LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 5 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: BANGKOK (November 4, 2024) -- AECOM, the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that it has been selected by CH. Karnchang Plc (CK) to serve as the project lead designer for the Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) Orange Line West Project in Bangkok, one of the largest rail infrastructure projects in Thailand. At a length of 13.4 kilometers, the Orange Line's western secti  more

OAKLAND, California, Nov. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Ahead of tomorrow's General Election, California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general in issuing the following joint statement condemning possible violence in response to the election results: "Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday's election, we expect that Americans will respond peacefully and we condemn any acts of violence relate  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * Lawsuit seeks court order compelling Norwalk to repeal housing ban * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez today announced filing a lawsuit against the City of Norwalk over its unlawful ban on new housing for California's most vulnerable resi  more

OAKLAND, California, Nov. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * To date, the Attorney General has secured nearly $50 billion in nationwide opioid settlements and bankruptcies California is expected to receive up to $4.2 billion in opioid abatement funds under these settlements and bankruptcy plans * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the completion of a $1.37 billion settlement agreement with Kroger, addres  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Governor Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit against the city of Norwalk to compel the city to overturn its unlawful ordinance banning the establishment of new homeless shelters and other housing. The lawsuit alleges that the city's ban violates numerous state laws. The lawsuit comes after multiple warnings and actions by the state, including revocation   more

FULLERTON, California, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Business Grads on Track to Earn Broker Licenses Right After Graduation * * * The rapid growth and expansion of California's housing market has created a greater need for real estate professionals to lead the industry forward, and Cal State Fullerton is stepping up to the challenge. To satisfy the high demand for real estate professionals working in residential and  more

BURBANK, California, Nov. 4 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: THURSDAY, NOV. 21 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST Doctor Odyssey: "Quackers" (108) Logline: It's Quakers Week, and the ship is bustling with guests obsessed with a quirky trend taking over the cruising industry: rubber duckies. As the voyage unfolds, Avery receives unexpected news. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/doctor-odyssey-quackers-11  more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 5 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: From Jonathan N. Katz, Kay Sugahara Professor of Social Sciences and Statistics The Electoral College is the system we use in the United States to select the president. Each state gets as many electors as its total number of representatives and senators in Congress. Every four years in December, sworn electors meet on the same day to cast their votes for the president. Though the Constitution says  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Nov. 5 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: EDF Renewables North America has secured a 20-year Energy Storage Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Arizona Public Service (APS) for the Beehive Battery Energy Storage System. Located in the City of Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona, the stand-alone battery energy storage system (BESS) will have capacity of 250 MW/4-hour duration. Beehive BESS expects to start construction in 2025  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Quincy Jones, a titan in American popular music, passed away on Sunday at the age of 91. His publicist said in a statement that he had died peacefully at his home in Bel Air, California. In a career that spanned more than 70 years, Jones made the best-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" as a producer. He was also a prolific arranger and composer of film music, The New York Times writes. Imani M. C  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 5 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell represented CBC Bancorp in its acquisition of Bay Community Bancorp, the holding company for Community Bank of the Bay. The acquisition which closed on November 1, 2024, merges institutions from two of California's largest banking markets, resulting in a combined financial institution with approximately $3.5 billion in combined assets. Community Bank of the Bay becomes a division of  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Nov. 5 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: * * * The annual event will take place at the InterContinental in downtown Los Angeles, featuring a series of panel discussions and culminating in a dinner and awards program * * * L.A. Times Studios has announced the fourth annual Inspirational Women Forum and Leadership Awards, presented by City National Bank. The event will be held at the InterContinental in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 14, and will  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 5 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news release: FRESNO, Calif. (November 4, 2024) - Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Seth G. Mehrten as a shareholder in its Fresno office. Mehrten joins the firm from Barsamian & Moody. With a practice focused on employment-related litigation, Mehrten represents employers against claims involving wage and hour violations, discrimination, harassment, and  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that he and 30 bipartisan Attorneys General finalized a $1.37 billion settlement with Kroger addressing the grocery chain's pharmacies' role in the opioid crisis. Under the agreement, North Carolina will receive $40 million for opioid abatement. Payments are expected to begin early next year. Attorney General Stein led the s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Will Rollins called in unpopular Gavin Newsom desperately trying to prop up his campaign. It followed a story last week that "swing voters view him as emblematic of the problems facing California, especially the high cost of living." A Democrat strategist said, "The more swing voters think about Sacramento, the worse it is for Democrats. Campaigning with a relatively unpopular Democratic governor w  more

LOS GATOS, California, Nov. 5 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Outer Banks has been renewed for a fifth and final season, Netflix announced Monday. The news comes two days after the second Poguelandia: An Outer Banks Experience, held November 2 at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. More than 2,500 Pogues gathered at the immersive fan event with live musical performances from Jungle, GloRilla, Remi Wolf and Chase B. The event was timed  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- Occidental College issued the following news: * * * Associate Professor of Media Arts & Culture Aleem Hossain recently premiered his new film, which was created with AI tools and explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, identity, and colonialism. * * * Do Banglandroids Dream of Electric Tagore? is a three-minute film that premiered at Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the U.S. The film takes the perspective of a docume  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 5 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: NEW YORK - Further strengthening its premier private equity and M&A platforms, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that Rachel Gray-Pundir has joined the firm as a finance partner in New York. Gray-Pundir has broad experience with top-tier and middle-market private equity firms, portfolio and other companies, mid-tier lenders, bulge-bracket banks, and direct lenders, as well as arrangers and underwriters acr  more

PLEASANTON, California, Nov. 5 -- Rimini Street, a provider of independent enterprise software support services, issued the following news release: * * * Rimini Protect Advanced Database Security Suite now provides greater flexibility and enhanced security for Oracle, SAP, IBM, PostgreSQL and more, including capabilities exclusive to Rimini Street amongst 3rd party support providers * * * LAS VEGAS - November 4, 2024 - Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enter  more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 4 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Joe Parker in his office in the Mabel and Arnold Beckman Laboratories of Behavioral Biology. Credit: Lance Hayashida By Omar ShamoutJoe Parker calls California "frontier territory" for undiscovered insects. The Caltech entomologist estimates he has found dozens of new species since arriving at the Institute in 2017 and possibly thousands during his lifetime. "I would need several more lifetimes to  more

IRVINE, California, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Campus honored for its engagement with international academic exchange program * * * The University of California, Irvine has been named a Fulbright HSI Leader for 2024. Each year, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognizes the strong engagement of select Hispanic-serving institutions with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. governme  more

LA JOLLA, California, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Data is power. According to Dinesh Bharadia, an associate professor at UC San Diego in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with an affiliate appointment in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Qualcomm Institute (QI), "data will be the next decade's 'silicon.'" The rapid growth of the Internet of Things means that data is more readily avai  more

LA JOLLA, California, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Researchers choreograph high school students to illustrate complex topics * * * Science can be difficult to explain to the public. In fact, any subfield of science can be difficult to explain to another scientist who studies in a different area. Explaining a theoretical science concept to high school students requires a new way of thinking altogether. This is precisely wha  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * UC Santa Cruz and Monterey Peninsula College pilot new program as ACCESS funding ends * * * By Mike Pena As vice president of chemistry for the biopharmaceutical company AN2 Therapeutics, UC Santa Cruz alumnus Vince Hernandez leads its research on treatments for neglected tropical diseases afflicting those in the developing world-but that the giant drugmakers ignore bec  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Language accessibility and community engagement are key to getting people to the polls Key takeaways * A new study by UCLA researchers, academic colleagues and community partners, recommends increasing in-person voting opportunities for Asian American voters in Los Angeles turnout, with nearly half of older adult voters and more than a third of young voters preferring that option  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news release: There's a key but little-examined factor that likely helps explain Medicare Advantage's enrollment surge in recent years: It's much easier on beneficiaries' wallets compared to traditional Medicare. Expected monthly out-of-pocket costs were about 18-24% lower in Medicare Advantage than traditional Medicare for a typical enrollee  more