News Tipoffs - California Editors
Airmen of Altus: Airman 1st Class Noah Melero
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news:
Get to know the Airman of the Month for May, Airman 1st Class Noah Melero, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems apprentice.
Where are you from?
I am from Merced, California.
Why did you join the military?
I joined the military because I wanted to become an electrician and an opportunity opened up in the Air Force so I took it.
Can you tell me a little about your job?
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Calls on Court to Uphold Commonsense Firearm Restrictions for People Under Age 21
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general encouraging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, to affirm a 2021 district court decision rejecting a Second Amendment challenge to a Florida law that prohibits any person under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms and prohibits federally licens
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Issues Fourth Annual Labor Day Report
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024:
OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the fourth annual Labor Day Report highlighting the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) ongoing efforts to empower workers in California and across the country. The report also highlights 10 key workplace rights that every worker in California should know and exercise, and a consumer alert which pr
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition in Support of Michigan's Conversion Therapy Ban for Minors
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024:
OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the state of Michigan in Catholic Charities v. Whitmer, a lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban on licensed health care providers offering conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy is a cruel, harmful, and ineffective practice that aims to change
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Calif. PUC Issues Decision Denying Compensation Involving 350 Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 31 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying compensation (Agenda ID No. 22496) on Aug. 30, 2024.
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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Order Instituting Rulemaking to Advance Demand Flexibility Through Electric Rates.
DECISION DENYING COMPENSATION TO 350 BAY AREA FOR CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION 23-04-040
Intervenor: 350 Bay Area
For contribution to Decision (D.) 23-
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Calif. PUC Issues Decision Granting Intervenor Compensation Involving Southern California Edison
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 31 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting intervenor compensation (Agenda ID No. 22851) on Aug. 30, 2024.
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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Application of Southern California Edison Company (U338E) for Authority to Increase its Authorized Revenues for Electric Service in 2021, among other things, and to Reflect that Increase in Rates.
DECISION GRANTING INTER
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Calif. PUC Issues Final Resolution for Universal LifeLine Telephone Service Trust Administrative Committee
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 31 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. T- 17820) on Aug. 30, 2024:
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Approval of Modifications to the Universal LifeLine Telephone Service Trust Administrative Committee's (ULTSAC) Charter to Replace and Add Members to Better Serve the Program's Goals.
SUMMARY
This Resolution modifies Article 3.1 of the Universal LifeLine Telephone Service Trust Administrative Committee/1 (ULTSAC) Charter, also known as
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Calif. PUC Issues Proposed Decision Involving Sonoma County Airport Express
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. 23-07-009) on Aug. 30, 2024:
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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of the Application of: THE SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT EXPRESS, INC. (PSC-1120) to modify Applicant's existing Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to abandon service between hotels in Sonoma County and wineries located in Santa Rosa, Kenwood, and
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California Forges Ahead on Nation's Largest Open-Access, Middle-Mile Broadband Network
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024:
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What you need to know: Advancing the state's $6 billion effort to build the largest open-access broadband infrastructure network in the nation, the Newsom Administration today announced a major Middle-Mile Broadband groundbreaking in Sacramento County.
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NATOMAS - Today, the Newsom Administration, local officials, and Arcadian Infracom announced the groundbreaking
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Conn. A.G. Tong Files Amicus Brief in Support of Florida Law That Prohibits Individuals Under 21 From Purchasing Firearms
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/nra-en-banc-amicus-brief---as-filed.pdf) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold Florida's law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing
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FEC Issues Digest for Week of Aug. 26-30
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest:
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Commission meetings and hearings
On August 27 and 29, the Commission met in executive session.
On August 29, the Commission held an open meeting.
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Advisory Opinions
Opinions Issued
Advisory Opinion 2024-07 (Team Graham, Inc.) (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2024-07/) On August 29, the Commission approved an advisory opinion in response to a request from Team Graham, Inc
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FTC Takes Action Against Security Camera Firm Verkada over Charges it Failed to Secure Videos, Other Personal Data and Violated CAN-SPAM Act
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
The Federal Trade Commission will require security camera firm Verkada to develop and implement a comprehensive information security program to settle allegations the company failed to use appropriate information security practices, which allowed a hacker to access customers' security cameras.
Under a proposed order, which must be approved by a federal judge before it can go into effect, Verkada will also be
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Gov. Newsom: California Invests More Than $2 Billion to Boost Public Transit
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024:
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What you need to know: More than $2.2 billion total is going to support public transportation in communities throughout the state as part of the second wave of funding from the $5.1 billion transit recovery package in last year's state budget.
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California is sending billions of dollars to help boost public transit throughout the state.
Governor Gavin Newsom toda
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Gov. Newsom: California's Fentanyl Task Force Seizes Over 8.8 Million Fentanyl Pills
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024:
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What you need to know: Since January, California's state fentanyl task force has seized nearly 2.5 tons of fentanyl powder and over 8.8 million pills at California's ports of entry -- enough to kill one in every four California residents.
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SACRAMENTO - Continuing California's aggressive push to tackle the illicit fentanyl crisis, Governor Gavin Newsom today annou
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Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 8.28.24
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
Heather Geldart, of Lincoln, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director of the Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Geldart has been Deputy Director of Disaster Debris Removal Operations at the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery since 2023. She was I
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Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 8.29.24
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024:
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
Summer Mothwood, of San Francisco, has been appointed Principal Analytics Engineer at the Office of Data and Innovation. Mothwood has been a Customer Relationship Management Data Engineer at the Mozilla Foundation since 2024. She was a Marketing Data Analytics Engineer for the Nature Conservancy from 2022 to 20
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Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 8.30.24
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024:
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
Michelle Radmand, of Roseville, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director at the California Arts Council. Radmand has been Deputy Director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate at the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development since 2021 and was Small Business Specialist, Northern R
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Governor Newsom Unveils Updates to State Mental Health Website to Track Prop 1 Successes
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024:
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What you need to know: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new slate of accountability tools on mentalhealth.ca.gov to track implementation progress of Proposition 1 and other critical behavioral health initiatives that increase access to care and housing for all, especially the most seriously ill.
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Today, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new slate of account
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Governor Newsom Welcomes Students Back to School With Literacy Coaches in Classrooms
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024:
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What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom marked the start of the new school year by celebrating the deployment of literacy coaches and reading specialists in hundreds of California's highest needs schools -- one of several key strategies to strengthen literacy instruction and intervention for California students.
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Governor Newsom, State and Federal Leaders Celebrate Launch of California's First-in-the-Nation Hydrogen Hub
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024:
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What you need to know: California is the first state to officially launch one of the country's seven hydrogen hubs - the next chapter of California's climate leadership and a key part of the Governor's build more, faster agenda deploying clean infrastructure and good jobs across the state.
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OAKLAND - Last month, California officially became the first state in Ame
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ILL. A.G. RAOUL LEADS COALITION SUPPORTING FLORIDA LAW THAT PROHIBITS INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21 FROM PURCHASING FIREARMS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024:
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold Florida's law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms.
Raoul and the coalition filed the brief in National Rifle Association v. Commis
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Five Ways LiSA is Advancing Solar Fuels
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Since its launch in 2020, the Liquid Sunlight Alliance has enabled progress in artificial photosynthesis - including advances in device performance, materials durability, and computational modeling
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Artificial photosynthesis could one day harness energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water into liquid fuels to power your car, and e
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Maturing, Making an Impact -- Coast Guard Intelligence in the 1980s, 1990s
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news:
By Rear Adm. Robert P. Hayes, U.S. Coast Guard retired
The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) (https://www.history.uscg.mil/Research/THE-LONG-BLUE-LINE/)
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NLRB Issues Decision on Marathon Petroleum Logistics Services
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 21-RC-306935) by Region 21 Director William B. Cowen:
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MARATHON PETROLEUM LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC, Employer and UNITED STEEL, PAPER AND FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO-CLC, Petitioner
DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION
On November 9, 2022, United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Indust
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NSF invests $14M in bioengineered systems and ethical biocomputing research
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release:
The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested $14 million in seven interdisciplinary research projects through the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI): Biocomputing through EnGINeering Organoid Intelligence program. This investment fosters fundamental and ethically responsible research and development of organoid intelligence systems while also broadening participation in bioc
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NSF invests $20M to advance artificial intelligence technologies for the geosciences
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release:
The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced funding for 25 projects, totaling over $20 million, through the Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) program. This investment aims to advance the development and implementation of innovative AI techniques in geosciences while increasing technical capacity and expanding access to education and training opportunities for
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Office of Naval Research Program Officer Named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow for 'Visionary Leadership'
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release:
By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research
For his "multi-decade visionary leadership role in setting and shepherding the research agenda in AI and computational neuroscience at the Office of Naval Research [ONR]," Dr. Tom McKenna recently was named a 2023 Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
AAAS is one of the world's largest general scientific
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Statement by Secretary Xavier Becerra - Kinship Care Month
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release:
We know that children do better when they're with their families. We also know that too many families have been adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality including families of color and families from underserved rural areas.
When families need extra support, it is often grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives, or kin a close family friend, a godparent who step forw
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Texas A.G. Paxton Announces 30-State Settlement to End Interstate Unclaimed Property Litigation
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Texas, along with a bipartisan coalition of 29 other states, has reached a settlement ending the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas and the other states will take possession of more than $190 million in unclaimed property.
In 2023, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court sided with Texas and its coalition partners, holding that unclaimed official ch
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USDA Expands Shellfish Insurance Program
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news:
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RMA Allows Insurance on Seeds Initially Purchased Smaller than 4 mm
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the Shellfish insurance program beginning with the 2025 crop year. USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage to an additional 27 counties in Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Add
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USDA Trade Mission to Expand Ag Exports in Vietnam, Southeast Asia
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release:
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept. 9-13, joined by representatives from 58 agribusinesses and organizations and nine state governments that represent the diversity of U.S. agriculture. While the trade mission takes place in Vietnam
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