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News Tipoffs - California Editors Newsletter for Monday April 29, 2024 ( 15 items )  

Calif. A.G. Bonta: California Department of Justice Investigating Long Beach Police Department Officer-Involved Shooting Under AB 1506
OAKLAND, California, April 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 28, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ), pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), is investigating and will independently review an officer-involved shooting (OIS) that occurred in Long Beach, California on Friday, April 26 2024, at approximately 8:00 PM. The OIS incident resulted in the death of one individual  more

Calif. PUC Issues Order Correcting Error Involving Pacific Gas & Electric
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following order correcting error (Case No. 24-04-042) on April 26, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of the Retirement of Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Implementation of the Joint Proposal, And Recovery of Associated Costs Through Proposed Ratemaking Mechanisms (U39E). ORDER CORRECTING ERROR The Co  more

Calif. PUC Issues Order of Dismissal Involving Martin Canter Vs. Southern California Edison
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following order of dismissal (Case No. 24-04-044) on April 26, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Martin Canter, Complainant, vs. Southern California Edison Company (U338E), Defendant. ORDER OF DISMISSAL Upon the parties' joint motion requesting the complaint be dismissed with prejudice and indicating the parties reached a resolution of all disputed issues  more

Deadline Approaching in Arizona for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought
SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 11 Arizona counties and neighboring counties in New Mexico of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset econom  more

Deadline Approaching in Burns Paiute Tribe for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides
SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Francisco Sanchez, Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded private nonprofit organizations in the Burns Paiute Tribe of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by severe storm, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred J  more

Deadline Approaching in Colorado for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes
SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Francisco Sanchez, Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Colorado private nonprofit organizations of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by severe storms, flooding and tornadoes that occurred June 8 - 23, 2023. Private no  more

Deadline Approaching in Iowa for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Flooding
SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: \Francisco Sanchez, Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Iowa private nonprofit organizations of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by flooding that occurred April 24 - May 13, 2023. Private nonprofits that provide esse  more

Deadline Approaching in Louisiana for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought
SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 19 Louisiana parishes and neighboring counties in Arkansas and Mississippi of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans are   more

Deadline Approaching in Montana for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought
SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in eight Montana counties and neighboring counties in Idaho of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic  more

DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Freight Analysis Framework Updated
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released an updated version of its Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) commodity flow dataset. This newest version of the FAF (FAF 5.6) provides estimates of freight tonnage, value, and ton-miles/1 by origin-destination pair of FAF regions, commodity type, and mode for: * Base year (2017) * Annual esti  more

Federal Maritime Commission Issues Notice of Filing of Complaint Involving Access One Transport Vs. CMA CGM
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following notice of filing of complaint (Docket No. 24-18) on April 26, 2024: * * * ACCESS ONE TRANSPORT, INC., Complainant v. CMA CGM S.A., Respondent. NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND ASSIGNMENT Notice is given that a complaint has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (the "Commission") by Access One Transport, Inc. (the "Complainant") against CMA CGM S.A. (the "Respondent"). Complainant states that the Commissi  more

Judicial Council of California Issues Opinion in People Vs. Monica Berlin Case
SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. A166452) on April 26, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Five THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MONICA BERLIN, Defendant and Appellant. Appellant Monica Berlin (appellant) appeals from the trial court's orders dismissing criminal charges against her after successfully completing mental health diversion (Pen. Code, Sec.S  more

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to California Small Businesses
SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in three California counties and neighboring counties in Arizona are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic l  more

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Texas Small Businesses
SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in the following counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by adverse weather conditions that occurred in the following primary counties in Texas , announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrato  more

SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Alaska Businesses, Residents Affected by Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides
SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Alaska businesses and residents affected by severe storm, flooding and landslides that occurred Nov. 20, 2023, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to a request SBA received from Gov. Mike Dunleavy on  more