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State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Saturday February 15, 2025 ( 22 items )  

'Single's Inferno' Season 5 Confirmed: The Global Reality Dating Hit Returns for More Romance
LOS GATOS, California, Feb. 14 [Category: Media] -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, posted the following news: * * * 'Single's Inferno' Season 5 Confirmed: The Global Reality Dating Hit Returns for More Romance Following the unprecedented success of its previous installments, the hit reality dating series Single's Inferno is confirmed for a fifth season, with production underway. Since its debut, each season has captured international attention, consistently ranking in the G  more

Aardvark Therapeutics Announces $94.2 Million IPO
PALO ALTO, California, Feb. 14 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Aardvark Therapeutics Announces $94.2 Million IPO San Diego - February 14, 2025 - Cooley advised the underwriters of Aardvark Therapeutics, a phase 3 biotech company developing novel small-molecule therapies for metabolic diseases, in connection with Aardvark's $94.2 million initial public offering (IPO). Aardvark offered 5,888,000 shares priced at $16 per share, with a 30-day option for the underw  more

Atmospheric Rivers Explain Atypical El Nino and La Nina Years
LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 15 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Atmospheric Rivers Explain Atypical El Nino and La Nina Years These rivers in the sky don't play by El Nino or La Nina's rules El Nino and La Nina are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the Southwestern United States, respectively. In 2023, however, a La Nina year proved extremely wet in the Southwest instead of dry. New res  more

Attorney General Bonta and 11 Attorneys General Release Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Protect Americans from Elon Musk's DOGE
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta and 11 Attorneys General Release Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Protect Americans from Elon Musk's DOGE OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in releasing the following statement ahead of a court hearing in their case against the Trump Administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and members of th  more

Attorney General Bonta Announces Arrests, Charges, and the Dismantling of a Sacramento-Area Brothel Operation
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces Arrests, Charges, and the Dismantling of a Sacramento-Area Brothel Operation SACRAMENTO - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the arrests and filing of felony charges against four individuals for allegedly operating two residential brothels in Sacramento County, laundering money, conspiracy, and tax evasion. During the operation,   more

Attorney General Bonta Announces Felony Charges Filed Against Former Kern County Supervisor
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces Felony Charges Filed Against Former Kern County Supervisor KERN COUNTY - California Attorney General Bonta today announced charges filed against former Kern County Supervisor, Zachary Scrivner. After an extensive investigation, the California Department of Justice charged Scrivner with three felony counts of Penal Code section 273a, subdivision (a)  more

Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Challenge to Trump's Executive Order Banning Transgender Servicemembers
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Challenge to Trump's Executive Order Banning Transgender Servicemembers OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in Talbott v. Trump in support of a challenge to President Trump's executive order attempting to prohibit transgender servicemembe  more

Attorney General Bonta Reminds Californians: Love is Real, But So Are Scams
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Reminds Californians: Love is Real, But So Are Scams OAKLAND - On Valentine's Day, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert warning Californians to beware of romance scams. Romance scams occur when a criminal adopts a fake identity to gain a victim's affection and trust to manipulate or steal their finances or personal information.  more

Attorney General Bonta, State Attorneys General Issue Statement Regarding the Vice President's Comments on Judicial Review on February 9, 2025
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta, State Attorneys General Issue Statement Regarding the Vice President's Comments on Judicial Review on February 9, 2025 "If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal. Judges aren't allowed to con  more

Gibson Dunn Secures Rare Dismissal With Prejudice of Stockholder Derivative Suit for MIH Learning
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 15 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Secures Rare Dismissal with Prejudice of Stockholder Derivative Suit for MIH Learning A Gibson Dunn team obtained a rare dismissal with prejudice of a stockholder derivative suit in the Delaware Court of Chancery on behalf of MIH Learning B.V. (MIH), a subsidiary of global technology private equity firm Prosus N.V. The case involved the acquisition of educational technology  more

Governor Newsom announces appointments 2.14.25
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 2.14.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Melissa Stone, of Elk Grove, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director at the Department of Child Support Services. Stone has been Deputy Director of the Disability Insurance Branch at the Employment Development Department since 2022, where she was previously a  more

Governor Newsom cuts more red tape by further streamlining permitting laws to accelerate rebuilding Los Angeles
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom cuts more red tape by further streamlining permitting laws to accelerate rebuilding Los Angeles SACRAMENTO -- Today, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to further cut red tape and streamline the rebuilding and recovery of homes in communities impacted by the recent Los Angeles area firestorms. The order clarifies existing exemptions, further facilitates loc  more

Governor Newsom marks new milestone in Delta Conveyance Project
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom marks new milestone in Delta Conveyance Project SACRAMENTO -- Governor Newsom announced today another important step in the state's work to modernize its water infrastructure through the Delta Conveyance Project. Passing yet another critical milestone, the project received a required Incidental Take Permit. The permit includes measures to minimize, avoid, and fully miti  more

Greenberg Traurig's Michael J. Attisha, Ph.D. Presents at FusionXInvest:Global
MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 15 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Michael J. Attisha, Ph.D. Presents at FusionXInvest:Global BOSTON -Feb. 14, 2025 -- Michael J. Attisha, Ph.D., an Intellectual Property & Technology attorney in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office, participated in a panel at the FusionXInvest:Global event Feb. 12-13 in Mountain View, California. The panel, "Supply-Chain: Mitigating Risk & C  more

New Book Explores Historical Lessons on Racial Equity Issues in the U.S.
SANTA CRUZ, California, Feb. 15 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * New book explores historical lessons on racial equity issues in the U.S. By Allison Arteaga Soergel The latest book from UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of Politics Michael K. Brown takes a look back over a century of American history to explore how shortcomings in political philosophy have kept racial inequality problems stuck in place in the United States. Brown has spent dec  more

New Technology Enhances Gravitational-Wave Detection
RIVERSIDE, California, Feb. 15 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * New technology enhances gravitational-Wave detection In a paper published earlier this month in Physical Review Letters, a team of physicists led by Jonathan Richardson of the University of California, Riverside, showcases how new optical technology can extend the detection range of gravitational-wave observatories such as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or  more

Over half of Brits are missing financial red flags in relationships
COSTA MESA, California, Feb. 14 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Experian, an information services company, posted the following news release: * * * Over half of Brits are missing financial red flags in relationships * New research from Experian reveals that 71% of Brits are not confident in their ability to identify the warning signs of financial abuse in relationships * Over half of Brits (52%) admit to overlooking a financial red flag in a past or current relationship, but don't alway  more

Paul Hastings Advises Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Raiffeisen Bank International and Credit Agricole CIB on CVC Portfolio Co. Tipico's Repricing of Existing Euros1.45 Billion Term Loan Facility and New Euros200 Million and Euros175 Million Term Loan Facilities
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 15 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Advises Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Raiffeisen Bank International and Credit Agricole CIB on CVC Portfolio Co. Tipico's Repricing of Existing Euros1.45 Billion Term Loan Facility and New Euros200 Million and Euros175 Million Term Loan Facilities Paul Hastings LLP advised Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Raiffeisen Bank International and Credit Agricole CIB on the establishment by Tipico, a leading  more

Perfect Storm: Megafires Set the Stage for Debris Flows
RIVERSIDE, California, Feb. 14 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Perfect storm: megafires set the stage for debris flows Flows pose bigger threat than typical mudslides Storms now pounding Southern California are raising the specter of more danger for residents -- debris flows in areas already reeling from devastating fires. Debris flows are like mudslides, except much faster and more destructive, as they contain a mix of rock, plants and even   more

Q&A: Soaring Egg Prices
RIVERSIDE, California, Feb. 14 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Q&A: Soaring egg prices UCR experts discuss the connection to the bird flu outbreak and what to expect As the spread of bird flu has forced U.S. poultry farmers to cull more than 150 million chickens to contain the contagious avian H5N1 virus, retail egg prices have soared to as high as $9 a dozen and egg supply shortages have left many grocery stores running out between shipment  more

Secret Lives of Plants: A Conversation with Trevor Nolan
PASADENA, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * The Secret Lives of Plants: A Conversation with Trevor Nolan Trevor Nolan's favorite plant is one that glows in the dark. Though Arabidopsis thaliana is not naturally fluorescent, in the lab, it is an extensively researched model organism that can be genetically modified to label its cells with fluorescent proteins under various conditions, enabling precise imaging. This allows development  more

State and local actions to pre-deploy resources for storms helps save lives
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * State and local actions to pre-deploy resources for storms helps save lives SACRAMENTO -- Governor Gavin Newsom today praised the proactive emergency response efforts that helped save lives and prevent significant impacts from the latest major winter storms. Thanks to California's advanced planning, coordination and strategic pre-deployment of state and local emergency resources, the s  more