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State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for 2024-08-01 ( 24 items )  
AI and the Workforce: Industry Report Calls for Reskilling and Upskilling as 92 Percent of Technology Roles Evolve (10)
SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release: * * * Leading technology and workforce development companies release comprehensive report, analyzing AI's impact on top technology jobs and outlining immediate training opportunities * * * News Summary: * "The Transformational Opportunity of AI on ICT Jobs" report finds that 92 percent of jobs analyzed are expected to undergo either high or moderate transformation due to advancements in AI. * Led by  more PR

Attorney General Rob Bonta, San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force Target Human Traffickers at Comic Convention in San Diego (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: SAN DIEGO - As part of a joint investigation through the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force (SDHTTF), California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the results of a human trafficking sting, aimed at recovering victims of sex trafficking and targeting sex buyers using the San Diego Comic-Con Convention to seek out potential victims. From July 25 to 27, 2024, the more PR

Broadband Equipment Spending Expected to Grow at 2% CAGR Over Next Five Years, According to Dell'Oro Group (10)
REDWOOD CITY, California, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: * * * 2024 Outlook Lowered Due to Slower PON and Cable CPE Purchasing * * * According to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, Broadband Access Equipment market is forecasted to grow 2  more PR

Calif. PUC Issues Decision Denying Petition for Modification of Decision Involving Southern California Edison (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 31 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition for modification of decision (Agenda ID No. 22728) on July 30, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Southern California Edison Company (U338E) for Approval of Its Clean Energy Optimization Pilot. DECISION DENYING PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION 19-04-010 Summary This decision denies the Petition for Mo more PR

Calif. PUC Issues Decision Denying Petition for Rulemaking Involving Uber Technologies (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 31 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition for rulemaking (Agenda ID No. 22688) on July 30, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Petition to adopt, amend or repeal a regulation pursuant to Pub. Util. Code Section 1708.5. DECISION DENYING UBER PETITION FOR RULEMAKING Summary This decision denies Petition 24-01-019, filed by Uber Technologies, Inc., to open a rulemak more PR

Calif. PUC Issues Decision Involving Pacific Gas & Electric (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 31 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision (Agenda ID No. 22729) on July 30, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U39M) for Approval Under Public Utilities Code Section 851 to Sell the San Francisco General Office Complex, to Distribute the Gain to Customers, and for Recovery of Associated Costs Related to the Relocation of its Corporat more PR

Calif. PUC Issues Decision Involving Southern California Edison (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 31 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision (Agenda ID No. 22769) on July 30, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) Regarding Energy Resource Recovery Account Trigger Mechanism; Expedited Treatment Requested. DECISION APPROVING THE ENERGY RESOURCE RECOVERY ACCOUNT TRIGGER APPLICATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SUMM more PR

Calif. State Auditor: 'Clery Act Requirements and Crime Reporting' (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, July 31 -- The California State Auditor issued the following report (No. 2024-032) on July 30, 2024, entitled "Clery Act Requirements and Crime Reporting." Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Governor of California, President pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, State Capitol, Sacramento, California 95814 Dear Governor and Legislative Leaders: As required by section 67382 of the Education Code, my office conducted an audit of six institutions of higher ed more PR

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Kevin Kiley and Donald Trump's Project 2025 Will Shutter Schools, Fire Teachers, Hurt Families, and Allow Further Discrimination (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * By backing Donald Trump, Kiley is embracing his far-right agenda * * * Kevin Kiley and Donald Trump's Project 2025 is an extreme manifesto that would have far-reaching consequences for California schools, students, workers, and families. Project 2025 would severely hurt working families and our education system by: * Shuttering public schools across the country,  more PR

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Michelle Steel and Donald Trump's Project 2025 Will Shutter Schools, Fire Teachers, Hurt Families, and Allow Further Discrimination (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * By backing Donald Trump, Steel is embracing his far-right agenda * * * Michelle Steel and Donald Trump's Project 2025 is an extreme manifesto that would have far-reaching consequences for California schools, students, workers, and families. Project 2025 would severely hurt working families and our education system by: * Shuttering public schools across the countr more PR

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Mike Garcia, Ken Calvert, and Donald Trump's Project 2025 Will Shutter Schools, Fire Teachers, Hurt Families, and Allow Further Discrimination (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * By backing Donald Trump, Garcia and Calvert are embracing his far-right agenda * * * Mike Garcia, Ken Calvert, and Donald Trump's Project 2025 is an extreme manifesto that would have far-reaching consequences for California schools, students, workers, and families. Project 2025 would severely hurt working families and our education system by: * Shuttering public  more PR

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Young Kim and Donald Trump's Project 2025 Will Shutter Schools, Fire Teachers, Hurt Families, and Allow Further Discrimination (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * By backing Donald Trump, Kim is embracing his far-right agenda * * * Young Kim and Donald Trump's Project 2025 is an extreme manifesto that would have far-reaching consequences for California schools, students, workers, and families. Project 2025 would severely hurt working families and our education system by: * Shuttering public schools across the country, harm more PR

Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 7.30.24 (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, July 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Julianna Vignalats, of Roseville, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at the California Department of Social Services. Vignalats has been Acting Chief Operating Officer at the California Department of Social Services since 2024 and has served in several positions there since 2013, including Assistant Dep more PR

Judicial Council of California Issues Opinion in People Vs. Ho Thai Nguyen (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, July 31 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. H050103) on July 30, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Sixth Appellate District THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HO THAI NGUYEN, Defendant and Appellant. ORDER MODIFYING OPINION [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT] THE COURT: The court orders that the opinion filed July 11, 2024, be modified as follows: On page 17, on the fourth line from the  more PR

Layered Superconductor Coaxed to Show Unusual Properties With Potential for Quantum Computing (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following research brief on July 31, 2024: * * * FINDINGS A team led by researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA designed a unique material based on a conventional superconductor -- that is, a substance that enables electrons to travel through it with zero resistance under certain conditions, such as extremely low temperature. The experimental material showed properties signaling its pote more PR

Linda Ye Named Moore Fellow in Materials Synthesis (10)
PASADENA, California, July 31 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has named Linda Ye, assistant professor of physics, a 2024 Moore Fellow in Materials Synthesis. The fellowship, which comes with a grant of $1.2 million, aims to "strengthen materials synthesis efforts at leading U.S. universities and enable talented junior researchers to establish robust research programs in their new academic labs," according to the foundati more PR

New Cisco State of Industrial Networking Report Reveals OT Security Now a Top Priority for CIOs (10)
SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * News Summary: * OT Security Takes Center Stage: 89% of respondents cited cybersecurity compliance as very or extremely important. CIOs are increasingly aware that their largest vulnerabilities are within their operational infrastructure. * IT/OT Collaboration is Key: 41% of firms report OT and IT teams working independently, emphasizing the need for improved collaboration. A unifi more PR

Polling Expert Draws Early Conclusions From Harris vs. Trump (10)
RIVERSIDE, California, July 31 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news on July 30, 2024: * * * Andy Crosby advises that - as ever - the election will be decided in the battleground states * * * A couple weeks back, the 2024 presidential race was upended by the decision of President Joe Biden not to seek reelection. Since then, political pundits have scrambled to assess the new Harris-Trump dynamic. The dust is settling on a flurry of polls, and we  more PR

Robots, Like Animals, Can Adapt After Injuries (10)
PASADENA, California, July 31 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Fish fins and insect wings are amazing pieces of natural engineering capable of efficiently moving their owners through water or air. People creating machines to swim or fly have long looked to animals as their models, designing airplanes with wings and boats with fin-shaped rudders. Over the past decades, researchers at Caltech and elsewhere have been exploring bioinspired engineering to see if o more PR

SDSU Research Funding Total Nears $230M (10)
SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * SDSU's research enterprise has grown by over 60% in 3 years * * * By Sarah White and Cody Lee San Diego State University researchers secured a record-breaking total of funding with work that seeks to empower diverse leaders, create new materials and technologies, and foster a healthier, safer population. Over $229.8 million in grants were awarded to the university and the SDSU Research Fou more PR

The CW Network Announces New Affiliates in Tucson, Arizona, Santa Barbara, California, and Corpus Christi, Texas (10)
IRVING, Texas, Aug. 1 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Stations Will be the Exclusive Home of Pac-12 College Football, NASCAR Xfinity Series Racing, WWE NXT Wrestling, and LIV Golf in Their Markets Tucson Affiliate Becomes Local Home for 2024 Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented * * * July 31, 2024 (Burbank, CA) - The CW Network (CW) today announced new television station affiliates in Tucson, Arizona (DMA #64), Santa Barbara,  more PR

UCLA Receives $2 Million to Develop Regenerative Medicine Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 31 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Grant from The Marcus Foundation will support research on restoring sensory function and feeling * * * Key takeaways * Samantha Butler, professor of neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and a member of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA, has received a $2 million grant from The Marcus Foundation to investigate  more PR

UCSF Health Reaches Lung Transplant Milestone (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * UCSF's Lung Transplant Program joins elite group of medical centers achieving high volume and excellence results. * * * The UCSF Lung Transplant Program has performed over 100 transplants in a year, making it one of a handful of medical centers in the nation to reach that milestone. The 116 cases - 113 lung transplants and three heart and lung transplants - more PR

Wildfires across North America: U-M experts can comment (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 31 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERTS ADVISORY More than 100 wildfires are burning across Canada and the United States, the largest of which is located in California. Dubbed the Park Fire, it has burned more than 385,000 acres, or about 601 square miles. University of Michigan experts are available to comment. Paige Fischer Paige Fischer, associate professor at the School for Environment and Sustainability, is a social scientist who stu more PR