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CalRecycle Celebrates California Beverage Container Recycling Program Reaching 40 Years, Handling Half a Trillion Containers

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Today, California is nearing 550 billion beverage containers recycled as the state’s deposit-return-recycling system marks 40 years of reducing litter, creating jobs, recycling beverage containers into new products, and returning cash to consumers, CalRecycle announced. The Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act was signed into law on September 29, 1986, amid rising concern over litter, landfill space, and natural resource depletion.
Governor Newsom issues executive order to accelerate independent oversight and advance the creation of an AI kill switch (AI GENERATED IMAGE)

Calif. Gov. Newsom issues an executive order to accelerate third-party oversight, advance creation of an AI ‘kill switch’

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Today, Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to dramatically accelerate the implementation of new third-party oversight of safety and security risks in AI systems, as well as independent audits. The executive order convenes a group of world-leading experts to provide, within two months, a guide for California to reinforce and strengthen its AI safety and security laws.
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CA Gov. Newsom, Legislative leaders announce 2026-27 balanced budget with $0 deficit, while funding healthcare and key services

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón, and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas today announced a three-party agreement on California’s 2026-27 state budget, delivering a balanced spending plan with zero deficit that protects Californians while maintaining the state’s long-term fiscal stability amid continued economic uncertainty and President Trump’s politically motivated attacks on the state, including the withholding of state funding.
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Calif. launches tool to monitor and track A.I. impacts on the workforce: California AI-Unemployment Tracker

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- This past week (June 25), Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced the launch of California’s first-in-the-nation tool to proactively track AI-related job loss trends – an early warning system to help the state monitor, track, and anticipate job loss. The dashboard was developed in partnership with the University of California, California Policy Lab.
CA Governor Newsom announces 38 new film projects – from animated features to big budget productions (AI GENERATED)

Calif. Gov Newsom announces 38 new film projects – from animated features to big budget productions

HOLLYWOOD: Calif. Gov. Newsom this past week (April 23) announced that 38 film projects have been awarded tax credits through the California Film Commission’s recently expanded Film & Television Tax Credit Program. These productions, which will generate nearly $800 million in economic activity across California, are expected to spend more than 460 filming days outside the traditional 30-mile studio zone — bringing good-paying jobs and meaningful investment to communities statewide.
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Domaine Carneros Named Sustainable Business of the Year by Napa Chamber of Commerce

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (NAPA, Calif.) -- NEWS Earlier this year, Domaine Carneros Winery received the Sustainable Business of the Year award from the Napa Chamber of Commerce, presented by MCE Clean Energy, a not-for-profit public agency that has set the standard for clean energy in California since 2010. Domaine Carneros was founded by the Taittinger family nearly four decades ago with the conviction that the finest méthode traditionnelle sparkling wines begin with the healthiest land.
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Calif. Gov. Newsom signs first-of-its-kind executive order to strengthen AI protections and responsible use in the State

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- NEWS: Today, Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to strengthen California’s procurement processes and raise the bar for artificial intelligence companies seeking to do business with the state. The order aims to ensure that companies meet strong standards and demonstrate responsible policies that prevent misuse of their technology, while protecting users’ safety and privacy.

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The Old Vine Registry Launches the OVR Seal

The Old Vine Registry, the world’s most authoritative public database of old wine vineyards, launches the OVR Seal

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) --- The Old Vine Registry (OVR), the world's largest and most authoritative public database of old wine vineyards, has launched the OVR Seal. The program lets registered producers and the trade put a vineyard's documented old-vine status in front of consumers directly, via wine labels, digital marketing materials, and more.
Dispelling the myths on the best day and time to send a press release in 2026 (AI generated)

PR Guru Christopher Laird Simmons Dispels Popular Myths on the Best Day and Time to Send a Press Release in 2026

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (TEMECULA, Calif.) --- This past week, Christopher Laird Simmons (aka "the PR guru") updated his long-standing guidance on the best day and time for sending out press releases, dispelling many common myths related to news distribution. Simmons wrote his first successful press release in 1981, and is the co-founder and editorial director for Send2Press® Newswire, a 26-year-old leading affordable "true" news dissemination service.

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Realset AI and Flatkey Raise Series A Funding

Realset AI and Flatkey Raise Series A Funding to Build Real World Training Data for Frontier Models and AI Agents

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN JOSE, Calif.) --- Realset AI, a real-world data lab that produces training data for LLMs, frontier models and embodied agents, today announced that Realset AI and Flatkey have raised 10 million dollars in Series A funding. The funding will expand Realset's capture network of real workplaces and studio environments, grow its pool of expert demonstrators and domain experts, and support open benchmarks that measure whether AI policies work outside the lab.
Hillcrest offers Whole-Person Approach to Healthy Aging

Hillcrest’s Continuing Care Whole-Person Approach to Healthy Aging Includes Healthy Eating, Blue Zones Education and Wellness Focus

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LA VERNE, Calif.) --- September is Healthy Aging Month, a time to recognize the importance of healthy habits at every stage of life. At Hillcrest, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in La Verne, Calif., living well is not a once-a-year focus. It is woven into daily life through nutritious dining, wellness programs, education and opportunities for residents to stay active, connected and engaged.
Come Over October

Come Over October 2026 Celebrates Third Iteration, Goes Global, Expanding from California to Canada and New Zealand

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (ST. HELENA, Calif.) --- Come Over October returns for its third year with its broadest participation yet, as the campaign expands internationally, grows its presence across U.S. retail and introduces new ways for consumers to put its simple invitation to gather into action, COME TOGETHER-A Community for Wine Inc. has announced.
flatkey engages 10,000 developers in first 2 months

San Jose’s Flatkey Raises $10M in Series A Funding After Engaging 10,000 AI Developers in First 2 Months

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN JOSE, Calif.) --- Flatkey, the AI infrastructure platform startup that brings AI models, tools and data together behind one API key, has announced that Flatkey and Realset AI have raised $10 million in Series A funding. The company also said that over 10,000 developers have used the platform since its launch in July 2026 to access more than 100 official AI models and more than 1,000 AI tools through a single API key and a single balance.
Books to Bookmark Lineup of new Books for Q3 of 2026

10 Fascinating New Great Reads make the Q3 2026 BOOKS TO BOOKMARK List of What to Read This Fall

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (TEMECULA, Calif.) --- Publishers Newswire (PNW), an online news publisher covering books, music, indie film, and software launched in 2004, announced today its latest semi-annual “books to bookmark” list for third quarter (Q3) of 2026, highlighting 10 new and interesting “great reads” from small publishers based in North America. These newly published books are often overlooked due to not coming from major traditional N.Y. book publishers.

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