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LAEDC Names Culver City CA Most Business-Friendly Small City at 2026 Eddy Awards
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (CULVER CITY, Calif.) -- Culver City, California, has been named a "2026 Most Business-Friendly City — Small City" by the LAEDC (Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation) at its annual Eddy Awards, recognizing the City’s commitment to supporting local businesses, attracting investment, and strengthening economic opportunity.
City of Lomita begins planning the future of former U.S. Navy ballfields park site
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LOMITA, Calif.) -- The City of Lomita CA announced this week it has begun planning the long-term development of the former U.S. Navy ballfields park site, which has served exclusively as the home for the Lomita Little League for decades. Lomita has commissioned design consultants to work with local stakeholders, including the Lomita Little League, to gather input that will help shape the future recreational use of the Navy Fields.
Calif. AG Rob Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Trump Admin for Terminating Funding for Unemployment Insurance System Improvements
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (OAKLAND, Calif.) -- Today, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside a coalition of 12 attorneys general and two governors, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) unlawful decision in May 2025 to terminate more than $45 million in grant funding that was intended to assist the plaintiff states in modernizing unemployment insurance system technology and implementing measures to prevent fraud.
Culver City Sustainable Business Program Celebrates Eight Years of Impact for 2026
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (Culver City, Calif.) -- At the eighth annual awards event held September 10, 2026, Culver City Mayor Freddy Puza presented awards to 12 newly certified and recertified sustainable businesses as part of the City of Culver City’s Sustainable Business Certification Program. Businesses may choose from two certification tiers: “Certified” or “Certified Innovator.”
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.
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.
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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Informative Research announces upgraded infrastructure fof 2027, positioning lenders to adopt multiple credit scoring models
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (GARDEN GROVE, Calif.) --- Informative Research (IR), a leading technology provider of data-driven credit and verification solutions for the lending industry, today announced it has upgraded its technology infrastructure to support lenders' adoption of multiple credit scoring models. IR clients are actively using both Classic FICO(r) and VantageScore(r) 4.0, the two models now available to every lender selling loans to the government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) following their Sept. 9 expansion.
San Jose-based Flatkey Inc. Launches ‘Flatkey Compute,’ a NeoCloud for Dedicated NVIDIA B300 Clusters
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN JOSE, Calif.) --- Flatkey Inc. has announced the launch of Flatkey Compute, a "NeoCloud" that builds and operates dedicated NVIDIA B300 clusters for its customers. Every cluster is reserved for a single customer and shared with no one. Flatkey runs each cluster as a compliant, trusted inference cloud, and the company works only on AI, not general-purpose computing.
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Kord Fire Protection Highlights Annual and Monthly Fire Extinguisher Inspections for All California Properties
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (STUDIO CITY, Calif.) --- Kord Fire Protection is highlighting the importance of monthly fire extinguisher inspections and annual maintenance for commercial properties, emphasizing the role of routine checks in identifying damaged, discharged or improperly maintained equipment. According to the company, portable fire extinguishers are often the first available response equipment for small fires.
Come Over October Ends Wine Advocacy Campaign Effective 2026 Season
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (ST. HELENA, Calif.) --- Come Over October, the pro-wine advocacy movement from Come Together A Community for Wine, that encouraged consumers to come together by sharing wine, has ended after an impactful three-year run. The campaign reached 3.8 billion media impressions, 7.5 million on social media, and was activated in over 2,000 retail stores with an estimated reach of 14 million consumers in the United States.
Honoring Environmental Champions and Youth Leaders, California Safe Schools Celebrates 28 Years of Advocacy
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) --- California Safe Schools (CSS) celebrated 28 years of advocacy and environmental leadership on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, with its annual "Your Life Is Now" Environmental Enforcement and Environmental Health Forum at The California Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.
At 13th S.F. International New Concept Film Festival, ‘The King of Trash’ Wins Best Documentary Film
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) --- Nearly five decades after arriving in San Francisco as a Vietnamese refugee, David Duong returned to the city for an awards ceremony honoring "The King of Trash," a documentary about his family's journey from war and displacement to building a successful business in America. The film won Best Documentary and Best People Choice Film at the 13th San Francisco International New Concept Film Festival, with both awards presented November 1 at Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Duong, the founder of California Waste Solutions, dedicated the film and its two awards to his parents, Jim Thu Tai Duong and Anh Thi Le.
SecuGen Corp. Unity 20 MOSIP Authentication Device Now Live to Work with Uganda’s National Identity System
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SANTA CLARA, Calif.) --- SecuGen Corporation, a leading provider of advanced fingerprint biometric technology, today announced that its Unity 20 MOSIP fingerprint authentication device is now live in Uganda. SecuGen has completed the setup that allows the Unity 20 MOSIP to work with Uganda's national identity system, which is built on the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) and operated by the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA).