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CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LA VERNE, Calif.) --- 3rd3rd Marketing, the "Un-Senior Living Agency" that challenges ageism in marketing, and Hillcrest Senior Living, announced the launch of "A Good Life Anywhere," a new eBook designed to empower older adults and their families to make informed decisions about care, community, and quality of life.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (NAPA, Calif.) --- Domaine Carneros has long delighted guests with inventive food and wine experiences that reflect the winery's commitment to culinary craft and local ingredient sourcing. The newest addition to that tradition is the Sparkling Elixir Sampler, a daily tasting flight that pairs four all-natural, handcrafted botanical elixirs from Land & Local of Sonoma County for either a non-alcoholic option with San Pellegrino sparkling water, or with the acclaimed Ultra Brut sparkling wine.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LONG BEACH, Calif.) --- New Cadence Healthcare, a membership-based primary care practice in Long Beach, today announced that Dr. Karen Rasmussen will join the practice as its third physician beginning August 2026. Dr. Rasmussen is a board-certified family physician who has cared for patients in Southern California for more than a decade. Dr. Karen Rasmussen is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and an active member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LANCASTER, Calif.) --- Author, teacher, and coach Shaffa today announced the publication of "The Feeling You Cannot Admit: For the Parent Who Cannot Love Freely and the Child Who Grew Up Knowing It" (ISBN: 979-8996214310, paper; publisher: Peace with Shaffa, July 2026), the first book ever written to directly name and address the specific, targeted, and bewildering feeling some parents carry toward a particular child. The one that coexists with genuine love in ways that make no logical sense, and has lived, until now, in complete silence.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) --- The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders, has launched the TMC Healthcare Cooperative, a self-funded medical program open to all TMC lender members and preferred partners. Developed in partnership with CCIG, a Colorado-based employee benefits firm, the program gives vendors, community banks, credit unions and independent mortgage bankers a way to fund their own health claims as a group.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LAYTONVILLE, Calif.) --- After 33 years as one of California's most singular and pioneering vineyards, Alder Springs Vineyard, the remote, high-elevation Mendocino County site, announced today that the 2026 harvest will be the last vintage farmed under founder and owner Stuart Bewley. After more than three decades, Bewley will step back from financing the vineyard's farming and will cease supplying grapes to the market after the 2026 season.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (TRACY, Calif.) --- As Americans prepare to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday, Real California Milk is helping families make the holiday even more memorable with festive recipes featuring wholesome, delicious dairy products made with milk from California family dairy farms, the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced today.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LA MESA, Calif.) --- Three hundred seventy-eight days after the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to give further consideration to a petition seeking removal of domestic ferrets from California's restricted species list, the petition remains unresolved, says Legalize Ferrets (Legalizeferrets.org).

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LA VERNE, Calif.) --- Hillcrest, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in La Verne, will host its second annual UnityFest, bringing together residents, families, employees, volunteers, community partners, and guests on June 26 from 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest campus, 2705 Mountain View Drive, La Verne, CA 91750. Dedicated to connection, celebration, and inclusion, UnityFest celebrates Pride and the spirit of commUnity!

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) --- ProNova Partners, a 17-year-old Mergers and Acquisitions firm, has announced it has been retained to develop major strategic partnership and acquisition relationships for a breakthrough at-home vision-testing technology built on optical science exclusively licensed from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) --- ScentFest SF, the West Coast's first international consumer fragrance festival, opens June 26 to 28, 2026 at the Gateway Pavilion at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Founded by Sebastian Jara, creator of The Perfume Guy on YouTube, the inaugural three-day festival gathers more than 110 fragrance houses from around the world, the traveling archive of the Osmothèque, and a program of talks featuring some of the most recognized names in perfumery, all built for the public rather than the trade.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) --- Renowned wine and hospitality guru Christian Navarro, celebrated for transforming Wally's from a beloved neighborhood shop (founded in 1968) into one of North America's premier wine, spirits, and dining destinations is thrilled to return to his hometown of Los Angeles with his latest standalone venture: "christian's" Wine Bar & Restaurant.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (NAPA, Calif.) --- Domaine Carneros shares with great sadness the passing of Eileen Crane, our founding winemaker, longtime CEO, and the woman who made Domaine Carneros what it is today. Anyone who spent time with Eileen quickly understood that her gifts went well beyond the cellar. She had sharp wit and quiet conviction. She was elegant and tough in the same breath, a born optimist with endless creativity and a natural instinct for mentorship.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (CHICO, Calif.) --- With California architectural fees climbing to historic highs, standard residential design services are rapidly becoming cost-prohibitive for middle-class homebuilders. In a direct bid to dismantle this financial bottleneck, California-based manufacturer Sierra Log and Timber today announced the rollout of a flat-rate $950 custom 3D architectural drafting program available for ADUs and custom homes.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN RAFAEL, Calif.) --- Love takes center stage under the summer sky as Marin Shakespeare Company presents "As You Like It," adapted and directed by Evren Odcikin and running June 19 through July 19 at the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre. A dazzling, music-filled, fashion-forward romp through the Forest of Arden. Joyous and romantic, this reimagining leans into the comedy's delicious fluidity of gender and identity. Join the celebration of love, out loud, in all its forms.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) --- Secured Signing, a leading provider of secure digital signature, online notarization, video signing and identity verification solutions, announces a powerful new integration with Actionstep, the cloud-based practice management platform trusted by modern law firms.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) --- Finding the right ELISA kit for a research project can take days, comparing suppliers, checking species compatibility, and waiting weeks for delivery. MyBioSource was founded to address these challenges. The San Diego-based company has put together a large, well-organized collection of ELISA kits that researchers can browse, compare, and order in one place.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) --- SnapFresh Tools (from Ningbo Winbay Technology Co., Ltd.) has unveiled its 2026 40V 17-inch Brushless Cordless Lawn Mower as part of the brand's latest outdoor power equipment lineup, offering homeowners a gas-free lawn maintenance solution with cutting performance comparable to a traditional 150cc gas mower. The mower is currently available on Amazon.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) --- GeekyAnts, an AI-Powered Digital Product Engineering and Consulting Company, earned a nomination at the ET Now Business Conclave & Awards 2026 under the "Excellence in AI & Digital Transformation" category. The nomination recognizes the company's work in AI-led product engineering, enterprise modernization, cloud-native systems, and digital customer experience.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (TEMECULA, Calif.) --- Publishers Newswire (PNW), an online news publisher in California, covering books, music, indie film, and software launched in 2004, today announced its latest semi-annual "books to bookmark" list for Q1 of 2026, noting 11 new and exceptional "good reads" from small publishers based in North America. These recently published books are often overlooked due to not coming from major traditional New York book publishers.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (ANAHEIM, Calif.) --- ViewTech Borescopes, a leading provider of remote visual inspection (RVI) equipment, will exhibit at the 2026 Space Tech Expo USA, taking place June 2-4, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. During Space Tech Expo USA 2026, ViewTech Borescopes will showcase its lineup of high-performance video borescopes engineered for critical inspection applications across the aerospace, satellite, defense, and advanced manufacturing industries.

Anima Initiative, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting independent and underrepresented artists through interdisciplinary programming, presents "VENIA's Dear, Sincerely," - a one-day immersive cultural experience taking place Saturday, June 6, 2026 at the historic Travel Town Museum in Griffith Park. Created in partnership with Los Angeles avant-garde atelier VENIA and with the support of Travel Town Museum Foundation.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) --- The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders, announced a strategic partnership with The Zebra, the easiest way to compare and buy insurance, that will give TMC's lender members a direct way to connect borrowers with home insurance options at the point of mortgage origination.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LA JOLLA, Calif.) --- In a move to significantly reduce lead times for its critical medical diagnostic research components, AAA Biotech, LLC ("AAAbio") has announced a major restructuring of its international logistics framework. By empowering a curated network of regional partners, the company is ensuring that its comprehensive suite of Elisa Kits and protein reagents is more accessible to the global scientific community than ever before.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (HOLLYWOOD, Calif.) --- Prolific actor, writer and "maker of all things theatrical," Tonoccus McClain, is pouring his heart and soul into a deeply personal work in his first venture as a producer and writer, "Versions of Her," at the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. The Festival is Known for being an open-ended event with bold experimental performances.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (PALM DESERT, Calif.) --- At the LeadingAge California conference for aging services leaders, Cynthia Thurlow, CEO and President of 3rd3rd Marketing, and Shirley Turner, Director of Sales and Marketing at Hillcrest, share real-world marketing insights, results and actionable strategies in two sessions: "No Re-Branding Required to Win Residents" on May 20 and "Inclusive Storytelling: Strengthening Trust in Aging" on May 22, 2026.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) -- Neurotech Reports has announced that Thomas Stieglitz, Ph.D., a globally recognized expert in neural engineering and implantable neurotechnology, will keynote the Second Annual Neurotech Leaders Forum imec, taking place June 23-24, 2026, in Leuven, Belgium. The Neurotech Leaders Forum brings together senior executives, investors, researchers, clinicians, and technology developers working at the forefront of neurotechnology, bioelectronic medicine, and brain-computer interface innovation.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) -- The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders, announced the formation of the Mortgage AI Council, a standing committee under TMC's lender member board of directors. The council will give community banks, credit unions and independent mortgage bankers the governance frameworks, peer intelligence and collective voice needed to adopt artificial intelligence responsibly as the technology reshapes how lenders originate loans, assess risk and serve borrowers. Inaugural programming will include virtual webinars, member roundtables and dedicated sessions at TMC conferences.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (DAVIS, Calif.) -- Karen MacNeil, wine authority, author of "The Wine Bible," and co-founder of COME TOGETHER A Community for Wine, will deliver the opening keynote at the 2026 Vine to Mind Symposium, a joint initiative of the University of California, Davis and Harvard University, taking place May 19-20 on the UC Davis campus. The Vine to Mind Symposium convenes data scientists, scholars, and industry leaders to examine how data-driven insight and AI can advance viticulture, enology, and wine communications.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LA MESA, Calif.) -- NEWS: LegalizeFerrets.org says a new phase has emerged in California's long-running ferret controversy after the California Fish and Game Commission and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife filed demurrers in response to a lawsuit involving Petition 2025-003 - a citizen petition seeking reconsideration of California's classification of domestic ferrets as restricted animals.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) -- NEWS: The Glancy Wine Education Foundation (GWEF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing diversity in the wine industry through scholarships for underserved professionals, has released its 2026 Impact Report. The report details the Foundation's cumulative work since its 2020 founding and introduces newly compiled data on the demographic communities GWEF serves. Since inception, GWEF has awarded 303 scholarships and distributed more than $405,000 in grants directly to its wine school partners.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LA VERNE, Calif.) -- NEWS: Hillcrest, a senior living community in La Verne, CA (Los Angeles county) is expanding and connecting its campus with the addition of the Gateway Project. The project includes a walkway connecting its east and west campuses, a new neighborhood of single-family homes, and the renovation of three existing homes. Hillcrest is an upscale 501(c)(3) nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC).

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (TORRANCE, Calif.) -- NEWS: DocMagic, Inc. has announced that it received two new certifications from MISMO, the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization. MISMO's eVault System Certification covers SmartSAFE, DocMagic's core eVault for managing eNote workflows and MERS eRegistry activity, and SmartSAFE XL, an API-first eVault designed for enterprise environments that require flexible deployments and support for a broader range of digital assets.

LOS ANGELES: When Ani Lalazarian changed careers in 2020, leaving the fashion world to become an energy healer, breathwork facilitator and spiritual guide, she held tight to one conviction: that children and adults all carry a special light within them-they simply need the tools to find it. Now, Dragonfly Dreams Press, LLC is releasing her debut picture book - "Into the Heart of the Forest: A Journey to Love" (ISBN: 979-8218897246 paperback; 979-8218883294 hardcover) - a gorgeously illustrated adventure story that brings those tools directly to the page.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) -- NEWS: COME - TOGETHER-A Community for Wine Inc., the mission-driven company behind the Come Over October™ and Share & Pair Sundays™ wine advocacy campaigns, today announced the launch of the second annual Share & Pair Sundays campaign, running May 3 through June 28, 2026. Across nine consecutive Sundays, anchored by Mother's Day, Father's Day and the unofficial start of summer.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) -- NEWS: Secured Signing, a global leader in Digital Signature and Remote Online Notarization (RON) technology, recently sat down with industry innovators Tall Poppy Real Estate to discuss the successful, large-scale integration of the Secured Signing API into their core proprietary platform. By embedding high-security digital signatures directly into its internal workflows, Tall Poppy is effectively redefining the benchmarks for transparency, efficiency, and trust within the international real estate market.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (NAPA, Calif.) -- NEWS: Since its debut in 2018, the beloved Bubbles & Bites tasting series has transported Domaine Carneros' guests around the world one menu at a time. From Mexico to Morocco, Spain and the Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and most recently Peru, this celebration of diverse cultural culinary traditions now highlights the vibrant islands of the Caribbean: introducing Bubbles & Bites: Colors of the Caribbean, debuting May 1, 2026.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LONG BEACH, Calif.) -- NEWS: The Long Beach Post and Long Beach Business Journal, two of the city's most trusted independent news outlets, are joining The LA Local, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to building and supporting community-centered newsrooms across Los Angeles County. By joining The LA Local, the Post and Business Journal gain access to added resources, collaboration with other outlets serving the area and regional reporting capacity.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) -- NEWS: A widespread shift in business technology is driving organizations across legal, financial services, staffing, governments, life science, and corporate sectors to rethink how they manage data, workflows, and document execution, says Secured Signing. As companies migrate from legacy systems, integrated all-in-one e-Signature and online notary solutions are emerging as a critical component of modern operations.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) -- NEWS: The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation’s largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders, will host its act Tech Summit on Aug. 12-13, bringing together mortgage industry leaders, technology providers and decision-makers for an affordable, high-value opportunity to evaluate technology partners and solutions in a single setting. The event will be held at The Highland Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton in Dallas, Texas.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) - NEWS --- Secured Signing, a global leader in Digital Signing and Remote Online Notarization (RON), announced a 45% month-on-month increase in adoption of Realify, its AI-powered deepfake detection feature, among independent and in-house notaries. The surge reflects growing awareness among legal and notarial professionals of the escalating threat posed by AI-generated synthetic media in video-based identity verification and online meetings.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) -- NEWS The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders, will engage with members and industry partners across a series of key mortgage conferences and events nationwide throughout the second quarter. Through both large-scale industry events and more targeted, peer-driven engagements, TMC continues to create opportunities for lenders to connect, share knowledge and strengthen their businesses in an increasingly dynamic market.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SANTA CLARA, Calif.) -- NEWS SecuGen Corporation, a leading provider of advanced fingerprint biometric technology, today announced that its Unity™ 20 MOSIP fingerprint authentication device has been certified and officially listed on the MOSIP Marketplace, confirming compliance with Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) SBI 2.0 L1 specifications.

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.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE - NEWS -- The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders, will send its Advocacy Committee to Washington, D.C. on April 16 to meet with federal policymakers and housing agencies to discuss mortgage lending, regulatory reform and housing affordability.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE - NEWS -- In just three years, a global effort to document the world's oldest vineyards has reached a major milestone. The Old Vine Registry, the world's leading public database dedicated to historic vineyards, announced today that it has surpassed 10,000 registered vineyards worldwide, achieving a goal originally set for 2027 more than a year ahead of schedule.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE - NEWS -- GeekyAnts, a ​​global technology consulting and product development company, today announced the formal launch of GeekyAnts AI and AI Pods, a two-tier delivery program built to take enterprise AI systems from proof of concept to production, addressing the infrastructure and accountability failures that have stalled most AI pilot programs in 2026.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE - NEWS -- Secured Signing, a leading provider of tamperproof Digital Signatures and Online Notary solutions, is proud to announce its official approval as a trusted provider for Remote Online Notarization (RON) and In Person Electronic Notarization (IPEN) in nearly 40 U.S. states.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE - NEWS -- The Santiago de Compostela Pilgrim's Reception Office in Spain reports that 530,999 people received a Compostela certificate of completion in 2025, up 6% over 2024. Author Karin Kiser of Camino Chronicles Press says the actual number of people walking or biking the Camino de Santiago routes is more than that - much more.

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE - NEWS -- In his powerful new book, "Home Service Empire: How I Built, Scaled, and Sold a Family of Businesses Worth Over $100 Million" (ISBN: 978-196833-852 paperback; 978-1968339869 ebook; 978-1968339845 hardcover; Legacy Launch Pad Publishing), entrepreneur Cameron Bawden shares the battle-tested blueprint behind building one of Arizona's largest privately owned home service companies-and exiting on his terms.