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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for 2025-01-14 ( 11 items )  
AAJA's 2025 Awards Open for Submissions (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 14 -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: * * * Celebrate #AAJAExcellence, SUBMIT your work or NOMINATE others for the Journalism Excellence and Community Awards * * * The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is now accepting submissions and nominations for our 2025 Awards! Our Journalism Excellence Awards honor the best journalism by AAJA members in 2024, while our Community Awards aim to celebrate the outsta more PR

Advocates Call on Washington Lawmakers to Prioritize Expanding Access to Biomarker Testing (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: OLYMPIA, Wash. -- As Washington legislators convene today for a new session, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network advocates will ask them to prioritize patients' ready access to needed and proven biomarker testing. Biomarker testing is about identifying the most effective treatment for patients with cancer and other serious illnesses. It can open the door to more PR

California Must Be Next State to Pass Climate Superfund (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: Food & Water Watch California Director Nicole Ghio released the following statement,  "Big Oil knew fossil fuels were contributing to climate change decades ago, but engaged in a massive disinformation campaign to keep profiting from its pollution. Now, Los Angeles is paying in homes, communities and lives lost. Polluters, not taxpayers, should pay for the cost of these climate disasters and more PR

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: CA Gov. Newsom to Suspend Enviro Laws for Fire Rebuild (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 14 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * CA Gov. Newsom to Suspend Enviro Laws for Fire Rebuild Written by Bill Glahn Sometimes, in the midst of disaster and tragedy, miracles occur. Yesterday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-4-25 that may help assist with the rebuilding after the devastating fires.  more PR

NFIB Announces Legislative Agenda for California (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 13, 2025-- California's largest and leading small business association today released its eight top legislative priorities for the recently commenced 2025-2026 session of the California State Legislature. "No news can compete with our state's collective worry - first and foremost - for the safety of our fellow citizens caught in the Los Angele more PR

Rand Issues Commentary to Financial Times: After the War in Ukraine, European Boots on the Ground? (10)
SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 13, 2025, to Financial Times: * * * After the War in Ukraine, European Boots on the Ground? By Samuel Charap Despite all the differences between president-elect Donald Trump's team and key European governments, both sides seem to agree on the merits of at least one policy: deploying a European force to Ukraine after the fighting there ends. In a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and more PR

Rand Issues Commentary: Los Angeles Fires and the Need for Long-Term Strategy Building Wildland Fire Resilience (10)
SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * The Los Angeles Fires and the Need for Long-Term Strategy Building Wildland Fire Resilience By Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Katie Lighthall, Jay Balagna, Jane Darnell and Elizabeth Cavasso The Los Angeles fires are an emerging catastrophe affecting hundreds of thousands of people, but unless something dramatically different is done such disasters will become more and more common. So far, the  more PR

SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium 2025 Opens to Highlight Solutions for Managing Rapid Semiconductor Industry Growth (10)
MILPITAS, California, Jan. 14 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - January 13, 2025 - Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) 2025 sessions open today gathering semiconductor industry executives for analysis of growth projections and pivotal business trends for the year ahead. Hosted by SEMI, the symposium program runs through January 15 at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, Calif., exam more PR

Statement on the historic decision in the WhatsApp v NSO case (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following news release: Access Now welcomes the historic ruling in the case of WhatsApp v NSO Group, where the U.S. District Court of Northern California found that NSO violated federal and California state hacking statutes and breached WhatsApp's Terms of Service by targeting WhatsApp's users and infrastructure with Pegasus spyware. Th more PR

Timothy Papandreou and Jack Becker to Headline Keynote Sessions at NAFA's 2025 Institute & Expo (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 14 -- The NAFA Fleet Management Association issued the following news release: Edison, N.J. (January 13, 2025) - Two influential thought leaders, Timothy Papandreou and Jack Becker, will take center stage at NAFA 2025 Institute & Expo (I&E), scheduled for April 28-30, 2025 in Long Beach, California. Papandreou, a pioneer in artificial intelligence, and Becker, a decorated military fighter pilot, will deliver keynotes that promise to inspire and equip fleet profession more PR

Yoshi Mobility Joins CALSTART to Accelerate the Advancement of EV Charging Technologies (10)
PASADENA, California, Jan. 14 -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release: * * * The partnership will continue to develop and implement innovative EV charging solutions * * * Yoshi Mobility, a leading tech-enabled mobility services provider, is embarking on a strategic partnership with CALSTART, a national nonprofit dedicated to developing a high-tech clean transportation industry. This coll more PR