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Federal Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Thursday September 12, 2024 ( 16 items )  

34th Fighter Generation Squadron Ensures 24-Hour Maintenance Support for INDOPACOM Exercise
MOODY AFB, Georgia, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Moody Air Force Base (23rd Air Wing) issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Benjamin Williams, 23rd Wing Public Affairs The 34th Fighter Generation Squadron (FGS) recently demonstrated its critical role in supporting U.S. strategic objectives by providing 24-hour maintenance support to 338th Fighter Squadron's F-35A Lightning II aircraft during exercise Agile Flag 24-3 in Santa Maria, California. This Air Combat Command certification exercise   more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Anchorage Area - August 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area - August 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.1 percent over the past two months, up 1.5 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.1 percent for the two mon  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles Area - August 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area - August 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 2.9 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Los Angeles area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in August, the U.  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Phoenix Area - August 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area - August 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.3 percent over the past two months, up 2.3 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Phoenix area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.3 percent for the two months   more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area - August 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area - August 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.5 percent over the past two months, up 2.7 percent from a year ago * * * Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, San Francisco, August 2021-August 2024 * * * Prices in the San Francisco area, as mea  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Seattle Area - August 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Seattle Area - August 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past two months, up 3.1 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Seattle area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent for the two months e  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, West Region - August 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - August 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 2.2 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau   more

Calif. U.S. Attorney: Leaders of Transnational Terrorist Group Charged With Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho - leaders of the Terrorgram Collective, a transnational terrorist group - were charged with a 15-count indictment for soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provid  more

Calif. U.S. Attorney: Sacramento Woman Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Sell Methamphetamine and Heroin in Sacramento and Solano Counties
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Nancy Dalila Escobar Garcia, 35, of Sacramento County, was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiring to possess and distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Nancy Garcia conspired with her husband Michael Garcia (a co defendant in this case) to sell methamphetamin  more

Calif. U.S. Attorney: Six Defendants Arrested on Indictments Alleging They Used Stolen Identities to Fraudulently Obtain Lines of Credit and Jobless Benefits
SANTA ANA, California, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: Law enforcement officials today arrested six Orange County residents charged in three indictments alleging, among other crimes, they stole identities to defraud California's unemployment insurance (UI) system and to fraudulently apply for lines of credit from a lender, using the identity theft victims' homes as collateral. In total, seven defendants are charg  more

FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Airport Fire
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Region 9 Administrator authorized the use of federal funds on September 11 at 12:08 a.m. PDT / 3:08 a.m. EDT to assist the state of California in combating the Airport Fire, which is burning in Riverside County. On September 10, the state of California submitted a request for a Fire Management As  more

FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Bridge Fire
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Region 9 Administrator authorized the use of federal funds on September 10 at 9:18 p.m. PDT and on September 11 at 12:18 a.m. EDT to assist the state of California in combating the Bridge Fire, which is burning in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. On September 10, the state of California s  more

FEMA Offers Support and Essential Tips for Residents Facing Wildfires in California and Nevada
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. In response to the ongoing wildfires across California and Nevada, FEMA has approved federal funding to assist local authorities in managing active wildfires, including the Airport, Boyles, Bridge, Davis, and Line Fires. This funding will help ensure firefighters can continue working to protect homes and communities. Wildfires can spread quickl  more

NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to discuss the upcoming Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa. The briefing will be open to media and will air live on NASA+ and the agency's website, plus Facebook, X, and YouTube. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. Participants in   more

NLRB Issues Decisions for Week of Sept. 3-6
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for Sept. 3-6, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions California Truck Driving Academy, LLC (31-CA-312771; 373 NLRB No. 95) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583e1075d) Fontana, CA, September 4, 2024. The Board (Chairman McFerran and Member Wilcox; Member Prouty, dissenting) granted the General Counsel's Motion for Default Judgment based on the Respondent's failure to file an an  more

U.S.-India INDUS-X Initiative Convenes in Silicon Valley for Third Summit
PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) participated in the third India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) Summit in Silicon Valley, California on Monday, September 9. The summit was co-hosted by the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) and Stanford University. The INDUS-X initiative continues to vitalize U.S.-India defense in  more