WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Altibbe Inc., an independent research organization in California, urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to preserve strict lot-level granularity and linkage of Key Data Elements across Critical Tracking Events in the administration of the Food Traceability Rule. In its public comment letter to the FDA, Altibbe cautioned against flexibility that would relax the granularity of lot-level records, warning this could undermine recall speed and compromise the integrity of the product information chain. Altibbe recommen more ST

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks, California has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) opposing the agency's proposal to withdraw approval of TAVNEOS (avacopan) capsules used for the treatment of the rare disease antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). Amgen's letter, filed in response to a public notice published by CDER, requests a hearing to address issues raised by the withdrawal proposal, emphasizing the d more ST

MONROVIA, California, June 14 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- AeroVironment posted the following news release: * * * AV Introduces TOM 50 RE, a Backpackable UGV for Rapid Reconnaissance and Explosive Ordnance Disposal * Lightweight un crewed ground vehicle expands mission flexibility for highly mobile units operating in complex and contested environments OSTFILDERN, GERMANY -(June 15, 2026) -AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV"), a global leader in autonomous systems, today announced the launch of TOM 50 RE, a compact, backpackable uncrewed groun more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 (TNSrep) -- The California State Auditor issued the following report entitled "East Bay Transit Agencies." Here are excerpts: * * * Summary of Key Findings and Recommendations Our audit reviewed six bus service agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay (East Bay transit agencies). These agencies were Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (County Connection), Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA, also commonly known as Wheels), Eastern C more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 (TNSrep) -- The California State Auditor issued the following report entitled "Housing Choice Voucher Program." Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Key Findings and Recommendations Congress established the Section 8 Housing Program in 1974, and amendments in the 1990s led to what is now known as the Housing Choice Voucher program (HCV). HCV provides rental assistance to households that meet income limits and other eligibility requirements. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is responsi more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 (TNSrep) -- The California State Auditor issued the following report entitled "Riverside STEM Education Center Project." Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Key Findings and Recommendations Riverside Unified School District (district) is a large public school district in Southern California serving 38,000 students across 51 schools and governed by a five member Board of Education (board). Among its schools is the Riverside STEM Academy (academy), a grade 5 through 12 program recognized for its academic success more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 (TNSrep) -- The California State Auditor issued the following report entitled "State of California Internal Control and Compliance." Here are excerpts: * * * The Governor and the Legislature of the State of California We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial statements of the gover more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 (TNSrep) -- The California State Auditor issued the following report entitled "Victim Restitution." Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Key Findings and Recommendations The California Constitution guarantees the right of all victims of crime to restitution, or reimbursement, for economic losses resulting from those crimes.1 Restitution takes two forms: restitution orders and restitution fines. A restitution order is the amount that a court orders an individual convicted of a crime to pay to that crime's victi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Ceribell, Burlingame, California, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing support for the approval of New Technology Add-on Payments (NTAP) for its Ceribell Delirium Monitor under the Fiscal Year 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule. Ceribell emphasized the importance of the alternative pathway for FDA Breakthrough Device designated technologies, which assists hospitals in accessing critical devices during early adoption phases.  The company more ST

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Darling Ingredients Inc., Irving, Texas, submitted supplemental comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding proposed regulations for section 45Z of the Internal Revenue Code. The company, North America's largest collector and processor of waste fats and oils and co-owner of Diamond Green Diesel, addressed the agency's request for input on how to determine the geographic origin of used cooking oil (UCO) for the purposes of compliance with the foreign feedstock limitation. Darling Ingredients advocates for defining  more ST

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Deep Fission, a nuclear technology company in Berkeley, California, has submitted a comprehensive public comment letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding proposed 10 CFR Part 57, which sets licensing requirements for microreactors and other reactors with comparable risk profiles. The company expressed strong support for the NRC's efforts to modernize reactor licensing frameworks to enable rapid, high-volume deployment of advanced nuclear reactor technologies. However, Deep Fission outlined specific more ST

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Endologix LLC, Santa Rosa, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking to protect Medicare beneficiary access to the DETOUR system, a minimally invasive technology used in Percutaneous Transmural Arterial Bypass (PTAB) procedures for treating severe vascular obstructions in the leg. The device maker expressed concerns about CMS's proposed changes for the fiscal year 2027 hospital inpatient prospective payment rule that could jeopardize patient access. Th more ST

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Sierra Club, Oakland, California, submitted a public comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency opposing a proposed rule that would significantly relax federal oversight of coal combustion residuals disposal sites. The EPA proposal seeks to exempt hundreds of coal ash dump sites from established monitoring and cleanup mandates, delegating broad discretion to state agencies and EPA regional offices to grant variances requested by the coal industry. The environmental organization emphasized that coal ash co more ST

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists & Practitioners, headquartered in Washington state, along with BrainFutures based in California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging formal approval of intravenous (IV) racemic ketamine hydrochloride for treating major depressive disorder (MDD) including treatment-resistant cases, bipolar depression, and acute suicidal ideation. Currently approved only as an anesthetic, racemic ketamine is widely used off-label in p more ST

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, a nonprofit organization in Oakland, California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development expressing strong opposition to the proposed Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions. The group criticized the proposed rule as a harmful attack on LGBTQ+ families, particularly transgender individuals, and called for its full withdrawal. The advocates highlighted that the rule would rescind existing protections for LGBTQ+ people establ more ST

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Ocean Conservancy has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency advocating for the inclusion of microplastics in the agency's Contaminant Candidate List 6 under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The organization stresses the importance of maintaining microplastics on the final CCL and calls for heightened EPA efforts to address microplastic pollution in drinking water and beyond. According to Ocean Conservancy, microplastics meet the statutory criteria requiring their consideration for  more ST

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Pacira BioSciences, Inc., a biotechnology company headquartered in San Diego, California, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to the proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) rule for fiscal year 2027. The letter addresses the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) and the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded (CJR-X) Model, urging refinements to better support access to non-opioid treatment options for postsurgical  more ST

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- SI-BONE, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing strong concerns over the agency's proposed rule for the FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), particularly proposals affecting the New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) program. The company, an innovator in breakthrough-designated medical devices treating sacropelvic conditions, advocates for CMS to preserve the Breakthrough Device Designation (B more ST

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- United Pacific, based in Long Beach, California, submitted a public comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency opposing the agency's Interim Final Rule on National Bank Non-Interest Charges and Fees and the Interim Final Order preempting the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The company, which operates over 600 retail gas stations and convenience stores across several Western and Midwestern states, expressed concern that the OCC rule would worsen excessive swipe fees imposed by Visa and Master more ST

SANTA BARBARA, California, June 12 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Yardi, a provider of property management software and investment management solutions for real estate, issued the following news release: * * * Yardi Virtuoso wins Realcomm Digie Award for Best Tech Innovation * AI platform honored for advancing intelligent automation across commercial and corporate real estate Yardi (r), a leading provider of property management software, announced that Yardi Virtuoso (r) has won a 2026 Realcomm Digie Award for Best Tech Innovation in the C more PR