-powered cars and trucks. * * * SACRAMENTO -- In the second quarter of 2024, Californians purchased 118,181 zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) representing 25.7% of all new vehicle sales in the state. That's nearly 10,000 more than  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * What you need to know: The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $600 million grant to a public-private partnership to improve California's electric grid that will lead to energy savings and enhanced reliability for consumers. * * * California has secured a $600 million federal grant to upgrade 100 miles of electric transmission lines with grid enhancing technologies to improve reliabili  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 8 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition for rulemaking (Case No. 24-08-002) on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Petition to adopt, amend or repeal a regulation pursuant to Pub. Util. Code Section 1708.5. DECISION DENYING UBER PETITION FOR RULEMAKING Summary This decision denies Petition 24-01-019, filed by Uber Technologies, Inc., to open a rulemaking  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 8 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. W-5276) on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * Havasu Water Company. Order Rejecting Advice Letter 52-W In Accordance With General Order 96-B, Industry Rules 7.3.2.(8) And 8.1. SUMMARY On December 15, 2023, Havasu Water Company (HWC) filed Advice Letter (AL) 52-W requesting to update its utility's service area map. This Resolution affirms the Commission's Water Division's rejection wit  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. 20-09-001) on Aug. 7, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Broadband Infrastructure Deployment and to Support Service Providers in the State of California. DECISION DENYING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION CLAIM OF FREDERICK L. PILOT Intervenor: Frederick L. Pilot For contribution   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. 20-08-020) on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Revisit Net Energy Metering Tariffs Pursuant to Decision 16-01-044, and to Address Other Issues Related to Net Energy Metering. DECISION DENYING IVY ENERGY PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION 23-11-068 Summary This decision denies, with pr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. T-17840) on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * Resolution Revokes the Wireless ID Registrations of Xchange Telecom LLC (U-4572-C) and Atlantic Mobile US LLC (U-4583-C) for failing to comply with Commission-mandated Performance Bond requirements. SUMMARY This Resolution approves the revocation of the Wireless ID Registrations of Xchange Telecom LLC (U-4572-C) and Atlantic Mobile US LLC   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: In 2024, the Governor's Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force seized over $120 million in illegal cannabis and eradicated nearly 123,000 illegal plants. Through these law enforcement operations, officials have destroyed more than 37 tons of unlicensed cannabis -- as heavy as over 20 cars. * * * In strong support of California's legal cannabis market, Governor G  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Solving a decades-old problem, a multidisciplinary team of Caltech researchers has figured out a method to noninvasively and continually measure blood pressure anywhere on the body with next to no disruption to the patient. A device based on the new technique holds the promise to enable better vital-sign monitoring at home, in hospitals, and possibly even in remote locations where resources are lim  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: CENTURY CITY and ORANGE COUNTY, August 7, 2024: Morgan Lewis partners Debra Fischer and Barbara Miller have been named to the Daily Journal's Top Labor & Employment Lawyers list for 2024, an annual recognition of California lawyers who have made significant contributions to labor and employment law. This is third time that Debra has been selected for the honor and the fourth time for Barbara. For  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 8 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Hanson Bridgett LLP is proud to announce that Daily Journal has named partner Sandra Rappaport (https://www.hansonbridgett.com/Our-Attorneys/sandra-l-rappaport) one of the 2024 Top Labor & Employment Lawyers in California. The list recognizes California's leading attorneys who have made significant contributions to labor and employment law. Among Rappaport's achievements, Daily   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Kirk Haynes, of Fresno, has been reappointed to the Board of State and Community Corrections, where he has served since 2021. Haynes has been Chief Probation Officer at the Fresno County Probation Department since 2018, where he has held several roles since 1994, including Job Specialist, Deputy Probation Officer  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed tribal-state gaming compacts between the State of California and the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and with the Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California. The Governor has also signed an extension of the tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Augustine Band of Cahu  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 8 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today announced a petition calling on the Biden-Harris EPA to create a farming freedom rule to end misleading labels on glyphosate and stop California from dictating how Iowa farmers farm. The announcement was made at a press conference at Hansen-Mueller, a grain and feed merchandiser in Omaha. Speakers at t  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Aug. 8 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: Los Angeles Times Political Columnist George Skelton and Staff Writer Taryn Luna were recognized this week in Capitol Weekly's Top 100 lists. Skelton was selected in the first class of the Capitol Weekly Top 100 Hall of Fame and Luna was named in the 16th annual Capitol Weekly Top 100. The lists, which were announced Aug. 6, feature the most powerful unelected movers and shakers in California politics and  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Aug. 8 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Los Angeles Times Staff Photographer Jason Armond has won a Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) for photojournalism. The awards, which recognize journalists who cover the people and issues of the African/African American Diaspora, were announced at a gala in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 3. Armond earned the honor in the photography: multiple i  more

LOS GATOS, California, Aug. 8 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: In their first-ever collaboration, Netflix and Toho are rebooting the iconic Japan studio's legendary special effects film The Human Vapor (1960) as a live-action series, which will feature a fresh storyline and cutting-edge visual effects technology. The series will be executive produced and written by Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan, Hellbound, Parasyte: The Grey), co-written by Ryu Yon  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 8 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2024: Paul Hastings LLP advised the underwriters led by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Fifth Third Securities, Inc., and Truist Securities, Inc. in connection with Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: GLPI) pricing of a public offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Senior Notes Due 2034 and $400 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25  more

PALO ALTO, California, Aug. 8 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: New York - August 7, 2024 - Cooley advised PetIQ (Nasdaq: PETQ), a top pet medication, health and wellness company, on its definitive merger agreement with Bansk Group, pursuant to which Bansk Group will acquire all outstanding shares of PetIQ's common stock for $31 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024.   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Allison Arteaga Soergel and Mike Pena Two UC Santa Cruz researchers have won funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of an $8.1 million effort through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to support research that helps create sustainable "agroecosystems" in response to climate change and other increased environmental pressures. UC Santa Cruz   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- California State University in Sacramento issued the following news: By Daniel Wilson Sacramento State is building another hive to house its Hornets. Construction will begin this October on Student Housing III, a five-story, 97,100 square-foot facility that will feature 285 affordable and 40 standard-rate beds. The building is scheduled to open in June 2026. California's Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program (HESHGP), which the University received f  more

THOUSAND OAKS, California, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- SAGE Publishing issued the following news release: Sage, a global independent academic publisher, has extended its partnership with Universal Write Publications (UWP) through 2026. The collaboration, which began in 2021, aims to support the Black-owned company in producing and promoting academic works by Black scholars. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Ayo Sekai, a political scientist and linguist, UWP emphasizes African- and Black-centered scholarship in a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals a mechanism behind multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). * * * Early in the pandemic, some children fought off COVID with few, if any, symptoms, only to go into organ failure a few weeks later. Most recovered after aggressive treatment, but their sudden illness, dubbed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), re  more

FULLERTON, California, Aug. 8 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * New Academic Program Initiated by Students Offers Courses in Cultures, Languages and Religions * * * Cal State Fullerton alum Mary Chammas wants students to gain a deeper understanding of the culturally diverse SWANA -- Southwest Asia and North Africa -- region. As founding president of the SWANA student organization and Lebanese Student Association, Chammas was a driving f  more

LOS GATOS, California, Aug. 8 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: In the latest trailer for Netflix's upcoming series The Frog (https://www.netflix.com/title/81654427), viewers are introduced to an ominous narrative that sets the tone: "A frog got hit by a stone thrown carelessly. Who threw the stone? Why'd it have to be me? Do you know what they call people like us?" The trailer begins with Sang-jun (Yoon Kye-sang) and Young-ha (Kim Yun-seok) going  more

LOS GATOS, California, Aug. 8 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2024: A thrill-seeking squirrel and an amateur sleuth dominated the English Top 10 Lists this week. Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, the animated film set in the iconic world of SpongeBob SquarePants, shored up 12.8M views to land atop the English Films List and was the most-watched title of the week. The adaptation of Holly Jackson's best selling series, A Good G  more