LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 7 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: AECOM, the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, celebrated the opening of Intuit Dome, the new home of the LA Clippers. AECOM served as lead designer of the iconic new arena in Inglewood, California, and a joint venture of AECOM Hunt and Turner Construction served as the facility's construction manager. The world-class event venue reflects the ambitious vision of Cli  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom convened a summit on youth football safety with experts, health professionals, parents, and players from the worlds of youth tackle football, flag football, and the NFL. * * * Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom hosted a convening about youth football safety and how to improve the game for youth. Participants had the opportuni  more

LA MIRADA, California, Sept. 7 -- Biola University issued the following news release: Biola University's Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts -- the nation's top Christian film school -- broke ground on a state-of-the-art 45,463 square-foot studio facility today. Made possible by the generous support of Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, owner and president of In-N-Out Burger(R), the new building will rival some of the best educational facilities in the nation for media training. "This groundbreaking cer  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 7 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. E-5349) on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Southern California Edison Company's Modification to Various Demand Response Tariffs. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves, subject to further Advice Letter filing directed herein, Southern California Edison Company (SCE) Advice Letters 5237-E and 5237-E-A modifying various demand response tariffs. * This Resolution directs SCE to submit a Tier   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 6 -- California State University in Sacramento issued the following news: By Jonathan Morales As Americans look ahead to an election that will determine who will become their 47th president, Sacramento State's Department of History is encouraging them also to look to the past. The department will sponsor two free panel discussions that will tap into the expertise of University History faculty to illuminate issues facing voters in the 2024 presidential election.   more

CAMARILLO, California, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: Students who conducted research during the summer will have an opportunity to present their findings on campus at the 2024 Fall Student Research Showcase, taking place on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Grand Salon. The showcase event provides students an on-campus forum to present faculty-mentored research. The research could have been mentor  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 6 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Key takeaways * The plan focuses on the areas of safety and well-being, engagement across differences, free speech, and internal improvement. * An array of new programs and initiatives will foster empathy and respectful dialogue among Bruins who find themselves on opposite sides of difficult issues. * Policies on freedom of expression have been updated to align with new UC systemwide di  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 6 -- The California Air Resources Board issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Aclima, Inc. awarded state contract to bring advanced technology to underserved areas * * * The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is launching a new program to enhance air quality monitoring across the state, with a heavy focus on communities where residents live near multiple sources of pollution. The goal of the program, known as the Statewide Mobile Monitori  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Due to its use in energy storage --think electric car batteries! -- lithium is crucial for a carbon-free, sustainable future. But lithium resources are not easy to find. Joy Youngblood, a 2024 student of the Summer Program in Applied Research (SPAR), is set to present her innovative research on lithium mineral occurrences in northern Wisconsin at the Geological Society of America (GSA) Connects   more

PALO ALTO, California, Sept. 6 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: New York - September 5, 2024 - Broc Romanek has joined Cooley as a strategic advisor, strengthening the firm's ability to provide insightful thought leadership in the continually evolving corporate governance and securities regulatory landscape. A widely recognized and respected voice on corporate governance and securities regulation for more than 30 years, Romanek brings unparalleled knowledge of a broad r  more

PALO ALTO, California, Sept. 7 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Honors include three firmwide practice awards and four individual recognitions * * * New York - September 6, 2024 -Cooley received seven major accolades at the 12th annual LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards. The firm's three practice awards include recognitions as Antitrust Firm of the Year, Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year (Branded), and Corporate Firm of the Year. In addition to the three  more

LONG BEACH, California, Sept. 7 -- California State University issued the following news: By Andrew Edwards Just as there are many good reasons to earn a bachelor's degree - professional opportunity, knowledge, personal growth - there are many reasons why the high school-to-college path doesn't work for everybody. Major responsibilities like military service, parenthood and full-time work can arrive early in adulthood, yet people who take these routes can still aspire to a degree later in lif  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Last week, Inside Elections moved CA-45 away from Steel in Tran's favor * * * Today, the non-partisan election forecaster Cook Political Report officially shifted the race for California's 45th Congressional District in Derek Tran's favor from "Lean Republican" to "Toss Up." This follows a similar shift in Tran's favor by Inside Elections last week - attributing t  more

CUPERTINO, California, Sept. 6 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Apple Arcade is adding eight new games to its evolving collection of more than 200 fun titles. From exhilarating deck-building games to competitive sports titles, the latest batch of games offers something for everyone in the family, all with no ads or in-app purchases. Today, the service welcomes three new titles: NFL Retro Bowl  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 6 -- GitLab, an AI-powered development, security and operations platform for software innovation, issued the following news release: * * * GitLab positioned highest in Ability to Execute and furthest in Completeness of Vision among all vendors evaluated in the report * * * SAN FRANCISCO - September 5, 2024 - All Remote - GitLab Inc., the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform, today announced it was named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the departure of California Health and Human Services (CalHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, who has led the agency since March of 2019. The Governor appointed California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Director Kim Johnson to serve as the new CalHHS Secretary. During Dr. Ghaly's tenure, which spanned California's nation-leading response  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * What you need to know: California's farm to school program is funding 195 projects to expand access to healthy, locally grown food for 1.65 million students in its latest round of grants. The farm to school initiative works in tandem with California's universal school meals program to bolster childhood nutrition while promoting economic growth in local communities and i  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today appointed Rob Black as Cabinet Secretary of the Economic Development Department, ushering in a bold new era of leadership at the agency charged with spurring private investment and growing new jobs New Mexico. Black, a seasoned public policy and community relations expert with extensive experience in the private and public sectors, wi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Bryan Byrd, of Folsom, has been appointed Chief of Strategic Communications and External Affairs in the Office of Public and Employee Communications at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Byrd has been Communications Branch Manager at the California Department of Water Resources since 2  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: * AB 1170 by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) - Political Reform Act of 1974: filing requirements. * AB 1770 by the Committee on Emergency Management - Emergency services: Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission: seismic mitigation and earthquake early warning technology. * AB 2094   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * What you need to know: Governor Newsom announced emergency regulations to ban THC-containing hemp products and create stronger state protections to safeguard California's children from the dangerous effects of unregulated THC. * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today issued proposed emergency regulations to protect youth from the adverse health effects of dangerous hemp prod  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom invites developers to help create Generative AI (GenAI) solutions for some of the most challenging issues facing California and its 39 million residents, including housing and homelessness. * * * Governor Newsom today announced a new state effort to explore how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) can help combat the   more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 6 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sept. 5, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has filed a case on behalf of the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento. The complaint challenges a portion of California Senate Bill 167, signed into law in June, asserting a section of the law is unconstitutional under the Due Process Clauses of the United States and Californi  more

ENCINO, California, Sept. 6 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 5, 2024 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of dual-branded hotels, Sleep Inn and MainStay Suites in Spokane, Washington. The property sold for $10,175,000. "This was a rare asset to come to market as an almost brand-new hotel in an excelle  more

SAN JOSE, California, Sept. 6 -- eBay Inc., a company that says it creates ecommerce experiences for buyers, sellers and developers, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * This International Day of Charity, explore how eBay for Charity enables powerful charitable support through unique transactions. * * * International Day of Charity invites us to consider how we can make charity central to our work, action, and lives. We all want to do good, but our world is a busy one, a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania co-led two amicus briefs on behalf of a multistate coalition in federal appellate courts to further defend Title IX's protections of all students, including LGBTQ+ students, from gender-based harassment and sex discrimination, and to reverse a preliminary injunction that could affect certain   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 7 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP is advising global alternative asset manager Apollo on the asset-backed financing aspects of its acquisition of Dutch equipment leasing specialist, Beequip, from NIBC. The Paul Hastings team is being led by partner Brian Maher, and also includes Of Counsel Sophie Bainbridge, and senior associate Emily Firmston. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and expe  more

MERCED, California, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Brenda Ortiz, UC Merced Ph.D. student Micah Oeur has been awarded a 2024-2025 UC President's Pre-Professoriate Fellowship to support her physics research and boost her goal to be a professor. PPPF's goal is to enhance faculty pathways for historically underrepresented groups, particularly Chicanx/Latinx, African Americans, American Indians/Native Americans, Filipinx and Pacific Islanders   more

CLAREMONT, California, Sept. 7 -- Pomona College issued the following news: Daniel Gao '25 and Ava Spiegler '26 are the Beckman Scholars at Pomona College for 2024-2025. The Beckman Scholars Program is a 15-month mentored research experience for exceptional undergraduate students in chemistry, biological sciences or interdisciplinary combinations of the two. Scholars conduct full-time research over two summer terms and part-time research during one full academic year. To receive the instituti  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Sept. 7 -- Yardi, a provider of property management software and investment management solutions for real estate, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Following six consecutive months of gains, national advertised asking rents slide * * * The slowing economy, seasonality and high volumes of deliveries dampened advertised asking rent growth in August, according to the latest Yardi(R) Matrix National Multifamily Report (https://www.yardimatrix.co  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * A study led by SDSU researcher Corinne McDaniels-Davidson highlights the need for better communication surrounding cannabis use as an option to treat side-effects of cancer treatment. * * * By Peggy Pico San Diego State University researcher Corinne McDaniels-Davidson's new publication in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute explores the decision-making process, perceived benefits,  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 2 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * New Partnership offers SDSU students, staff, and community discounted pricing on dozens of online Coursera Career Academy classes. * * * By Tim Grenda SDSU Global Campus has teamed up with global online learning platform Coursera to offer SDSU students, alumni and the SDSU community exclusive access to dozens of professional development opportunities in a wide range of courses taught by industry le  more

SAN JOSE, California, Sept. 6 -- San Jose State University issued the following news: By Cassie Myers The College of Health and Human Sciences and the School of Social Work are beginning the fall semester with a brand-new achievement: they just received $28 million in funding for health care career training programs from the California Department of Social Services and the California Department of Health Care Access and Information to support high demand workforce development in careers in beh  more

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 4 -- Toyota Motor Sales USA issued the following news: Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today announced an executive leadership change designed to drive continued growth, advance our commitment to vehicle electrification, and prepare for the future of mobility. The following change is effective immediately. New Assignment: Eliel Cole, vice president of manufacturing at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Guanajuato (TMMGT) is appointed president, TABC. In his new role, Cole will o  more

IRVINE, California, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * NSF-funded team to combine stem cell research with intelligent biocomputing * * * With newly awarded funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the Keck School of Medicine of USC will seek to revolutionize the treatment of neurological diseases through intelligent biocomputing. The four-year, $2 million grant is  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * W.M. Keck grant helps scientists decipher bee language * * * If you upset one bee, what determines whether the entire hive decides to avenge her grievance? A $1.2 million grant will support UC Riverside scientists in answering questions like these about how honeybees communicate. Every third bite of food you eat has been pollinated by a bee. They are central to worldwide  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UC Riverside welcomes athletes from the National Autonomous University of Mexico * * * The UC Riverside women's soccer team took part in August in a student-athlete exchange, the second time a UCR soccer team has participated in the program. The exchange is part of UC Alianza MX, a systemwide initiative of the University of California that fosters engagement with Mexico  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 7 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Mindfulness meditation engages separate neural pathways from the well-documented "placebo effect" * * * By Miles Martin Pain is a complex, multifaceted experience shaped by various factors beyond physical sensation, such as a person's mindset and their expectations of pain. The placebo effect, the tendency for a person's symptoms to improve in response to inactive treatment, is a   more

MERCED, California, Sept. 6 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Jody Murray, UC Merced UC Merced has received a $750,000 boost to its mission to invest in the San Joaquin Valley's unique cultural, creative and linguistic wealth by working with the region's people to strengthen communities and champion social justice. The university's Center for the Humanities will use a three-year Mellon Foundation grant to expand its established partnerships with communities.  more