SACRAMENTO, California, April 30 -- The Association of California Water Agencies issued the following news release: The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Spring Conference & Expo May 8-9 will draw local water agency leaders from throughout California to Sacramento for updates, analyses and perspectives on multiple issues affecting the state's water community. Panel discussions will explore critical challenges facing the state, including climate extremes, groundwater sustainabilit  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today demanded that the University of California, Irvine (UCI) respect and protect the free speech rights of students participating in the UCI Gaza Solidarity Encampment. UCI students, workers, and community members launched a Gaza Solidarity Encampment early this morning, April 29, on t  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) administration to investigate reports of counter-protesters harassing students at the UCLA Gaza Solidarity Encampment as possible hate crimes and demanded that the university take immediate measures to protect its students.   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 30 (TNSres)-- The California New Car Dealers Association issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Q1 2024 CA Auto Outlook Report: Tesla Registrations Drop; Sales Slip 7.8% YTD Overall New Vehicle Registrations Up; Toyota Market Share Exceeds 16% * * * The California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) released its California Auto Outlook covering the first quarter of 2024 today. The report summarizes quarterly new vehicle registration figures s  more

OAKLAND, California, April 30 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Registered nurses at Washington Hospital in Fremont, California, reached a tentative agreement with management at Washington Hospital Healthcare System (WHHS) over the weekend, averting a one-day strike that was set to begin on Wednesday, May 1, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) today. The new agreement addresses nurses' key concerns arou  more

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, April 30 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth and Environmental Working Group weigh options following Ninth Circuit order affirming NRC loophole allowing nuclear power plant's continued operations * * * Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion upholding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)'s unprecedented decision to allow Diablo Canyon to oper  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 30 -- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Through her liberal and glamorous lifestyle, artist Tamara de Lempicka (1894-1980) has become synonymous with the carefree spirit and opulence of the 1920s. Her paintings, combining a classical figural style with the modern energy of the international avant-garde, have cemented Lempicka as one of Art Deco's defining painters, with an enduring influence on today's pop cu  more

ONTARIO, California, April 30 (TNSres) -- The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials issued the following news release: With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing the first national drinking water standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) continues to lend its expertise and leadership to helping manufacturers and the industry navigate the changes and ensure a seaml  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce supports upcoming city and county Small Business Summits. "With over 1.3 million small businesses in Los Angeles County alone, supporting them with a broad coalition at the upcoming Small Business Summits, illustrates the vital contributions these businesses make to our regional economy. With resources and information small businesses can ove  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 30 -- The National Federation of the Blind issued the following news release: A jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California rendered a verdict in favor of Lisamaria Martinez, a blind entrepreneur, in her equal access lawsuit against the County of Alameda. The jury found that the county Clerk Recorders Office deliberately violated her rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California law and awarded damages  more

SANTA MONICA, California, April 30 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary to RealClearDefense on April 29, 2024: * * * Bringing Russia to Its Knees By William Courtney and Philip Wasielewski Russia's President Vladimir Putin rants that the West seeks to "dismember and plunder" his country. He is not the first Kremlin leader to allege imagined perfidy. In World War II, Stalin suspected the Allies of delaying a second front so the Nazis could finish off the USSR. Early in the Reagan   more

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California, April 30 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) are thrilled to announce victory in their lawsuit against herbicide discharges into the Tahoe Keys lagoons connected to Lake Tahoe. In January 2022, the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a permit allowing the first ever discharge of herbicides into Lake Tahoe's waters. The Sierra Club and CSPA   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 30 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, Trust for Public Land and our partners Santa Rosa County and the Department of the Navy, has announced the protection of 429 acres of natural lands, including a 40-acre lake as buffer lands to the NAS Whiting Field and offering new public access to outdoor recreational opportunity. The conservation of this property, Clear Creek, will also promote climate resiliency throu  more