SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 7 -- The Asia Foundation issued the following news: * * * 2025 Young Asian Diplomats: Strengthening an Emerging Generation of Asian Leaders and Deepening U.S.-Asia Relations The Asia Foundation this week welcomed ten emerging diplomats from across Asia and the Pacific Islands to Washington, D.C., for the launch of the 2025 Young Asian Diplomats Program, an initiative that strengthens leadership, deepens understanding of U.S. foreign and domestic policy, and fos  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 6 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * 28% of General Mills Shareholders Vote in Support of Pesticide Disclosure * MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 730-9407 EL CERRITO, CALIFORNIA--OCTOBER 6, 2025 -- General Mills released voting results from its 2025 Annual General meeting showing significant support for a proposal filed by shareholder representatives As You Sow and Mercy Investment Services. Twenty-eight percent of  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 9-1-1: Nashville: Pilot (10/20) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/9/25) * MONDAY, OCT. 20 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - 9-1-1: Nashville: "Pilot" (101) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/9/25) Logline: When a powerful tornado tears through Nashville and endangers a country music festival, Captain Don Hart leads fire station 113 on a harrowing rescue mission. Meanwhile, the Hart family c  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Abbott Elementary: Game Night (10/22) * WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 8:30-9:02 p.m. EDT - Abbott Elementary: "Game Night" (503) Logline: Gregory steps in to host game night at his apartment. Mr. Johnson, Ava, Barbara and Melissa head to the DMV to renew their licenses. (TV-14, L) Stream episodes next day on Hulu. Media Contacts You must be logged in to view t  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * America's Funniest Home Videos: Literal Kids, Pranks, and Runaway Cars (10/26) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/27/24) * SUNDAY, OCT. 26 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "Literal Kids, Pranks, and Runaway Cars" (3504) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/27/24) Logline: It's the spooktacular Halloween episode, where folks are surprised by creepy decorations, en  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * America's Funniest Home Videos: Trick-or-Treat Tumbles, Workouts Gone Wrong, and Costume Calamities (10/26) * SUNDAY, OCT. 26 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "Trick-or-Treat Tumbles, Workouts Gone Wrong, and Costume Calamities" (3604) Logline: In this frightfully funny Halloween-themed episode, kids battle spooky decorations, deliver   more

IRVINE, California, Oct. 7 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Brilliant Future campaign raises over $2.4 billion for UC Irvine Largest fundraising effort in O.C. history fuels innovation and impact * UC Irvine celebrated the successful close of its Brilliant Future campaign on Saturday, Oct. 4 - coinciding with the university's 60th anniversary. Surpassing its $2 billion goal by almost half a billion dollars, the largest philanthropic camp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA Condemns USC's 'Disturbing' Sale of Human Cadavers for Israeli Military Training, Calls for Transparency and Accountability * The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the University of Southern California (USC)'s "disturbing" sale of human cadavers to the U.S. military for surgical training   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA Welcomes Hate Crime Charges in Simi Valley Attack Targeting Black Teenager * The Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the hate crime charges filed against five suspects in connection with a violent attack targeting a Black teenager outside a movie theater in California's Simi Valley over the summer. SEE  more

FULLERTON, California, Oct. 7 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Conrey Center for Entrepreneurship Supports Students' Bold Ideas Jerry and Victoria Conrey's $4.5 Million Planned Gift to Benefit Future Generations of Entrepreneurial Titans * For Jerry Conrey and his wife, Dr. Victoria Shook Conrey, the naming of Cal State Fullerton's Center for Entrepreneurship in their honor represents a "launchpad for bold ideas." "We want this to be   more

LONG BEACH, California, Oct. 7 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * CSU's COAST Helps Protect California's Coastline Recent grants awarded support faculty and students seeking to preserve the future of the state's ocean and coastal ecosystems. By Alex Beall Including coves, bays and islands, California's shoreline stretches 3,427 miles. While this coast is in dire need of conservation efforts amidst climate change, development and other threats, it is also a valua  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Start of Early Voting in California Today, mail-in ballot drop-off locations across California open ahead of November's crucial Proposition 50 election. A reminder: Proposition 50 gives Californians a chance to level the playing field and fight back against Trump's rigged congressional maps. The DNC is all hands on deck to support the California Democrat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses Katie Porter to be California's First Woman Governor * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Katie Porter for governor of California. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "Katie Porter has spent her career holding the powerful accountable, fighting to lower costs, and taking on   more

MILPITAS, California, Oct. 6 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * ESD Alliance Reports Electronic System Design Industry Posts $5.1 Billion in Revenue in Q2 2025 Geographic Regions Americas and EMEA Reported Double-Digit Increases  * MILPITAS, Calif. -- October 6, 2025 -- Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 8.6% to $5,089.4 million in the s  more

KEENE, California, Oct. 6 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release: * * * Farm Workers Condemn $2.46 Billion in Trump Wage Cuts * Washington, D.C. - On October 2, the second Trump administration announced regulatory changes that would drastically reduce the wages of all farm workers across the United States -- undercutting and displacing American workers in agriculture. The proposal will cut income for farm workers by at least one third, with cuts rangin  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 7 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * FDA clears UCLA heart tissue regeneration drug AD-NP1 for clinical trials Funded entirely by taxpayer dollars, this first-of-its-kind drug targets cellular metabolism to promote tissue repair of multiple organs Key takeaways * Internal organ tissues often don't heal after illness or injury and lose some function, such as the heart after a heart attack. UCLA cardiologists have identified   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following white paper (No. 2025-21) on October 3, 2025, by Maria Dolores Gadea and Oscar Jorda entitled "Local Projections Bootstrap Inference." Here are excerpts: * * * Bootstrap procedures for local projections typically rely on assuming that the data generating process (DGP) is a finite order vector autoregression (VAR), often taken to be that implied by the local projection at horizon 1. Al  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following white paper (No. 2025-20) on September 30, 2025, by John G. Fernald, Amit Gandhi, Dimitrije Ruzic, and James Traina entitled "Micro and Macro Perspectives on Production-Based Markups." Here are excerpts: * * * We review the "production approach" to estimating markups--the ratio of price to marginal cost. Paired with increasingly rich microdata and advances in production function estim  more

TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 6 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe Welcomes New Direct Flights to Destination * Perfecly timed for holiday travel, Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe introduces two new direct flights from Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. Launching fall and winter 2025, visitors can experience the sparkle of Santa Fe during the festive season - includ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied the protest filed by Noblis MSD LLC of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, challenging the U.S. Navy's award of a contract for engineering and technical support services to Solute Inc. of San Diego, California. The contract is for specialized networking and computer systems supporting naval operations. Noblis challenged the award on several grounds, including claims that Solute's proposal was unacceptable and that the agency improper  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Government Accountability Office has sustained a bid protest filed by Enviremedial Services Inc. (ESI) of Oceanside, California, challenging a contract award made by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers. This decision voids the contract originally awarded to BryMak and Associates Inc., a small business based in Clarksville, Tennessee. The contract was for preventative maintenance, repair work and other facilities services covering various sites across Georgia,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- GitLab Inc., San Francisco, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) regarding the agency's draft document titled "2025 Minimum Elements for a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)." The organization emphasizes the importance of clarity and guidance in the proposed regulations for effective implementation within the industry. As a leader in providing an AI-powered DevSecOps platform, GitLab highlighted its  more

MONROVIA, California, Oct. 2 -- World Vision International issued the following news: * * * Grab and World Vision International collaborate to support health and well-being in Cambodia By Sokchea Heng Phnom Penh - Grab, in partnership with World Vision International, has launched a six-month emergency relief initiative with a total budget of USD 120,000 to support the health sector in Cambodia, particularly rehabilitate a health center--currently under severe strain--and deliver targeted nut  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Gravity and the Gut: Is There a Connection? * Most people give little thought to gravity, the natural force that keeps all of us grounded to Earth. Without gravity, earthlings would be floating about like untethered astronauts. But gravity does much more than that, according to Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, director of Health Services Research  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * High Potential: Eleven Minutes (10/21) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/30/25) * TUESDAY, OCT. 21 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - High Potential: "Eleven Minutes" (203) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/30/25) Logline: When a man with a troubled past is killed under mysterious circumstances, Morgan and the LAPD uncover a tragic motive behind his death. Meanwhile, Morgan opens up to Ava ab  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Hocus Pocus (10/26) * SUNDAY, OCT. 26 9:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - Hocus Pocus Logline: A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century. (TV-PG, DLV) Stream on Disney+. Media Contacts You must be logged in to view this content. Ple  more

SUNNYVALE, California, Oct. 7 -- LinkedIn, a professional networking tool, issued the following news: * * * Inside Rocket Lab's Mission to Transform Space Exploration and Rocket Launches While traditional space companies spend billions on single launches that take years to develop, Rocket Lab has flipped the script--achieving a 70-launch streak of their Electron rocket by betting on rapid iteration, smaller launch vehicles, and learning from failure rather than avoiding it at all costs. Linke  more

ENCINO, California, Oct. 7 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Announces the Sale of a 34,272-Square Foot Tacoma Office Building TACOMA, Wash. October 6, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of James Center Plaza, a 34,272-square foot office property located in Tacoma, Washington. The asset sold   more

ENCINO, California, Oct. 7 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O'Haire Airport CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of the Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O'Hare Airport hotel property in Schiller Park, Illinois. "This asset's pr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, Monterey Park, California, has submitted a public comment letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expressing strong opposition to the agency's proposed collection of additional personal data from naturalization applicants. The comments were part of an ongoing dialogue regarding USCIS's intention to mandate the submission of telephone numbers, email addresses, soc  more

LOS GATOS, California, Oct. 7 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: * * * Netflix Announces the Start of Filming for the Movie 'Gracias, Equipo' WHO SAID TEAM BUILDING WAS ABOUT BRINGING THE TEAM TOGETHER? * Filming has begun on Gracias, equipo, the new comedy created by Adolfo Valor and Cristobal Garrido, directed by Diego Nunez Irigoyen and produced by Zeta Studios. Shooting started last September in Madrid and promises to reveal the best (and wor  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 6 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses from around the globe take part in "Democracy Is Not for Sale" march * Registered nurses from across the United States and 28 other countries will take part in the "Democracy Is Not for Sale" march in San Francisco on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. The march, hosted by California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) and National Nurses United (NN  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Achieves Swift Compatible Application for Payments 2025 * Oracle Financial Services today announced that Oracle Banking Payments has been validated as a Swift Compatible Application. With this achievement, financial institutions can feel confident in leveraging Oracle's solutions to help meet Swift standards for paymen  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle AI Agents Help Marketing, Sales, and Service Leaders Unlock New Revenue Opportunities * Oracle today announced new role-based AI agents within Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications to help customer experience (CX) leaders unlock new revenue opportunities. The new AI agents are embedded within marketing, sales, and service p  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Supercharges Simphony Self-Service Capabilities for Stadiums, Restaurants, and Hotels * Oracle today announced advanced self-service capabilities for Oracle Simphony Kiosk. The hardware advancements, including the ability to flip the screen in the Workstation 8 from order-taking mode to self-service ordering, enable op  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Protests Across the State Hold California Republicans Accountable for Their Health Care Crisis * Last week, Californians took to the streets to hold Republicans Young Kim, Ken Calvert, and David Valadao accountable for causing a health care crisis and shutting down the government. While Kim, Calvert, and Valadao can't even be bothered to come to work, their constituents are facing  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 7 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup -- October 2025 Kentucky debates clinical ibogaine trials, Mississippi considers ibogaine, Massachusetts bill would decriminalize psilocybin, and more. By Gregory Ferenstein Kentucky On Aug. 27, the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services discussed whether Kentucky should join a multi-state collaborative to conduct clinical tr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act - Restoring Clarity, Certainty, and Predictability to the U.S. Patent System" at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2025, at 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Mark Cohen, Senior Technology Fellow, Asia Society of Northern California, Senior Fellow, University of Akron Law School, Alexandria, VA * The Honorable Andrei Ian  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Shaking Up California's Antitrust Law, Commercial Dispute Resolution * Partner Minna Lo Naranjo and associate Brad Fairweather provided comments to Commercial Dispute Resolution for an article about recommendations from the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) to reform the state's antitrust laws with regard to single-firm conduct and mergers. Minna and Bra  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Shark Tank: 1704 (10/06) * WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6 10:02-11:00 p.m. EDT - Shark Tank: "1704" (1704) Logline: Business owners present the Sharks with investment opportunities including gear for female fighters, an at-home sprout grower, high-protein ice cream bars, and an airline for pets and their humans. Alexis Ohanian makes his Guest Shark debut. Stream epi  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 6 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Shifting Gears: Danger (10/22) * WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT - Shifting Gears: "Danger" (204) Logline: When a raccoon appears in the Parkers' yard, Matt sees a chance to teach Carter a lesson about facing his fears. Meanwhile, Riley struggles to navigate the world of dating apps and goes on her first post-divorce date. Stream episodes next day  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 7 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego Alumnus Wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Fred Ramsdell, who received a degree in biochemistry and cell biology in 1983, contributed to key discoveries about the human immune system By Mario Aguilera - maguilera@ucsd.edu The Nobel Prize Committee has awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to University of California San Diego alumnus Fred Ramsdell,   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * UCLA Health study finds inhalers for asthma and COPD drive significant greenhouse gas emissions Inhalers are the frontline treatment for asthma and COPD, but they come with a steep environmental cost, according to a new UCLA Health study -- the largest to date quantifying inhaler-related emissions in the United States. Researchers found that inhalers have generated over 2 million metric tons   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 7 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Latinas remain lowest-paid group in U.S. workforce, despite historic gains in education UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative Key takeaways * The share of Latinas with a bachelor's degree or higher more than doubled in the past two decades -- yet they are paid the least out of any group. * The wage gap between Latinas and white men amounts to $1 million in lost earnings over a life  more