Christopher Simmons
Christopher Simmons (aka Christopher Laird Simmons) has been a working journalist since his first magazine sale in 1984. He has since written for wide variety of print and online publications covering lifestyle, tech and entertainment. He is an award-winning author, designer, photographer, and musician. He is a member of ASCAP and PRSA. He is the founder and CEO of Neotrope®, based in Temecula, CA, USA.
Bank of Southern California N.A. Announces Senior VP Promotions in San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Bank of Southern California, N.A. (OTC Pink: BCAL / OTCMKTS:BCAL) announced the promotion of Marie Crivello and Debbie Marshall to Senior Vice President. Ms. Crivello joined Bank of Southern California in 2012 as Vice President, Client Relationship Manager. She has over 16 years of banking and client relationship management experience. Ms. Marshall joined the bank in 2011 as Vice President, Deposit Operations, bringing over 30 years of banking, compliance, and risk management experience to the bank.
Calif. School Bus Safety Legislation Introduced by Senator Tony Mendoza
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) introduced a measure to improve school bus safety in California. SB 1072 would...
Calif. Assemblymember O'Donnell Co-Authors Bill that Shines a Light on Coastal Commission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D – Long Beach) co-authored AB 2002, requiring those who lobby the California Coastal...
Calif. Senator Isadore Hall to Introduce Wage Equality Act of 2016 – SB 1063
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senator Isadore Hall, III (D – South Bay) will be joined by civil rights and minority leaders from...
DocMagic Announces Premium Rep and Warrant Offering Guaranteed $5M TRID Compliance for Mortgage Trade
TORRANCE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- DocMagic, Inc., a premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, compliance, eSign and eDelivery solutions, today announced the development of an extensive set of new reps and warrants for its calculations, documents and data, which provides peace of mind to lenders when it comes to compliance with the TRID rule.
Actor Zak Lee Guarnaccia scores role in 'LIVE BY NIGHT' by Ben Affleck and Launches X3S Bench
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Zak Lee Guarnaccia is a multifaceted actor, Hollywood stuntman, filmmaker, martial artist and fitness expert, whose career has been evolving in film, television, martial arts and fitness for well-over two decades. Guarnaccia is thrilled to join the cast on 'Live by Night' - the upcoming American crime film, written and directed by the Oscar-winning director Ben Affleck, based on the 2012 novel by Dennis Lehane and distributed by Warner Bros.
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 12, 2016 including Mental Health Services Oversight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Nathaniel Allen, 55, of Sacramento, has been...
Lecture by Whitten & Roy Partnership at Stanford Graduate School of Business: Life-Changing Products in Developing World
STANFORD, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Media invited to attend: Why selling to the poor is a win-win - An inspiring lecture presented by Whitten and Roy Partnership at Stanford Graduate School of Business. The presentation is titled 'Changing behavior by selling life-changing products in the developing world.'
Project Enterprise Ready for Warp: Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols Joins Team to Rebuild Famous Starship
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Star Trek fans and those with interest in movie history have the chance to 'boldly go where no man has gone before.' The original iconic movie model of the USS Enterprise used in the first six Star Trek films is about to be rebuilt, Project Enterprise announced today.
Calif. Senator Mendoza Introduces Bill to Combat Government Corruption – SB 1011
SACRRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- A bill that strengthens California’s conflict of interest laws and restores public trust and accountability was introduced today by...
Calif. Gov. Brown Issues Statement on Deaths of Tulare County Sheriff Deputy and Pilot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding the deaths of Tulare County Sheriff's Department...
S.F. Mayor Lee Announces Armistead Maupin as Recipient of 2016 Mayor's Art Award
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Earlier this month, San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced that Armistead Maupin, local icon and acclaimed author...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 10, 2016 including to Health Professions Education Foundation Board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Elizabeth Echols, 55, of Berkeley, has been...
Calif. Gov. Brown Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Blocking Clean Power Plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Tuesday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued an...
California Legislative Black Caucus Selects Senator Isadore Hall as Caucus Chairman
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) today announced that due to the resignation of Assemblymember Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr....
EPIC Insurance Brokers adds Joshua Allen, CSP, CFPS as Loss Control Consultant
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (EPIC), a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that risk control professional Joshua Allen has joined the firm as West Region Risk Management Loss Control Specialist. In this role, Allen will be responsible for providing comprehensive safety management and loss control services to EPIC's larger, more complex 'risk management' clients.
Wireless Leader 5 BARS to Deliver Carrier-Grade Wi-Fi for NRG Stadium in Houston
IRVINE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- 5 Bars(TM) announced today they are building a carrier-grade Wi-Fi system for NRG Stadium at NRG Park: the premier sports, convention, tradeshow and entertainment complex located in Harris County, the cultural center and urban hub of Houston.
Core Hammer Training Certification Program Launched for Fitness Trainers and Group Ex Instructors
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- MostFit is excited to announce its new 4-hour certification training program accredited through NASM and ACE. Trainers and Group Ex Instructors will receive .4 Continuing Education Credits for attending the training.
New Comedy CD, GROWER, by Brett Hamil announced by Uproar Entertainment
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Uproar Entertainment is excited to announce the release of Brett Hamil's first comedy CD 'GROWER' on Feb. 12, 2016. In his punchy, fast-moving act Hamil talks about sex, psychedelics, his 'dog entourage,' marrying into secular Judaism, and what it means to feel trapped in one's beard.
Startup, Echo Site, Explores Ways to Push the Amazon Echo to New Limits in Home and Classroom
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The founders of web startup Echo Site are big believers in the potential for Amazon's Artificial Intelligence device, the Echo(TM). 'We think Amazon and third party developers have only scratched the surface in terms of what's possible for this technology,' says Wolfram Ruisdael, one of the venture's directors.
50 Shades of Hell: 'Area Code 666' is a New Approach to Modern Fiction
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Author-filmmaker-musician John Scott G is creating the world's first omnibus novel. Interweaving nine novels, dozens of short stories, numerous comedy routines, and a great deal of political satire, 'Area Code 666' is being serialized on Ga-Ga.com, the new online magazine of the arts (in BETA).
Calif. Gov. Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Feb. 2016 Black History Month
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- This week, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a proclamation declaring February 2016, as "Black History Month" in...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 3, 2016 including to Interagency Coordinating Council on Early Intervention
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Wednesday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Raymond Madden, 50, of Imperial, has...
Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto Announces Legislation to Restructure Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles), chairman of the influential Utilities and Commerce Committee, announced a constitutional amendment...
Calif. Assemblymember O'Donnell Goes to Bat for California Coastal Commission Executive Director
LONG BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach) issued the following statement today in reference to a letter addressed to...
Better Life Technologies Selects Fallbrook Engineering to Develop Diabetes Glucose Monitoring Tech
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Better Life Technologies Group is pleased to announce that it has selected Fallbrook Engineering in Escondido, Calif. to work on the prototyping of its patent-pending, non-invasive wireless-wearable, Glucose Diagnostic Sensor (GDS), US Patent Pending # 14/933985. Non-invasive wireless wearable Glucose Diagnostic Sensor to provide unique solution for diabetes monitoring.
Renee Crow Joins EPIC Insurance Brokers as VP Hospitality Practice Leader in the Western U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (EPIC), a unique and innovative national retail insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, announced today that Renee Crow has joined the firm as Vice President and West Region Hospitality Practice Leader.
Rick Genest Joins Premier Insurance Services, a Hispanic Market Insurance Services Provider, as President
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Protector Holdings, LLC, a joint venture of EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) and Dowling Capital Partners, announced today that Rick Genest has joined Premier Insurance Services as the company's President. Premier Insurance Services, acquired by Protector Holdings in 2013, targets the growing Hispanic Community in California and the West.
Calif. Governor Brown Delivers 2016 State of The State Address
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Warning of the next inevitable recession and the "zigzag of spend-cut-spend" budgeting, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for Jan. 19-20, 2016 including to Agricultural Associations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- This week, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: First, Charlene Taylor, 63, of Elk...
California Basketball Asssociation Selects Center Renardo Sidney as Men's First-Ever Player
COMPTON, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Former Mississippi State star Renardo Sidney was the first player taken in the inaugural California Basketball Association's draft Sunday January 10, 2016. In all, 48 players were selected by six different CBA men's teams over eight rounds to play in the new professional basketball league. Free Agent tryouts are Saturday January 23, 2016 at 5 p.m. at the USESS Center in Compton, Calif.
Integrated Comfort Expands Calif. Operations, Develops Enhanced Monitoring Internet Dashboard
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Integrated Comfort, Inc. (ICI) has expanded. In June 2015, ICI moved from Vacaville, Calif. to a larger office and production facility in West Sacramento, Calif. ICI also opened a facility in Phoenix, Arizona to provide manufacturing and logistical support in one of our higher concentration areas for DualCool installations.
Clarence Bates Joins EPIC Insurance as Principal, Employee Benefits in Irvine, Calif.
IRVINE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a unique and innovative national retail insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, announced today that Clarence Bates has joined the firm as a Principal in the Employee Benefits Practice.
Reduce Gun Violence! California Senator Isadore Hall Announces Legislative Package
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Senator Isadore Hall, III (D – South Bay) announced a legislative package for 2016 designed to reduce...
U.S. Senate Candidate Tom Del Beccaro's Flat Tax endorsed by Reagan Economist Dr. Arthur Laffer
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Tom Del Beccaro, former Chairman of the California Republican Party and U.S. Senate candidate, today announced Dr. Arthur Laffer's endorsement of Del Beccaro's nationwide and California flat tax.
EPIC Insurance adds Cameron Rappleye in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a national retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, today announced that Sacramento native Cameron Rappleye has joined the firm as a property and casualty insurance broker/producer.
Calif. Congressman Cardenas Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Review Immigration Executive Actions
WASHINGTON, D.C. /California Newswire/ -- U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley, Calif.) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to hear...
Calif. Parking Bill of Rights proposed by Assemblyman Mike Gatto
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) announced a package of reforms that will make parking policy more fair...
New hit single Aktive announced by KING OF THA HILLS – artist aktively collabs with Zaytoven and Young Dro
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- KING OF THA HILLS (K.O.T.H.) makes music business history with the release of their new hit single called 'Aktive' which is now available on music outlets and is produced by multi-platinum producer Zaytoven (Xavior Dotson).
Specialty food for a special cause: Food Philippines brings social enterprises to 2016 Winter Fancy Food Show
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Sixteen Philippine companies are participating in this year's Winter Fancy Food Show (WFFS) slated at the Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, January 17-19, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center Silicon Valley announced today. Each with an advocacy at the heart of its business, these companies bring with them narratives of the people, places, and practices incidental and instrumental to their production.
Calif. Assemblyman Gatto Practices What He Preaches, Signs Easy Estate-Planning Deeds at his Office
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) was joined today by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and members of the...
The DRONE Act of 2016: Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto Announces Consumer Aviation Measure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ Today, Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto announced a comprehensive solution to the challenges that drones pose, The Drone Registration/Omnibus Negligence-prevention Enactment...
Calif. Assemblymember O’Donnell Introduces Legislation Tackling Port Pollution – AB 1657
LONG BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D – Long Beach) introduced AB 1657, which dedicates state Cap-and-Trade revenues to...
Calif. Senator Tony Mendoza Requests LAUSD 'Teacher Jail' Audit
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The use of “Teacher Jail” by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) was the focus of an...
Aliso Canyon Gas Leak: Calif. Assemblyman Gatto to Hold Hearing in Porter Ranch Jan. 21
PORTER RANCH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Members of the local media are invited to attend hearing by Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Glendale) Utilities and...
Too Broke For Therapy: Uproar Entertainment Releases First Stand-Up Comedy CD by Nick Cobb
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Uproar Entertainment is excited to announce the release of Nick Cobb's first comedy CD, 'Too Broke For Therapy' to be released January 15, 2016. Uproar Entertainment is committed to recording and promoting today's most talented comedians.
PhotoLA 2016: Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury to Dedicate Exhibit to World Peace
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- A&I, the fine art photographic printing and services company, will present the work of award-winning photojournalist Tish Lampert at its booth #816 at PhotoLA. The exhibit is part of Lampert's 15-year series on the landmark protests of our times. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the UN, will dedicate the exhibition in a special event highlighting his world peace initiative.
EPIC Insurance Brokers acquires Ascende, Inc., a Leading Human Capital and Employee Benefits Firm
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Ascende, Inc., a premier human capital and employee benefits consulting firm, and EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a unique and innovative national retail insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, announced today that they have joined forces.
Bank of Southern California NA Announces Change of its Ticker Symbol to BCAL
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Bank of Southern California, N.A. (OTC Pink: BCAL / OTCMKTS:BCAL), announced today that FINRA has approved a change in the Company's stock symbol. As of Monday, December 21, 2015 the new trading symbol for Bank of Southern California is BCAL. The former symbol, FBBN is no longer valid.
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for Jan. 6, 2016 including to the Dental Hygiene Committee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Meredith McKenzie, 44, of Los Gatos, has...
