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State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for 2025-01-16 ( 36 items )  
Adarga and Oracle Partner to Deliver Generative AI-Powered Defence and Security Intelligence Solutions (10)
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Jan. 16 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Oracle and Adarga, a leader in AI-driven information intelligence, today announced they are partnering to bring Adarga's Vantage software to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle's distributed cloud. Together, Adarga and Oracle will help defence and security organisations deliver mission-critical data and insights to the UK and its allies. Adarga Vantage provides analysts, planners, and comma more PR

AECOM Tishman Selected as Construction Manager for Dyer Avenue Deck-Overs at New Midtown Bus Terminal in New York City (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 16 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: * * * New Terminal Considered One of the Most Important Infrastructure Projects in United States * * * NEW YORK (January 14, 2025) -- AECOM Tishman, one of the nation's leading builders for over 125 years, has been selected by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) as the construction manager for the Dyer Avenue deck-overs project. These are the first contracts associated with the Midtown Bus Terminal replacement project, wh more PR

Ahead of Inauguration Day, Attorney General Bonta Files Legal Action to Defend Dreamers' Access to Healthcare (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Inauguration Day, Attorney General Bonta Files Legal Action to Defend Dreamers' Access to Healthcare With incoming Trump Administration expected to withdraw support, California seeks to intervene to defend healthcare access from legal challenge OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed a motion to intervene in defense of a rule expanding healthcare access for Deferr more PR

Attorney General Bonta and California Air Resources Board Announce Nearly $237 Million Settlement with Heavy-Duty Engine Manufacturer Hino Motors, Ltd., a Subsidiary of Toyota Motors Corporation (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta and California Air Resources Board Announce Nearly $237 Million Settlement with Heavy-Duty Engine Manufacturer Hino Motors, Ltd., a Subsidiary of Toyota Motors Corporation OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced a $236.5 million settlement with heavy-duty engine manufacturer Hino Motors, Ltd., Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. and Hin more PR

Attorney General Bonta and Secretary of State Weber: Having Lost Election, Three Orosi Public Utilities District Directors Must Vacate Office Immediately (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta and Secretary of State Weber: Having Lost Election, Three Orosi Public Utilities District Directors Must Vacate Office Immediately SACRAMENTO -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. today announced that they have sent a letter to the Orosi Public Utilities District (OPUD) Board of Directors concerning the certified results of the 2024 OPUD election, held on No more PR

Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement After Biden-Harris Administration Discharges Debt for 261,000 Ashford University Borrowers (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement After Biden-Harris Administration Discharges Debt for 261,000 Ashford University Borrowers OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a statement today after the U.S. Department of Education announced a group discharge for former Ashford University students, impacting 261,000 borrowers and discharging $4.5 billion of debt. In 2017, the California Department of Justice sued Ashf more PR

Attorney General Bonta, CARB Leads Multistate Coalition to Defend California Clean Air Act Waivers (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta, CARB Leads Multistate Coalition to Defend California Clean Air Act Waivers OAKLAND -- On behalf of California and leading a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general and 3 cities, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) filed motions to intervene in litigation to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) actions granting two Clean Air Act waivers more PR

Attorney General Bonta: DOJ Stands Ready to Enforce Governor Newsom's Executive Order on Unsolicited Property Offers (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: DOJ Stands Ready to Enforce Governor Newsom's Executive Order on Unsolicited Property Offers OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement on Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order regarding unsolicited property offers by predatory buyers: "Californians who have been affected by the Los Angeles wildfires need our help, and people across the state and country have  more PR

Cal Poly Humboldt Launches Gap-Closing Financial Support for Students in Need (10)
ARCATA, California, Jan. 16 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: When state and federal financial aid is not enough to cover the full cost of university tuition and mandatory fees, potential students face difficult choices about pursuing their educational goals, ranging from changing their school of choice to deferring higher education altogether. To provide certainty and opportunity for eligible California students, Cal Poly Humboldt has launched the "Green & Gold Guarantee" to provide financial  more PR

Calif. Gov. Newsom Proclaims Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2025 (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Jan. 15, 2025: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s call to stand up against injustice and protect the most sacred tenets of democracy still rings true today more than 50 years after his passing. As we confront the many challenges our state and nation fac more PR

California secures expanded federal funding to repair firestorm-damaged public infrastructure (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California secures expanded federal funding to repair firestorm-damaged public infrastructure LOS ANGELES -- Adding to the already robust support received from the Biden-Harris Administration through the Major Disaster Declaration, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced expanded support for local governments for repairs or replacement of firestorm-damaged public facilities and infrastructure. Known as public assistance grant funding  more PR

Exclusively on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+: 2025 California Swing Begins with Four-Stream Coverage of The American Express in La Quinta (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: * * * Exclusively on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+: 2025 California Swing Begins with Four-Stream Coverage of The American Express in La Quinta * Marquee, Featured Groups Thursday-Saturday include seven in world top 25: Clark, Cantlay, Horschel, Im, Thomas, Kim, Finau; Also Taylor, last week's winner of Sony Open in Hawaii * Coverage starts tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. ET, continues through Final Round on Sunday, January 19 * Subs more PR

Experian: Trading Update, 3Q FY25 (10)
COSTA MESA, California, Jan. 16 -- Experian, an information services company, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Experian plc, the global data and technology company, today issues an update on trading for the three months ended 31 December 2024. Brian Cassin, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "We delivered another strong quarter of growth in Q3, with total revenue at constant exchange rates of 8%. Organic revenue headline growth was 6%. Excluding data breach services, organic revenue grew 8%, maintaining recent strong perf more PR

Former DOJ Senior Trial Counsel Jake M. Shields Joins Gibson Dunn in D.C. (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 15 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce that Jake M. Shields has joined the firm's Washington, D.C. office as a partner and member of the firm's False Claims Act/Qui Tam Defense, Litigation, and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Groups. "We are excited to welcome Jake to Gibson Dunn," said Jonathan Phillips, Co-Chair of the firm's global False Claims Act/Qui Tam Defense Practice Group. "The number of False Claims Act cases continue  more PR

Gibson, Dunn & Crutche Secures Complete Victory for USAA in California Class Action (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 16 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: Gibson Dunn won a complete victory for United Services Automobile Association (USAA) in a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, where the plaintiffs sought nearly a billion dollars in damages and demanded changes to USAA's business model. With this ruling, USAA has defeated every claim asserted in the complaint. The case is Coleman, et al. v. United Services Automobile Association, et al. The Gibso more PR

Governor Newsom issues order to protect fire victims from predatory real estate speculators (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom issues order to protect fire victims from predatory real estate speculators LOS ANGELES -- Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order to protect firestorm victims in the Los Angeles area from predatory land speculators making aggressive and unsolicited cash offers to purchase their property. Taking advantage of the disaster and associated trauma, these predatory and exploitative practices endanger the financ more PR

Governor Newsom signs executive order to jumpstart firestorm cleanup of damaged and destroyed homes (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom signs executive order to jumpstart firestorm cleanup of damaged and destroyed homes Los Angeles, California - Expediting clean up from properties that have been devastated by the firestorms in Los Angeles, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to start that important work as soon as is safe. The Governor signed the executive order on the ground in Altadena - a community that sustained huge devastation from th more PR

Hanson Bridgett Adds Ferguson and Holden to Firm Management Committee (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release: Hanson Bridgett LLP is pleased to announce the election of partners Lori C. Ferguson and Miles C. Holden to the firm's management committee. Based in Sacramento, Ferguson is leader of Hanson Bridgett's health care litigation practice. Holden is head of the firm's insurance recovery practice and is based in San Francisco. "As longtime Hanson Bridgett partners, Lori and Miles bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our management committ more PR

Keysight Showcases Solutions Designed to Accelerate AI Innovation at DesignCon 2025 (10)
SANTA ROSA, California, Jan. 16 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: What: At DesignCon 2025, Keysight Technologies will showcase a range of solutions to accelerate the development of intelligent networks. Demonstrations will include emulation and test solutions for electrical and optical transmissions and data center interconnect applications up to speeds of 800G and 1.6T as well as design and simulation of chiplet interconnects. more PR

LEVI STRAUSS & CO. TO WEBCAST 4Q AND FISCAL YEAR END 2024 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 -- Levi Strauss & Co. issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE: LEVI) will host a conference call to discuss the company's financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 1, 2024. The call will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 2 p.m. Pacific Time / 5 p.m. Eastern Time, and will be hosted by Michelle Gass, president and chief executive officer, and Harmit Singh, chief financial and growth officer. To access the conference call, please pre- more PR

Littler Rings in the New Year With the Addition of Three Shareholders in Washington, D.C. (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON (January 15, 2025) - Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing management, today announced the addition of three shareholders to its Washington, D.C. office. Daniel Nash, Stacey Eisenstein, and Nathan Oleson join from Akin Gump, each with a focus on labor and employment issues impacting the professional and collegiate sports industry. "Dan, Stacey, and Nate bring a diverse practice, and their emphasis on t more PR

Media Tip Sheet: Wildfires Trigger Baseless Claims Blaming DEI and "Wokeism" for L.A. Devastation (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- George Washington University issued the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Wildfires Trigger Baseless Claims Blaming DEI and "Wokeism" for L.A. Devastation As California battles its deadliest wildfires in history, conservative figures are blaming diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for the devastation, despite overwhelming evidence pointing to climate change and natural factors. The attacks, particularly on Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, distort her accomplishments and misrepresent the challenges fa more PR

Metrolink Adjusts Schedules to Enhance Service Reliability (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 16 -- Metrolink, a commuter rail system in Southern California, issued the following news on Jan. 15, 2025: Metrolink, Southern California's regional passenger rail system, is implementing significant adjustments to its San Bernardino Line schedule beginning Monday, Jan. 27. These changes, which extend to the Arrow service, are designed to relieve train congestion on the heavily traveled corridor and improve on-time performance and service reliability for customers. Minor modifications to four Ventura County Line  more PR

Neb. A.G. Hilgers Announces Victory on EPA Filing (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 16 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California's request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. In September 2024, Attorney General Hilgers led a 24-State coalition in filing a formal comment letter with the EPA opposing California's request. California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation attempts to impose an electr more PR

NEW: Trump's Energy Secretary Pick "Stand[s] By" Dismissing Deadly Wildfires As "Hype" Arrow (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Trump's Energy Secretary Pick "Stand[s] By" Dismissing Deadly Wildfires As "Hype" Arrow In response to Chris Wright's dismissal of deadly wildfires in California as "hype," DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "While ongoing wildfires continue to devastate California, Donald Trump's pick to lead the Energy Department, Chris Wright, is still standing by his appalling comments dismissing deadly wildfires  more PR

Okla. A.G. Drummond Announces Victory After EPA Filing (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California's request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today just a few months after filing a formal comment letter opposing the request. In September, Drummond and 23 other state attorneys general filed a letter with the EPA arguing that the agency should not allow California to e more PR

Parsons Continues To Drive Success for San Diego Pure Water Program (10)
PASADENA, California, Jan. 16 -- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, issued the following news release: CHANTILLY, Va. (January 15, 2025) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that it has initiated a task order extension supporting the San Diego Pure Water program. This task order is a component of the eight-year, $110 million contract the Parsons-led joint venture with Black & Veatch was awarded in 2018 to provide comprehensive construction management services for treatment plants  more PR

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Announces Victory in Protecting South Carolina Businesses and Consumers (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Jan. 15, 2025: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today a victory in fighting a move that would have cost South Carolina consumers and businesses more money. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California's request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. Last September, Attorney General Wilson joined a 24-state coalition in filing a formal comment letter to EPA agains more PR

Salk Institute for Biological Studies: Bile Acids Exacerbate Liver Cancer, Dietary Supplement May Offer Relief (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * Salk scientists discover that removing bile acid-creating protein BAAT and adding bile acid UDCA controls tumor growth in mice with liver cancer; UDCA dietary supplements may be quick solution to improving liver cancer patient outcomes * * * Immunotherapy is a modern approach to cancer treatment that uses a patient's own immune system to help fight tumors. It has made an incredible impact on treating cancers in many d more PR

Salk Institute Names Plant Geneticist Detlef Weigel as Nonresident Fellow (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: The Salk Institute has named plant geneticist Detlef Weigel a Nonresident Fellow, making him a member of the group of eminent scientific advisors who guide the Institute's leadership. Weigel is a director and scientific member at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tubingen in Germany, as well as an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute and University of Tubingen. "We look forward to welcoming Detlef Weigel back to Salk as more PR

Signatures of Ice-Free Ancient Ponds and Lakes Found on Mars (10)
PASADENA, California, Jan. 15 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Signatures of Ice-Free Ancient Ponds and Lakes Found on Mars Researchers have discovered two sets of ancient wave ripples on Mars, signatures of long-dried bodies of water preserved in the rock record. Wave ripples are small undulations in the sandy shores of lakebeds, created as wind-driven water laps back and forth. The two sets of ripples indicate the former presence of shallow water that was open to the Martian air, not covered by ice more PR

UC-San Diego: Archaeo-Diplomacy in Action (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego and the University of Haifa expand a regional partnership to study 10,000 years of Mediterranean history and climate change. * * * Distinguished Professor Thomas E. Levy's 40-year-plus career has been shaped by what he calls archaeo-diplomacy: using archaeology as a tool to build bridges between international research teams, foster connection and cooperation and safeguard cultural heritage and history. A prime example more PR

UC-San Diego: Blood Pressure Readings at Your Fingertips (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Research Leads to Smartphone-Based Design * * * Soon, you will be able to take your blood pressure at home using only your smartphone, thanks to research conducted by electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego. A new paper, written by Colin Barry et al., uses a phone's native camera, vibration motor and motion sensor to take blood pressure readings. The paper, "Oscillometric blood pressure measurements more PR

UC-San Diego: Innovative Partnership Helps Low-Income Tobacco Users Quit (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * By partnering with local 211 agencies and creating new incentives, a quitline in California was able to reach thousands of low-income tobacco users across the state * * * Apartnership between Kick It California, a tobacco quitline operated by University of California San Diego, and local 211 information and referral agencies resulted in more than 55,000 new referrals for tobacco cessation services between 2021 and 2023, r more PR

University of California San Francisco and GE HealthCare Launch a Joint Research Program to Drive Innovations in Imaging, Brain Health and Precision Oncology (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- G.E. HealthCare issued the following news release: * * * * New joint research program combines UCSF's advanced clinical and research teams with GE HealthCare's technical and engineering expertise to develop solutions that directly impact patient care. * The collaboration aims to address two of the most prevalent disease states worldwide, neurodegenerative disease and cancer, by increasing accessibility of imaging, driving clinical impact and translating techniques to diagnose and treat these critical il more PR

Yardi Acquires Coworking and Flexible Workspace Platforms Deskpass and Hubble (10)
SANTA BARBARA, California, Jan. 16 -- Yardi, a provider of property management software and investment management solutions for real estate, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Yardi extends its booking and listing network for flexible workspaces to support hybrid work needs globally * * * Leading real estate technology provider Yardi announced today that it has acquired Deskpass (U.S.) and Hubble (U.K.) to meet the evolving and diverse needs of workspace users. As workspace policies continue to evolve post-pandemic,  more PR