WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: SANTA FE, NM Claimants impacted by the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and subsequent flooding may request arbitration if they remain dissatisfied with the Administrative Appeal decision on their claim. Arbitration is a legal process where two parties agree to have a neutral third party hear their dispute and make a final, binding decision. By choosing arbitrat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today marked major progress for the short and long-term health of the Colorado River System. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton joined leaders from the Imperial Irrigation District (California), Bard Water District (California), Metropolitan Water District (California) and Gila River Indian Communit  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A corporate takeover specialist and convicted felon has been indicted on federal charges for his alleged years-long avoidance of a judgment - now exceeding $180 million - to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) while running a cannabis and lifestyle brand company purportedly helmed by his social media influencer son - a company whose investors h  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A Santa Barbara County man was charged today in a federal criminal complaint alleging he committed a bomb attack at a courthouse in Santa Maria on Wednesday, in which at least five people were injured. Nathaniel James McGuire, 20, of Santa Maria, is charged with maliciously damaging a building by means of explosive. McGuire, who was arrested Wednesday sho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO (September 26, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Navy today announced a plan to clean up contamination at the last of the distinct areas designated for environmental restoration at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Superfund site. The plan announced today will see the Navy addressing contaminated underwater sediment from an approximately 443-acre area of the   more

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following remarks on Sept. 27, 2024, by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to the 7th Annual Berkeley Law AI Institute: * * * It is great to be at Cal and join you at the Berkley Law AI Institute. This is the seventh year you have held this gathering, meaning you can lay claim to being at the forefront of the current generation of thinking about Artificial Intelligence. After all, it was only two years ago that Chat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a resolution agreement (https://www.lep.gov/sites/lep/files/media/document/2024-09/ACSO_Resolution_Agreement.pdf) with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) in California resolving an inquiry into whether ACSO is in compliance with its nondiscrimination obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI). U  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-01150-BAM; E.D. Cal. filed Sept. 27, 2024) involving Robert M. Vance: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission charged California resident Robert Vance - a former registered representative of a broker-dealer - with failing to comply with Regulation Best Interest's Care Obligation when recommending high-risk debt securities known as L Bonds to his retail brokerage customers.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:24-cv-08336; C.D. Cal. filed Sept. 27, 2024) involving Lionel Selwood Jr.: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled fraud charges against Lionel Selwood, Jr., the former CEO of Romeo Power, Inc., a Southern California-based company that built batteries for commercial electric vehicles. The SEC's complaint alleges that Selwood misled investors about a shortage of b  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: A diverse group of 26 men and women graduated from the Navy Acquisition Development Program (NADP) Sept. 25 at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland campus in California, Maryland. The NADP is a three-year internship that provides participants with an introduction to, training and advancement in finance, acquisition, contracting, logistics, science and engineering career  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: Team Travis members, veterans, military and local community leaders gathered to bid farewell to the last U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender and commemorated the aircraft's rich history in a ceremony Sept. 26, 2024. After 44 years of service, the KC-10 was decommissioned during the final farewell event hosted by U.S. Air Force Col. Jay Johnson, 60th Air Mobility Wing co  more