SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 4 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-08-063) on Sept. 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Approval of the Equity and Access Grant Program. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO SMALL BUSINESS UTILITY ADVOCATES FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO RESOLUTION M-4868 Intervenor: Small Business Utility Advocates For contribution to more PR

PASADENA, California, Sept. 3 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein provides a rare opportunity for readers to move through Einstein's life at a leisurely pace, perusing all his writings, from his informal correspondence to his most carefully argued scientific theories. Volume 17, which covers the period from June 1929 to November 1930, was published by Princeton University Press on September 3, 2024. Since 1987 the Einstei more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 4 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news release: Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce that Will Summers has today joined the firm's London office as a partner in its Private Equity Practice Group. The group will also be joined in London by of counsel, Michael Skouras. Commenting on the arrivals, Richard Birns, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn's Private Equity Practice Group, said: "Will has a reputation for excellence and a solid track record a more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 4 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today proclaimed a state of emergency in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes to protect public safety amid ongoing land movement that has resulted in disrupted utility services and evacuation warnings for impacted residents. The city is located on four out of five sub-slides that comprise the Greater Portuguese Landslide Complex. Land movement at part more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced legislation to prevent gasoline price spikes, as part of the Governor's special session on gas prices. The legislation, which will soon be introduced by joint authors Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and Assemblymember Gregg Hart, tackles the problem of gasoline price spikes at the pump -- an more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego's Partnership with Machani Robotics Sparks Innovation at the English Language Institute * * * It started with an offhand comment from a colleague about a talking robot. "That's not something you hear every day, so my ears perked up," recalled Jonathan Rezach, Program Manager for the English Language Institute (ELI), within International Programs at UC San Diego Divisi more PR

EL SEGUNDO, California, Sept. 4 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: * * * RBC will present L.A. Times Studios as the festival ramps up, Sept. 6-9 * * * The Los Angeles Times will be on the ground at the 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Sept. 5-15, providing in-depth coverage and special programming. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), the festival's official bank partner, will present the L.A. Times Studios at RBC House, their venue for film and indust more PR

ENCINO, California, Sept. 4 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: WALDORF, Md., Sept. 3, 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 JSB Apartments, a 48-unit apartment property located in Waldorf, Maryland. The property sold for $6.3 million. "The successful closing of this transaction reflects the hard work  more PR

ENCINO, California, Sept. 4 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on Sept.3, 2024: EAST PEORIA, Ill., Sept.3, 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 Gateway Plaza, a 14,449-square-foot retail strip center, and a net-leased Arby's location in East Peoria, Illinois. The property sold for $2.6 million. Chris Garavaglia and Al more PR

ENCINO, California, Sept. 4 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: HUDSON, Wis., Sept. 3, 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 Best Western Plus, a 68-room hotel property located in Hudson, Wisconsin in the Minneapolis MSA. "This property presented a rare opportunity to acquire an Upper Midscale hotel in more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Sept. 4 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: [Cape Town, South Africa] 03 September, 2024 - Today Netflix offered an exclusive first look at some of its upcoming programming from South Africa, along with a selection of global titles scheduled for release leading up to the festive season and the end of 2024. Netflix's VP of Content for the Middle East and Africa, Ben Amadasun, unveiled the diverse slate During at MIP Africa, showc more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 4 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised the lenders in the financing of the acquisition of Harvest France SAS by a consortium of investors comprising of TA Associates and Montagu Private Equity. Harvest is the leading French provider of front-office wealth management software solutions for the wealth management industry. Harvest's software solutions are used by wealth-management professionals to support client onboard more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 4 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP advised MML Capital, Bpifrance and the other sellers in connection with the sale of Gravotech to Brady Corporation, a company that produces and distributes complete solutions designed to identify and protect people, products and workplaces. Private Equity partner Olivier Deren led the Paul Hastings team, which also included partner Stephane Henry, Of Counsel Charlotte Dupont, an more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 4 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX) and Denali Capital Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: DECA), in the signing of an agreement and plan of merger for a proposed business combination, for a pre-transaction equity value of Semnur of $2.5 billion. Semnur is a clinical-late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the dev more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 4 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP advised long-standing client Oakley Capital, a leading pan-European private equity investor, on the sale, through its Oakley Capital Fund IV, of its majority stake in Ocean Technologies Group ('OTG'), a leading global provider of human capital management and operational software to the maritime industry, to Lloyd's Register, a global professional services group specialising in ma more PR

PASADENA, California, Sept. 2 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Paul Sternberg, Bren Professor of Biology, has been selected as the new chair of Caltech's Division of Biology and Biological Engineering (BBE). On September 1, he will begin a five-year term, taking over the William K. Bowes Jr. Leadership Chair from current division chair Richard Murray (BS '85), the Thomas E. and Doris Everhart Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems and Bioengineering. "Pa more PR

CLAREMONT, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Pomona College issued the following news: Under the leadership of Associate Professor Jorge Moreno and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Francisco Mercado, the Pomona College Department of Physics and Astronomy is administering a $50,000 conference grant from the National Science Foundation. It will support the 23rd annual symposium of the NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellows. The two-day event, held annually before the winter American Astro more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * Salk scientists created a mouse model to study relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs), revealing the syndrome impacts the entire body and affects males and females differently * * * In 2014, the International Olympic Committee named a syndrome affecting many of its athletes: relative energy deficiency in sport, or REDs. It's now estimated that more than 40% of prof more PR

IRVINE, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Brilliant Future philanthropic campaign now totals $1.9 billion * * * The University of California, Irvine has closed its most successful fundraising year on record, raising $343 million in the 2024 fiscal year as part of its Brilliant Future philanthropic campaign. The campaign now totals $1.9 billion, surpassing 95 percent of its $2 billion goal, making it the larges more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Mike Pena and Emily Cerf Two UC Santa Cruz research projects designed to leverage advanced forms of artificial intelligence to improve how scientists measure and predict the effects of climate change have won funding from a $20 million investment by the National Science Foundation (NSF). A total of 25 projects across the country will receive NSF funding from the Collaborati more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Valley fever cases peak from September to November; drought temporarily dampens these peaks, but leads to bigger surges once rain returns * * * Valley fever is an emerging fungal disease in the western United States that most often causes flu-like symptoms, but can also cause dangerous or even deadly complications. By analyzing data on reported cases of Valley fever in Cal more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors vital chemical levels--such as glucose, vitamins, and even drugs--present in the same fingertip sweat from which it derives its energy. The advan more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Researchers will investigate aggressive prostate cancer from a mechanistic, biomarker and therapeutic perspective, with a goal of accelerating clinical innovation through translational research. * * * The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center announced today that the UCSF Prostate Cancer Program is the recipient of the National Cancer Instit more PR

MERCED, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Lorena Anderson Researchers at UC Merced used fruit flies to uncover a cellular process common to many organisms that could dramatically impact the understanding of cancer and aging. Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Professor Fred Wolf, then-graduate student Sammy Villa and Genentech Vice President and Senior Fellow in Physiological Chemistry and Research Biology Vishva Dixit, dis more PR