TRENTON, New Jersey, March 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * AG Platkin Co-Leads National Lawsuit to Restore Critical Teacher Training Programs For Immediate Release: March 6, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General View Complaint TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that New Jersey is joining with California and Massachusetts to co-lead a lawsuit against the Trump   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants Grant funding with a total value of at least $148 million at stake for California programs that address state's ongoing teacher shortage LOS ANGELES - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, leading a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administra  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition Defending the Integrity of the National Labor Relations Board OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing a legal challenge in YAPP USA Automotive Systems Inc. v. National Labor Relation Board that, if successful, would severely limit the National Labor Re  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration Blocking Harmful Federal Funding Freeze If allowed to go into effect, the federal funding freeze would have threatened hundreds of billions of dollars in California annually, including vital public safety, healthcare, childcare, and infrastructure funding, and other essential services OAKLAND - Ca  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta, Newsom Administration: La Canada Flintridge Agrees to End Legal Battle Over Affordable Housing Project OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez released the following statements in response to the City of La Canada Flintridge's request to dismiss its appe  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 7 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Celine Parrenas Shimizu to become new dean of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television The UCLA alum, a filmmaker and scholar, is currently dean of the arts at UC Santa Cruz Award-winning filmmaker, scholar and higher education leader Celine Parrenas Shimizu has been named the new dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. An alumna of the school, Shimizu is currently d  more

PALO ALTO, California, March 7 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Chimerix Announces Acquisition by Jazz Pharmaceuticals for $935 Million New York - March 5, 2025 - Cooley advised Chimerix (Nasdaq: CMRX), a biopharmaceutical company with a mission to develop medicines that meaningfully improve and extend the lives of patients facing deadly diseases, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Jazz Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: JAZZ) for $8.55 per share in cash - tota  more

PALO ALTO, California, March 7 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Cooley Again Ranks as #1 Law Firm for Venture-Backed Companies Firm earns multiple top rankings based on 1,340+ financings raising $39 billion For the fifth consecutive year, Cooley is the #1 law firm for representing companies raising venture capital in the US and globally. PitchBook's Annual Global League Tables also named Cooley the most active law firm in venture financings in the US overall,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 6 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, posted the following news release: * * * Del Monte Shopping Center trades hands for $123.535M ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Mar. 6, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged the $123.535 million sale of Del Monte Shopping Center, a 675,088-square-foot retail property in Monterey, California. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, American Assets Trust, In  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 7 -- eBay Inc., a company that says it creates ecommerce experiences for buyers, sellers and developers, issued the following news release: * * * eBay for Charity Raised Over $192 Million in 2024 Revisit the moments that made 2024 our greatest year of charitable commerce yet. 2024 proved a record-shattering year for eBay for Charity, with over $192.5 million raised for nonprofits worldwide. This impressive milestone speaks to the generosity and commitment of our  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 7 -- Gap, a retailer of clothing and accessories, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Gap Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2024 Results; Provides Fiscal 2025 Outlook Gap Inc. (NYSE: GAP), the largest specialty apparel company in the U.S., with a portfolio of brands including Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 1, 2025. "We ended the year  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Advised Eurazeo on Planned Investment in Mapal Gibson Dunn advised investment manager Eurazeo in connection with its planned investment in software provider Mapal and the acquisition of a majority stake from PSG Equity, alongside the company's management team and employees. The Gibson Dunn corporate team was led by partner Will Summers and included  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Advised Oaktree Capital Management and Co-Shareholders on Sale of Controlling Stake in OSM Thome Gibson Dunn advised funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and its co-shareholders, Skagerak and OSM Maritime Partners, in connection with the sale of a controlling stake in global ship management group OSM Thome to institutional investors advi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Advises Crestview Partners on Acquisition of Smyth Companies Gibson Dunn advised Crestview Partners on its acquisition of Smyth Companies, a premier, full-service provider of pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves, in-mold labels, glue-applied labels, and flexible packaging, from Novacap. The Gibson Dunn corporate team was led by partner Alexand  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Advises Publicis Groupe on Acquisition of Lotame Gibson Dunn is advising Publicis Groupe on its acquisition of Lotame, the world's leading independent identity solution. The Gibson Dunn corporate team is led by partner Quinton Farrar and includes associates Colette McNeela and Kira Dennis. *** Original text here: https://www.gibsondunn.com/gibso  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 7 -- HackerOne, a human-powered security, issued the following news release: * * * HackerOne Closes Landmark Year of Enterprise Adoption Fiserv, Prudential, Netflix, Anthropic, REI, and Lowe's all launched programs on the platform SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2025 - HackerOne, a global leader in offensive security solutions, today announced strong enterprise adoption following the close of its fiscal year in January. Fiserv, Prudential, Netflix, Anthropic, REI, an  more

SANTA ROSA, California, March 7 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * Keysight and Mavenir Advance Mobility and Multi-User MIMO Testing * Collaboration enables Mavenir to replicate real-world scenarios with multiple spatially separated user equipment * Test set-up ensures comprehensive testing and reduces validation time for complex multi-cell massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO)   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Newsom "drops a bomb" on Mike Levin's transgender sports stance California House Democrats including Mike Levin have a lot of explaining to do today after Gavin Newsom " drops a bomb " on his podcast he no longer supports biological men invading girl's sports. One of Levin's first acts in Congress was voting to keep biological men in girl's sports. Does Mike Levin wish to comment on Gav  more

NEWPORT BEACH, California, March 7 -- Pacific Life, an insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Pacific Life Teams Up with Benefitfirst to Enhance Benefits Management Combines Advanced Features for Superior Employee Benefits Experiences NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. - March 6, 2025 - Pacific Life's Workforce Benefits business is excited to announce its collaboration with Benefitfirst, a cloud-based benefits eligibility management product. This collaboration combines Pacific Life's  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Adds Rising Star Antitrust Lawyer in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES - Paul Hastings LLP today announced that antitrust lawyer Stephen McIntyre has joined the firm as a partner in Los Angeles, strengthening the firm's global antitrust and competition practice on the West Coast. McIntyre, a Chambers -ranked "up and coming" antitrust lawyer, focuses on investigations,  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Proceed with Caution, California: Attorney General Bonta Alerts Consumers to Ongoing Scam Activity OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert warning Californians of three popular text-based scams. These scam texts claim Californians owe past-due charges and provide fraudulent links for consumers to "resolve" the charge -- the links are often a   more

STANFORD, California, March 7 -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * New antibodies show potential to neutralize virus that causes COVID-19 A Stanford-led team has found two antibodies that can work together to defeat all SARS-CoV-2 variants. More research is needed, but the approach could help in the development of treatments to keep pace with evolving viruses. The virus that causes COVID-19 has been very good at mutating to keep infecting people - so good that most antibod  more

STANFORD, California, March 7 -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * Researchers design new compound with promise to treat chronic pain Stanford researchers have created a compound that relieves multiple types of pain in mice without building tolerance or causing psychoactive side effects. More than 1 billion people around the world suffer from chronic pain, which can interfere with quality of life, affect a person's ability to work, and cause or exacerbate mental health iss  more

PASADENA, California, March 6 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Supermassive Black Hole Likely Lurking in Milky Way's Nearest Neighbor Astronomers have found what appears to be the closest supermassive black hole outside of our own Milky Way galaxy. This giant black hole is in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the closest satellite galaxy to our own. To make this discovery, researchers traced the paths of 21 stars on the outskirts of the Milky Way using da  more

NEW YORK, March 7 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * Turner Celebrates Completion of Innovative, Net-Zero Energy and LEED Gold Project at Chico State The Behavioral and Social Sciences Building enriches the educational experience while serving as a beacon of sustainability for California State University, Chico. Turner Construction Company is proud to announce the grand opening of Chico State's new Behavioral and Social Sciences Building, a 94,000-square-foot facilit  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 7 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Inspiring the Next Generation of Diverse Leaders Story by: Jen Jordan - jrjordan@ucsd.edu Drawing on their personal experiences as Black health care professionals, members of UC San Diego's Student Health and Well-Being cluster offered insight into the unique challenges they've faced, the resilience needed to work in the field and the importance of inclusion in health care at a pan  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 7 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Scholars Accused of Sexual Misconduct Are Cited Less After Allegations Come to Light UC San Diego findings also reveal that scholars accused of scientific misconduct face no significant citation decreases Story by: Christine Clark - ceclark@ucsd.edu Scholars accused of sexual misconduct saw a significant decline in citations within three years of public allegations, reveals a new   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 7 -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * How a Paralyzed Man Moved a Robotic Arm with His Thoughts Newly developed artificial intelligence can account for how the brain changes as we learn, enabling a person with paralysis to move objects. By Robin Marks Researchers at UC San Francisco have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm that receives signals from his brain via a computer. He wa  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 7 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Student-built app slashes weeks off brain mapping to speed up neuroscience research Alumnus Alec Soronow shares AI-powered program 'Bell Jar' with peers for free on GitHub By Mike Pena UC Santa Cruz neuroscientists aiming to better understand how specific brain connectivity contributes to perception, thoughts, and behavior are leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance their  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 7 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * UCLA receives $20 million from Saul and Joyce Brandman Foundation for new lung health center Key takeways * The new center will support medical research and training focused on chronic lung disease, which affects 35 million people in the U.S. * The commitment is also intended to endow one administrative chair and two academic chairs, along with two funds, providing resources for curren  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 7 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Brain mapping unlocks key Alzheimer's insights A UTA, University of California-San Francisco study explores why some nerve cells are more vulnerable to neurodegeneration Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington and the University of California-San Francisco have used a new brain-mapping technique to identify memory-related brain cells vulnerable to protein buildup, a ke  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, March 7 -- Westmont College issued the following news: * * * Talk Explores Future, Possible Dangers of AI By Scott Craig Two Westmont computer science professors will offer a holistic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI), explore promising new developments and expose lurking dangers in a Westmont Downtown Lecture, "A Human Approach to AI: Understanding Its Promises and Perils," on Thursday, March 27, at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 6 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * What they're saying: Governor Newsom's state of emergency to fast-track wildfire prevention projects SACRAMENTO - Foresters, firefighters, community leaders and wildfire experts are applauding Governor Gavin Newsom's state of emergency proclamation to remove red tape and increase the pace and scale of forest management in California. Following the devastation of the Los Angeles fires  more