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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Monday September 22, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Coast Guard interdicts 4 people 10 miles west of Point Loma, Calif.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard interdicts 4 people 10 miles west of Point Loma, Calif. * SAN DIEGO -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Bottoms (WPC-1132) interdicted four suspected aliens aboard a 20-foot cabin cruiser-style vessel approximately 10 miles west of Point Loma, California, Saturday morning. At 9:02 a.m., the cutter's boarding team intercepted the vessel carrying four a  more

Oracle Named a Market Leader in AI Agents and Conversational AI
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Sept. 21 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Named a Market Leader in AI Agents and Conversational AI * Oracle has been recognized as Exemplary for product and consumer experiences in both the 2025 ISG Research Buyers Guide(tm) for AI Agents and the 2025 ISG Research Buyers Guide(tm) for Conversational AI for Workforce. In an evaluation of 20 and 18 vendors res  more

PNNL Report Details Findings From Western U.S. Fusion Hub Workshop
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- A report, PNNL-37903, details the outcomes of a workshop on fusion energy commercialization held in conjunction with the annual Seattle Fusion Week conference. The document was prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) through a Field Work Proposal to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with Karl Mueller serving as point of contact. The report's editors are Chris Ajemian and Christopher Keane. The workshop, which  more

STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff on Report that Trump Administration Corruptly Closed Tom Homan Investigation After He Accepted Bribe
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff on Report that Trump Administration Corruptly Closed Tom Homan Investigation After He Accepted Bribe * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration intervened to close an investigation into former Acting Director of Immigration and Cus  more

Union nurses celebrate governor's signature on S.B. 81
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 20 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Union nurses celebrate governor's signature on S.B. 81 * California Nurses Association (CNA), the largest union of registered nurses in the state of California, today celebrates the passage of Senate Bill 81 (S.B. 81), which now goes into immediate effect as law. Nurses say this critical new law is an essential check on the power of immigration authorities in health care set  more