WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * ADC and HH Law Firm File Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Alleging Racial Profiling, Excessive Force Against Palestinian American Simi Valley, CA | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), alongside HH Law Firm, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Mr. Nabil Shukair, a Palestinian American subjected to ongoing harassment, racism, and a recent violent poli  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * ADC Returns to Southern California With New Office in Anaheim's Little Arabia Nearly 40 Years After Alex Odeh's Murder, ADC Reestablishes Local Presence to Provide Legal Assistance and Promote Business Growth Anaheim, CA | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the nation's oldest and largest Arab American civil rights organization, announces the opening of its off  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 22 [Category: Political] -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center posted the following news: * * * Anti-Israel Hate Platformed at Coachella Music Festival: "After Nova, How Can Music Festivals Promote Hate Speech?" The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a global Jewish human rights organization, condemns the incendiary and anti-Israel hate displayed by the band Kneecap during their performance at the Coachella Music Festival, where the words "FIsrael" were projected onstage alongsi  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA, Partners to Demand Accountability for Assault on UCLA Pro-Palestinian Protesters and End to Crackdown on Student Speech On Friday, April 25, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, California (CAIR-LA) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), in partnership with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Inkerij, Project  more

TUSTIN, California, April 24 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news: * * * Can EVs make up for gasoline shortages? By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy If he hasn't done so already, Governor Newsom needs to demand the state legislature rescind the so-called "ABX2-1" passed on October 14, 2024 in an effort to prevent "price gouging." If the legi  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Launches $100,000 Ad Buy Targeting Threats to Planned Parenthood and Health Care Access For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC -- Reproductive Freedom for All announced a new $100,000 ad buy launching in California, Pennsylvania, and Ari  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * RiverLands Gateway Park Property Officially Transferred to Cobb County Trust for Public Land has officially transferred the RiverLands Gateway Park property to Cobb County. The 12-acre park is the first regional trailhead planned for the Chattahoochee RiverLands, a bold regional vision to connect 20-metro Atlanta cities and seven counties to the Chattahoochee Riv  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 23 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Confirms Hannah Springer for Water Commission's Loea Seat Honolulu, Hawai`i --Today, the Hawai'i State Senate voted unanimously to confirm Hannah Kihalani Springer's appointment to the loea seat on the Commission on Water Resource Management. This confirmation brings to an end the year-long controversy over Governor Josh Green's delays and detours in the nomi  more

SANTA MONICA, California, April 24 -- The Recording Academy issued the following news release: * * * STAR-STUDDED INITIAL PERFORMANCE LINEUP REVEALED FOR THE GRAMMY HALL OF FAME(R) GALA ON MAY 16 BRIAN BLADE, CINDY BLACKMAN, DANIEL LANOIS, EDDIE FLOYD, EMMYLOU HARRIS, JODY STEPHENS, JON BATISTE, LEDISI, LESLIE ODOM JR., AND ORIANTHI TO PERFORM IN TRIBUTE TO 2025 INDUCTED RECORDINGS, WITH MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (APRIL 23, 2025) -- The performer lineup has been revealed   more

NEW YORK, April 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Hears Arguments Related to California's Clean Air Protections The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in Diamond Alternative Energy LLC v. EPA, a case about whether fuel industry groups have legal standing to challenge EPA's preemption waiver for California's Advanced Clean Car I standards. Environmental Defense Fund is a party to the case. "California's cl  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 24 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release: * * * Two Kids' Online Safety Bills Backed by Common Sense Media Clear Major Hurdle in California Legislature AB 56 would require warning labels on social media platforms; AB 1064 would establish safety standards for AI used by kids SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2025 -- Two landmark bills to protect kids online backed by Common Sense Media and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan cleared a significant hurdl  more