EL SEGUNDO, California, July 30 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: "L.A. Times Today" and Spectrum News 1 won a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award in the arts category for a special airing of "The Last Repair Shop," an L.A. Times Short Doc. The awards, which honor locally produced programs in a variety of categories, were presented on Saturday, July 27 at the Television Academy's 76th annual L.A. Area Emmy Awards ceremony. The Academy Award-winning short docu more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Allison Arteaga Soergel In a new article for the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, UC Santa Cruz researchers laid out the foundation for their highly-anticipated upcoming study of how lack of affordable housing in urban areas of California may be driving increased development in and near wildlands, leading to more severe climate change impacts. Since more PR

VALENCIA, California, July 30 (TNSres) -- California Institute of the Arts issued the following news release: CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) has published an extraordinary new book titled Follow the Artist: 20 Years of CalArts Center for New Performance, now available in stores and libraries. To purchase and for more information, visit: centerfornewperformance.org/projects/follow-the-artist  Follow the Artist charts the deep, daring, and imaginative legacy of CalArts -- a place unl more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 25 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 22496). Here are excerpts: * * * 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.) 23-04-040 Claimed: more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 25 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 22666). Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of AT&T Corp. (U5002C) to Discontinue Providing Residential Service in Frontier Territory and Relinquish Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designation. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO CENTER FOR ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY FOR SUBSTANTIAL more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-07-034). Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Authority, Among Other Things, to Increase Rates and Charges for Electric and Gas Service Effective on January 1, 2023 (U39M). DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO MUSSEY GRADE ROAD ALLIANCE FOR SUBST more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-07-028): Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the 2021 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding. (U39E.) DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO WOMEN'S ENERGY MATTERS FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION (D.) 23-09-004 Intervenor: Wom more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-07-033). Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Southern California Edison Company (U338E) for Authority to Increase Rates for its Class C Catalina Water Utility and Recover Costs from Water and Electric Customers. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK FOR SU more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 25 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 22554). Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of AT&T Corp. (U5002C) to Discontinue Providing Residential Service in Frontier Territory and Relinquish Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designation. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTR more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New research from USC Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab proposes a radical new perspective on the cilia-powered fluid pumps that keep us alive. * * * By Matilda Bathurst The history of science is a series of paradigm shifts - conventional theories debunked and replaced by new discoveries. Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab at USC Viterbi School of Engineerin more PR

BURBANK, California, July 29 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: TUESDAY, AUG. 13 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT Celebrity Family Feud: "Flavor Flav vs. Bobby Lee and Donny Osmond vs. Ken Marino" (1006) Logline: Hosted by Steve Harvey, Flavor Flav battles it out with Bobby Lee to win the grand prize. In the next game, Donny Osmond and Ken Marino face off. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/celebrity-famil more PR

SAN JOSE, California, July 30 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news: * * * FICO is partnering with the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA) * * * Orlando, FL and Bozeman, MT - July 29, 2024 - FICO, a leading analytics software company, is partnering with the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA) to help educate and train mortgage professionals on financial wellness and how to support their communitie more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Researchers find benefits of sticking with foods that are rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients. * * * Researchers at UC San Francisco have found a link between following a diet that is rich in vitamins and minerals, especially one without much added sugar, and having a younger biological age at the cellular level. They looked at how three d more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news on July 29, 2024: * * * This species of freshwater flatworm could be used to study the evolution of social organization * * * New research from scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds a tiny freshwater parasite known to cause health problems in humans defends its colonies with a class of soldiers that cannot reproduce. The discovery, published tod more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, July 30 -- Intel Corp., an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news on July 29, 2024: * * * Innovative AI talent identification platform gives young athletes in Senegal a chance to learn of their true potential. * * * Today, restraints - physical, time and budgetary - make it extremely challenging for sports scouts to find talent in rural or remote areas. Those limits have a twofold e more PR

BURBANK, California, July 29 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: FRIDAY, AUG. 16 8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT Jeopardy! Masters: "Semifinals 1 & 2" (207) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/17/24) Logline: The "Jeopardy! Masters" semifinal rounds commence with Amy Schneider, James Holzhauer, Victoria Groce and Yogesh Raut competing for their place in the championship game and the chance to claim the $500,000 grand prize. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text h more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 30 -- Trinity University issued the following news: * * * The conductor of Trinity's Symphony Orchestra recognized at the 34th International Conductors Workshop and Competition * * * This past June, Joe Kneer, D.M.A., music professor and conductor of Trinity University's Symphony Orchestra, was one of the winners of the 34th International Conductors Workshop and Competition (ICWC) in Atlanta. Kneer was one of 10 conductors from France, Arizona, California, Florida,  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 26 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. G063909). Here are excerpts: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three JOSE MEDINA, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ST. GEORGE AUTO SALES, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants. OPINION Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Brian S. McCarville, Judge. Affirmed. Wade W. Poulson for Defendants and App more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 26 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. G061561). Here are excerpts: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three ROBERT SAURMAN, as Successor in Interest, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. PETER'S LANDING PROPERTY OWNER, LLC, Defendant and Respondent. OPINION Appeal from orders of the Superior Court of Orange County, Deborah C. Servino, Judge. Reversed in part an more PR

SANTA ROSA, California, July 30 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * * 1024-QAM test case validations for the FR1 frequency band support the throughput performance * 3GPP Release 16 Demodulation Performance Enhancement test cases also validated * Validations confirmed at Conformance Agreement Group # 79 meeting * * * Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) gained validations for the i more PR

BURBANK, California, July 29 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: THURSDAY, AUG. 15 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT Lucky 13: "Six Degrees" (104) Logline: Co-hosts Shaquille O'Neal and Gina Rodriguez test contestants' knowledge on 13 true-or-false trivia questions with a twist. Tonight, a geriatric psychiatrist from LA and a real estate agent from Louisville, Kentucky, play for the $1 million jackpot. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, July 30 -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release: * * * New Services Accelerate Universal Scene Description-Based Workflows and Development of Industrial Digital Twins and Robotics * * * SIGGRAPH -- NVIDIA today announced major advancements to Universal Scene Description, or OpenUSD, that will expand adoption of the universal 3D data interchange framework to robotics, more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 30 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Barclays PLC in providing $3.15 billion in committed financing for Sixth Street Partners' $5.1 billion acquisition of Enstar Group Limited, a leading global insurance group. The Paul Hastings team included Global Finance partners Morgan Bale, John Cobb, Kris Villarreal, and Jennifer Yount, Insurance M&A partner Chad Vance and Insurance Regulatory partner Sanjiv Tata, and Global F more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 30 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Marubeni Corporation in connection with a significant minority investment by Marubeni Corporation and Lithia & Driveway in Wheels, a leading fleet management company in North America, offering leasing, financing, maintenance, and support services for more than 800,000 vehicles. The Paul Hastings team was led by partners Barry Brooks and Mike Huang, Of Counsel Jason Hill, and asso more PR

BEVERLY HILLS, California, July 30 -- Platinum Equity, an investment firm, issued the following news release: * * * Divesture marks final exit of Platinum's Yak Access Investment * * * LOS ANGELES (July 29, 2024) -- Platinum Equity announced today the sale of BluRoc LLC to Mollitiam Holdings. Financial terms were not disclosed. Headquartered in Northampton, Massachusetts, BluRoc is a provider of temporary and permanent access roads, midstream projects, renewable infrastructure, access matt more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Viji Santhakumar is the first recipient on campus of the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award * * * A National Institutes of Health grant received by Vijayalakshmi (Viji) Santhakumar, a professor of molecular, cell and systems biology at the University of California, Riverside, has been selected for the prestigious Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, the first time  more PR

CLAREMONT, California, July 30 (TNSres) -- Pomona College issued the following news: Omer Shah, assistant professor of anthropology at Pomona College, is using a $6,000 summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to write two chapters of his monograph, Made in Mecca: Expertise, Techno-politics, and Hospitality in the Post-Oil Holy City. Shah is the second Pomona cultural anthropologist in as many years to receive an NEH summer stipend. "I'm truly honored to have this p more PR

BURBANK, California, July 29 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT Shark Tank: "1522" (1522) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/3/24) Logline: In the season finale, entrepreneurs dive into the Tank to pitch a protein bar with a brain-health mission, coffee substitute that does not cause jitters, organic plant-care products, and an easier way to floss. Guest Shark Candace Nelson returns. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** O more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * The technology could help shed light on the involuntary nervous system's role in sepsis, PTSD and other inflammatory conditions * * * A research team led by UC San Diego has, for the first time, shown that a wearable, non-invasive device can measure activity in human cervical nerves in clinical settings. The device records what the team calls Autonomic Neurography (ANG),  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 30 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: Local leaders from throughout California are declaring support for Governor Newsom's recent executive order directing state agencies and departments to develop policies to address encampments with both urgency and compassion. The executive order also directs the state to develop guidance to assist local governments in creating their own policies to address encampments. As noted in the order, t more PR

BURBANK, California, July 29 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: TUESDAY, AUG. 13 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT What Would You Do?: "1602" (1602) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/3/24) Logline: Onlookers decide what to do when a pregnant woman can't pay for a meal, a trainer ignores his athlete's head pain, an unemployed father-to-be considers illegal dealings, and a cheating partner is caught after their phone is secretly tracked. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original more PR

BURBANK, California, July 29 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: THURSDAY, AUG. 15 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: "In the Hot Seat: Sophia Bush & Alex Edelman / Jeff Ross & Jimmy's Cousin Sal" (304) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 7/31/24) Logline: It's an all-new "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," featuring celebrity pairs Sophia Bush and Alex Edelman, along with Jeff Ross and Jimmy's Cousin Sal. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Origi more PR

BURBANK, California, July 29 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: "In the Hot Seat: Zach Braff & Donald Faison / Ike Barinholtz & Alan Barinholtz" (306) Logline: "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" welcomes a "Scrubs" reunion with Zach Braff and Donald Faison, along with the comedic father-son duo Ike Barinholtz and Alan Barinholtz. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: http more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Smoke can spread 10-15 times farther than wildfires, posing big risks for vulnerable people * * * Wildfire smoke is once again drifting hundreds of miles into unexpected places, with fires in Canada dimming the skies not only to the north but also as far as Denver, Chicago and Cheyenne. The smoke is especially dangerous for people with existing lung conditions, including asthma  more PR

BURBANK, California, July 29 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SATURDAY, AUG. 17 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT Will Trent: "Do You See the Vision?" (210) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/21/24) Logline: Will, Faith and Angie find themselves embroiled in a series of cases where a similar marker links the murders of several sex offenders. Meanwhile, Angie grapples with an unexpected proposition from Amanda. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.d more PR

BURBANK, California, July 29 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SATURDAY, AUG. 17 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT Will Trent: "Residente o Visitante" (209) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/14/24) Logline: To deepen his connection with his late mother, Will joins Antonio in Puerto Rico. Upon his return, he is quickly brought onto a case involving his uncle's old friend. Meanwhile, Faith and Ormewood investigate the mysterious death of a sex offender. Watch episodes next day on Hulu more PR

BURBANK, California, July 29 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SATURDAY, AUG. 17 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT Will Trent: "Why Is Jack's Arm Bleeding" (208) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/7/24) Logline: After discovering the body of a missing girl 13 years later, Will and Faith reopen the case leading to Will experiencing frequent flashbacks as they uncover the truth. Meanwhile, Angie and Ormewood investigate the death of a veteran. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Orig more PR