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State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for 2024-08-09 ( 28 items )  
'This is About Hope': Scientists Offer Climate Solutions for Sustainability in California (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Key takeaways * A diverse group of scientists review the state of sustainability in California in this week's special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. * Led by UCLA professor Glen MacDonald and San Diego State University professor Janet Franklin, researchers connect issues like the affordable housing crisis and increased wildfire damage. * They hope  more PR

AFV: So Many Laughs, So Little Time: 3201A (8/11) (10)
BURBANK, California, Aug. 8 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, AUG. 11 8:02-8:33 p.m. EDT AFV: So Many Laughs, So Little Time: "3201A" (3201A) Logline: Don't miss mischievous animals, including a squirrel that destroys outdoor patio furniture, a mask-stealing giraffe and a musical tribute to cats, as we celebrate the momentous 700th episode of "America's Funniest Home Videos." (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https: more PR

AFV: So Many Laughs, So Little Time: 3216A (8/25) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/15/23) (10)
BURBANK, California, Aug. 8 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, AUG. 25 8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT AFV: So Many Laughs, So Little Time: "3216A" (3216A) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/15/23) Logline: Catch mischievous cows, kids who stink at playing hide and seek, plus, a girl discovers her car window was left open during a snowstorm. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/afv-so-many-laughs-so-litt more PR

America's Funniest Home Videos: 3401 (8/25) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/1/23) (10)
BURBANK, California, Aug. 8 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, AUG. 25 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT America's Funniest Home Videos: "3401" (3401) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/1/23) Logline: The comical videos continue with sassy seniors, bicycle blunders and snow snafus; plus, a mom discovers her son has devoured her lipstick, and a dad embarrasses his kids as they get off the school bus. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www more PR

Calif. PUC Issues Decision Denying Petition for Modification Involving Southern California Edison (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 9 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition for modification (Case No. 24-08-008) on Aug. 8, 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 Modification of D more PR

Calif. PUC Issues Decision Involving Transportation Network Companies (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 9 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision (Case No. 24-08-010) on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking on Regulations Relating to Passenger Carriers, Ridesharing, and New Online-Enabled Transportation Services. DECISION MODIFYING DECISION 13-09-045's DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY ANNUAL REPORTS Summary This decision mo more PR

Calif. PUC Issues Proposed Resolution Involving Broadband Loan Loss Reserve Funding (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 9 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. T-17841) on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * Approves at least $50,000,000 in Broadband Loan Loss Reserve Funding to be available to be awarded to Broadband Loan Loss Reserve applications, irrespective of cycles and tracks. I. SUMMARY This Resolution clarifies that at least $50 million in appropriated Broadband Loan Loss Reserve program funding will be available to be awarded to Broa more PR

California's First-in-the-Nation Earthquake Warning System Notified Millions Ahead of Quake (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: Continuing to lead the country in emergency management and disaster preparedness, California's first-in-the-nation Earthquake Early Warning System--launched under Governor Gavin Newsom's leadership--provided advance notification to millions of Californians. This alert came ahead of the 5.2 magnitude earthquake's shaking that was felt late last night throughout Central and Southern California.  more PR

CalState-Channel Islands: Research Projects Awarded Funding (10)
CAMARILLO, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: Research and Sponsored programs is pleased to share that four projects, led by various CSUCI faculty members and the director of our Santa Rosa Island Research Station, were recently funded or had funding renewed, to continue the important work. * Kiki Patsch, Ph.D., and Dororthy Horn, Ph.D., were awarded $40,000 from the Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans a more PR

Celebrity Family Feud: Chris Redd vs Fortune Feimster and Stephen A. Smith vs Tamron Hall (8/20) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 8/20/23) (10)
BURBANK, California, Aug. 8 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: TUESDAY, AUG. 20 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT Celebrity Family Feud: "Chris Redd vs Fortune Feimster and Stephen A. Smith vs Tamron Hall" (907) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 8/20/23) Logline: Hosted by Steve Harvey, Chris Redd and Fortune Feimster and later Stephen A. Smith and Tamron Hall battle it out to see who will win the grand prize for their selected charities. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. The celebrity more PR

Claremont McKenna College Professor Publishes Research on Impact of Campaign Advertisements (10)
CLAREMONT, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Claremont McKenna College issued the following news release: A new research paper by Claremont McKenna College Professor Cameron Shelton shows that televised campaign advertising increases the probability that viewers who identify with a particular political party will embrace its positions, prefer its candidates, and turn out to vote. "If a Republican candidate shows an advertisement to Republican voters, they would be more likely to vote Republican a more PR

Cutting a Few Calories Won't Hurt Your Workout (10)
RIVERSIDE, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Dieting mice don't skip exercise * * * A new UC Riverside study demonstrates that calorie restriction doesn't deter mice from exercising, challenging the belief that dieting drains workout energy. The study, published in the journal Physiology & Behavior, shows that cutting calories by 20% did not significantly reduce the distance that mice voluntarily chose to run each d more PR

Fulbright Award Sends Physics Grad Student to France for Quantum Research (10)
MERCED, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Brenda Ortiz, UC Merced Persistence has paid off for UC Merced doctoral candidate Arabi Seshappan. The graduate student from Fremont, about to start her sixth year, was selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program's Fulbright-Universite Paris-Saclay Doctoral Research Award, which is only granted to three U.S. students each year. "This was my third time applying. I applied once before c more PR

How Does Traumatic Brain Injury Progress to Alzheimer's Disease? (10)
RIVERSIDE, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * An NIH grant to UC Riverside and Indiana University will explore the question * * * A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is caused by a contusion to the head that may result in injury to the brain. This type of injury combined with the inherited genetic risk factors can result in the accelerated development of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia, or ADRD. TBIs range from more PR

Judicial Council of California Issues Opinion in John's Grill Vs. Hartford Financial Services Group (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 9 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. S278481) on Aug. 8, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * In the Supreme Court of California, First Appellate District, Division Four JOHN'S GRILL, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. Chief Justice Guerrero authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans  more PR

L.A. County's Unhoused Population Faces High Levels of Discrimination, Violence (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: For the estimated 75,000 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, material hardships are compounded by an alarming level of discrimination and vulnerability to physical and sexual violence, according to a recent study by researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and colleagues. Of 332 unhoused individuals surveyed for the study, 32% reported being subjected  more PR

Link Found Between Sociocultural Institutions in Ethnic Enclaves and Resident Health (10)
IRVINE, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * UC Irvine-led study used novel measures in Asian American and Hispanic neighborhoods * * * The number of sociocultural institutions within ethnic enclaves may play a significant role in positively influencing the health of immigrant Asian American and Hispanic populations, according to recent research led by the University of California, Irvine. For the study, published more PR

Lucky 13: High Roller (8/22) (10)
BURBANK, California, Aug. 8 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: THURSDAY, AUG. 22 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT Lucky 13: "High Roller" (105) Logline: Co-hosts Shaquille O'Neal and Gina Rodriguez test contestants on 13 true-or-false trivia questions. Tonight, a real estate agent from San Antonio, Texas, and a children's book author from Lafayette, Indiana, play for the $1 million jackpot. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress. more PR

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of a 63,500 Square Foot Industrial Park in Washington (10)
ENCINO, California, Aug. 9 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: OLYMPIA, WA, August 8, 2024 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Arts Industrial Park, a 63,500-square foot industrial property located in Olympia, Washington. The asset sold for $4,800,000. Matthew Herman and RJ Vara, investment specialists in Marcus & Millich more PR

Neufeldt Joins National Group Advocating Civic Engagement (10)
SAN MARCOS, California, Aug. 9 -- California State University's San Marcos campus issued the following news release: Cal State San Marcos President Ellen Neufeldt is joining 91 other college presidents of diverse institutions from across the country to advance higher education's pivotal role in preparing students to be engaged citizens and to uphold free expression on campus. Through College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, a consortium designed by the presidents and convened by the Institut more PR

New Partnership Provides Health Care Journalism Training to Local Students (10)
FRESNO, California, Aug. 9 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: The Fresno State Institute for Media and Public Trust and the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative announced a partnership establishing a health care reporting fellowship in California's San Joaquin Valley. The fellowship will create a full-time health care reporting position within the collaborative dedicated to producing comprehensive coverage of critical health issues impacting th more PR

Paul Hastings Advised H.I.G. Capital in Its Investment in Ascension Property Services (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 9 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm with more than $60 billion of capital under management, in its investment in Ascension Property Services, a leading property services firm. Partner Amit Mehta and Of Counsel Jonathan Dhanawade led the Paul Hastings team, which also included partners Holly Snow and Jim Smulkowski, and associates Vicky Liu, Kimberly Franssen, and  more PR

Paul Hastings Advised Industrial Growth Partners in Its Acquisition of Alpha Metalcraft Group (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 9 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Industrial Growth Partners, a specialist private investment partnership investing exclusively in middle-market companies in the industrial sector in partnership with management teams, in its acquisition of Alpha Metalcraft Group, a manufacturer of high-precision, highly-engineered formed metal components and assemblies for the aerospace & defense, medical, and industrial end market more PR

Psychological Bias Links Good Deeds With Religious Belief, UC Merced Research Says (10)
MERCED, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Jody Murray, UC Merced Experiments conducted by UC Merced researchers find that people who perform good deeds are far more likely to be thought of as religious believers than atheists. Moreover, the psychological bias linking kindness and helpfulness with faith appears to be global in scale. Research on the mental link between moral behavior and religious belief goes back more than a decad more PR

Researcher's Work Aimed at Helping People Live Better Lives (10)
MERCED, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: "I like research on the Internet of Things because it solves problems in people's lives," said Shijia Pan , a professor of computer science and engineering at UC Merced and a principal investigator at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS). "You can ask - 'What do I wish to have to make our lives easier?' - and you can build  more PR

State Officials Advise of Nationwide Diamond ShruumzTM Recall Following Reports of Severe Illness (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 9 -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * Do not eat, sell, or serve any Diamond Shruumz-brand products * * * Statewide (Aug. 8, 2024) -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, in coordination with Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety, Mesa County Public Health, and Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, is investigating reported illnesses potentially connected more PR

The Walt Disney Company Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months Earnings for Fiscal 2024 (10)
BURBANK, California, Aug. 9 -- The Walt Disney Company issued the following news release: Financial Results for the Quarter: * Revenues for the quarter increased to $23.2 billion from $22.3 billion in the prior-year quarter. * Income (loss) before income taxes improved to income of $3.1 billion in the current quarter from a loss of $0.1 billion in the prior-year quarter. * Diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $1.43 for the current quarter compared to a loss of $0.25 in the prior-year quarter more PR

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: In the Hot Seat: Ray Romano & Brad Garrett / Jason Ritter & Natasha Leggero (8/21) (10)
BURBANK, California, Aug. 8 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: "In the Hot Seat: Ray Romano & Brad Garrett / Jason Ritter & Natasha Leggero" (307) Logline: It's a "Everybody Loves Raymond" reunion with Ray Romano and Brad Garrett, then Jason Ritter and Natasha Leggero head to the hot seat. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pr more PR