FREMONT, California, April 27 -- The Broadband Forum, an organization composed of the industry's broadband operators, vendors, thought leaders who are shaping the future of broadband and observers, issued the following news release: The time it takes to deploy new value-added services for broadband customers has been drastically reduced from months to weeks opening the door to delivering an app-store-like experience via broadband routers. Value-added services like cybersecurity, remote working  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: On Monday, April 29, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) will host its 13th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol (MDAC) program, where over 450 participants are expected to attend. The daylong MDAC program will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will provide attendees from across California with the opportunity to meet with state legislators and staff to disc  more

NEW YORK, April 27 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: On Saturday, amid surging antisemitism around the world, Americans will mark the fifth anniversary of the deadly shooting at the Chabad of Poway, California, which killed one and injured three. In the five years since that horrific attack, antisemitic incidents in the United States hit record highs and American Jews across the country have reported fearing for their safety on university camp  more

SAN JOSE, California, April 27 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi ruled this week that the National Marine Fisheries Service (Fisheries Service) failed to meet its legal obligation to rebuild the U.S. West Coast Pacific sardine population, which has been mismanaged for more than a decade and remains well below healthy population levels. Sardines are like the "energy bars of the sea" because so many marine species feed on the small fish. Earthjustice,   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 27 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: On April 23, lawmakers in the California Assembly's Environmental Safety and Toxics Materials Committee approved a new bill to ban toxic chemicals from air care products like air fresheners and scented candles. Many air fresheners are designed to mask unpleasant odors and are advertised as improving indoor air quality. But these products may contain toxic chemicals that can increase consumers  more

BAKERSFIELD, California, April 27 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Claudia Chavez and Maria Gutierrez, two workers at food and drink company Wonderful Nurseries LLC's Wasco, CA, grapevine nursery, have filed charges against the United Farm Workers (UFW) union. They maintain that UFW agents fraudulently obtained membership cards from employees and later used this as a basis to demand monopoly-bargaining power over Wonderful employees state  more