AZUSA, California, Aug. 13 -- Azusa Pacific University issued the following news release: Azusa Pacific University and Citrus College announce a new partnership between the two institutions which will extend access to nursing education for residents of the San Gabriel Valley and greater Los Angeles area while offering a quicker and more affordable pathway for students to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. "We are thrilled to see these two excellent nursing programs join t more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in support of the Bureau's Proposed Rule which would prohibit the reporting of medical debt on credit reports. The proposed rule is expected to provide desperately needed relief for millions of Americans burdened by unexpected or inaccurate medical bills. Earlier t more PR

BAKERSFIELD, California, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- California State University-Bakersfield issued the following news: * * * Research projects include topics in biology, computer science and engineering * * * Earlier this summer, California State University, Bakersfield partnered with Bakersfield College for a five-week research program that gave 47 students hands-on lab and field experience, working alongside biology, computer science and engineering professors from both schools. The BC/CSUB Summ more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 13 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting intervenor compensation (Agenda ID No. 22799) on Aug. 12, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Advance Demand Flexibility Through Electric Rates Rulemaking 22-07-005 DECISION GRANTING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION CLAIM TO SIERRA CLUB FOR SUBSTANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION (D.) 24-01-03 more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 13 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision (Agenda ID No. 22801) on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Calaveras Telephone Company (U1004C) for an Order Authorizing the Issuance of Notes in an Amount Not Exceeding $15,277, 786 and Execution of a Related Agreement and Supplemental Security Agreements. DECISION AUTHORIZING CALAVERAS TELEPHONE COMPANY TO ISSUE  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. E-531) on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * Approves with modification Pacific Gas and Electric Company's, Southern California Edison Company's, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company's recommendations to enable interconnection of vehicle-to-grid alternating current pilot project systems. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * This Resolution approves with modification Pacific Gas and Electric Company's more PR

BURBANK, California, Aug. 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: MONDAY, AUG. 26 10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT Celebrity Family Feud: "Robin Thicke vs. Anthony Anderson and Walker Hayes vs. Rachel Bilson" (1003) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 7/23/24) Logline: Hosted by Steve Harvey, Robin Thicke goes up against Anthony Anderson, and later, Walker Hayes and Rachel Bilson compete to win the grand prize for their selected charities. (TV-PG, DL) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. ** more PR

PALO ALTO, California, Aug. 13 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Firm newly honored for its capital markets practice * * * Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai - August 12, 2024 - China Business Law Journal has honored Cooley as part of its China Business Law Awards 2024, which recognize the best Chinese and international law firms in various practice area categories for the Chinese market. Cooley was newly listed among the top capital markets practices in the Hong  more PR

FULLERTON, California, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * New Program Fosters Black Student Success in Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities * * * Cal State Fullerton senior Domonique Beck is working on her first research project that addresses prison abolition to inform her work as a future criminal defense attorney. Beck chose her research topic based on her internship work last summer for the California Innoc more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom congratulated California's Olympians following the end of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. He and the First Partner met Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Olympians, and Olympic staff at Los Angeles International Airport as they returned from Paris this afternoon. Los Angeles is hosting the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- George Washington University issued the following news: California and Massachusetts ordered the clearing of homeless encampments and capped family shelter space declaring "we do not have room" for the unhoused.The Supreme Court heard arguments surrounding homelessness in Oregon last term and upheld ordinances that prohibit people who are homeless from using materials to protect themselves from elements while sleeping within city limits. The Washington Post reported, "T more PR

BURBANK, California, Aug. 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: FRIDAY, AUG. 30 8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT Jeopardy! Masters: "The Finals" (209) (Season Finale) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/22/24) Logline: A "Jeopardy! Masters" champion will be crowned. Contestants Yogesh Raut, Victoria Groce and James Holzhauer battle it out to see who will take home the Trebek Trophy and the $500,000 grand prize. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https:// more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * The findings could enhance monitoring efforts for harmful algal blooms, and unlock potential for new medicines or materials * * * While seeking to unravel how marine algae create their chemically complex toxins, scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified in biology. Uncovering the biological machinery more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * Crypto Investment Company Winds Down U.S. Operations Following Multi-State Securities Investigation * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the Bureau of Securities ("the Bureau") today urged New Jersey investors to redeem virtual assets remaining in their accounts on the Abra trading and lending platform as the Cali more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Aug. 13 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: * * * Produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios, the film is set to release on September 13 Sector 36 stars Vikrant Massey and Deepak Dobriyal in lead roles * * * Inspired by true events, Sector 36 chronicles the disappearance of several children from a local slum, leaving a local police officer to unravel an unsettling truth in a shocking sequence of events. Produced by Dinesh Vi more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Higher water temperatures accelerate spread of deadly virus, killing Pacific oysters and threatening aquaculture operations * * * New research led by scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveals how rising water temperatures influence a deadly herpes virus in juvenile Pacific oysters in San Diego Bay. While the ostreid herpesvirus (OsHV-1) does  more PR

BURBANK, California, Aug. 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: THURSDAY, AUG. 29 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT Press Your Luck: "The New Legend" (603) Logline: Contestants press their luck as they avoid the WHAMMY and hope they hit the bucks as Host Elizabeth Banks keeps viewers on the edge of their seats. (TV-PG) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/press-your-luck more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Findings shed light on how the human brain turns words into thoughts * * * For decades, scientists have focused on how the brain processes information in a hierarchical manner, with different brain areas specialized for different tasks. However, how these areas communicate and integrate information to form a coherent whole has remained a mystery. Now, researchers at Univer more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Steptoe, a law firm, issued the following news release: Steptoe LLP, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California and the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, helped parents in California reach a settlement with the California State Board of Education. The State of California will now be required to strengthen its monitoring and oversight of school districts to prevent systemic discrimination against Black students, children more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Study finds access issues are common and states could do more to ensure children get the care they need. * * * When states require insurers to cover mental and behavioral health, children get better access to care, according to a UC San Francisco-led study of nearly 30,000 U.S. caregivers. They found that 1 in 8 caregivers had difficulty accessing mental  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2024: * * * USC study reveals that people are more familiar with tried-and-true names for climate change - including climate change. * * * The terms "climate change" and "global warming" are not only more familiar to people than some of their most common synonyms, but they also generate more concern about the warm more PR

BURBANK, California, Aug. 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, SEPT. 1 7:00-7:30 p.m. EDT The Conners: "Manifesting, Marriage Testing and Cheeseballs" (609) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 4/24/24) Logline: The Conners relish national cheeseball day as a family. Meanwhile, Harris falls behind in her work duties at the Lunch Box, and Darlene and Ben must figure out how to spend time together despite their two separate schedules. (TV-PG, DL) Watch episodes next d more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following Q&A on Aug. 12, 2024, with Paul D'Anieri, political scientist and the author of 'Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War': * * * A Russia-Ukraine expert and author says at least one of Ukraine's objectives has already been met * * * The Ukraine brought war to Russia's doorstep with a recent cross-border attack into the Kursk region of Russia. As Russia has been maki more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Researchers infer that stores of water must exist in planet's crust * * * Data about Mars' planetary crust gathered from the Mars InSight lander are best explained by the conclusion that the crust has stores of liquid water. Analysis led by Vashan Wright, a geophysicist at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, provides the best evidence to date that the plan more PR

BURBANK, California, Aug. 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: THURSDAY, AUG. 29 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: "In the Hot Seat: "Lil Dicky" Dave Burd & GaTa / Kelly Osbourne & Jack Osbourne" (305) (Rebroacast. OAD: 8/07/24) Logline: This week's dynamic duos feature rappers "Lil Dicky" Dave Burd and GaTa, as well as siblings Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https:/ more PR

BURBANK, California, Aug. 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: WEDNESDAY, AUG. 28 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: "In the Hot Seat: Reggie Watts & Ron Funches / Gillian Jacobs & Danny Pudi" (308) (Season Finale) Logline: In the season finale episode with comedians Reggie Watts and Ron Funches, along with the "Community" duo Gillian Jacobs and Danny Pudi. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/a more PR