California Business

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Encore Sushi, the new restaurant from chef James La and partner Chris West, will celebrate its grand opening Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, with a Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting at 4 p.m. Drinks and chef's samples will be available. Encore is open now at 112 S. Cedros Ave., at the entrance to the Cedros Design District, steps from the world-famous Belly Up Tavern.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Crest Coating, Inc., a Southern California specialist in industrial powder coating and functional liquid coatings, today announced that it has earned AS9100D certification from Amtivo. The certification covers the application of powder, Teflon, Xylan®, Halar®, and BCS bakeware coatings.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- California Waste Solutions will mark its 35th anniversary in 2027. Founded by David Duong in Oakland in 1992, the family-owned business now serves more than 343,000 customers across Oakland and San José, supported by six Bay Area facilities. Through its subsidiary, Vietnam Waste Solutions, it also operates the Da Phuoc Integrated Waste Treatment Complex near Ho Chi Minh City.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Consumers may start preparing to compare Black Friday prices as early as October, weeks before the event. HotDeals' analysis of U.S. search trends and consumer research points to an extended research window rather than a single day when shoppers begin checking prices.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Domaine Carneros, the award-winning California grower-producer of Méthode Traditionnelle sparkling wines, announces its 2026 Holiday Gift Collection. At its château, inspired by founder Champagne Taittinger's historic estate in France and set at the gateway to Northern California wine country, the winery has paired its sustainably farmed, estate-exclusive wines with irresistible artisan finds.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The Vietnamese American Business Association (VABA) marks its 15th anniversary this year, celebrating its growth from a Silicon Valley business organization founded in 2011 into an international network connecting more than 2,200 professionals and 720 businesses across 12 U.S. states and eight countries.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- iMobie Inc. today announced that AnyUnlock now supports iOS 27 for MDM bypass and removal, extending its Mobile Device Management tools to compatible iPhone and iPad devices running the latest iOS version. The update allows device owners and authorized administrators to address Remote Management screens and locally installed MDM profiles through guided desktop workflows.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- DocMagic® announced today that Chief Information Officer Jeremy Boyd has been named a recipient of the 2026 Lending Luminary Award presented by PROGRESS in Lending. The honor recognizes mortgage industry leaders who demonstrate exceptional vision, leadership, and commitment to advancing the future of lending.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- California Waste Solutions, Inc. has received messages of support and congratulations from business partners, lenders and civic figures as it approaches its 35th anniversary in 2027. The letters and comments arrive as the Oakland-based company increases investment in recycling technology and pursues environmental infrastructure projects abroad.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- What's in the case? Registration is now open, and players across the US can try to find out. "What's In The Silver Case?" is a live mystery that begins inside "The Man With the Silver Case," the black-and-white neo-noir thriller from writer-director Colin Best, and moves into Los Angeles, with a $25,000 prize for the winner.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- DocMagic® announced today that Chief Operating Officer Lori Johnson has been named one of Mortgage Banker's 2026 Powerful Women of Mortgage Banking. The award recognizes women in mortgage banking who stand out as leaders by driving innovation, adapting to change and making a positive impact on their organizations, colleagues and the industry.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- California Safe Schools (CSS), in partnership with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), has launched a statewide public-education campaign to help Californians recognize unnecessary diesel idling, understand California's idling requirements, and report suspected violations near schools, homes, childcare facilities, hospitals, senior facilities, and other sensitive locations.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- SecuGen Corporation, a leading provider of fingerprint recognition technology, today announced that the FIDO Alliance has certified SecuGen's Unity™ 20 FIDO2 fingerprint security key. The key is FIDO® Certified for FIDO2 at Authenticator Security Assurance Level 1. It creates and stores passkeys for passwordless, phishing-resistant sign-in to compatible websites and applications.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The Old Vine Registry (OVR), the world's largest and most authoritative public database of old vineyards, today 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.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- 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.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- 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.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- 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. announced today.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Flatkey, the AI infrastructure platform that brings models, tools and data together behind one API key, today announced that Flatkey and Realset AI have raised 10 million dollars 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.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Today, Christopher 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 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.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- 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.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Kord Fire Protection is sharing guidance for California facility owners, engineers, contractors and fire protection professionals on inspection, testing and maintenance considerations for private fire hydrants and underground fire service piping.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Fonelora Inc. today announced the launch of Fonelora Go, a mobile location simulation app for compatible iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, together with Fonelora Location Changer V2.0.0, the latest version of its Windows and Mac desktop software.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- California Waste Solutions, Inc. (CWS) is approaching its 35th year as a leader in the international recycling, resource recovery and environmental infrastructure business with operations in California and Vietnam. Headquartered in Oakland, the company serves more than 343,000 customers across Oakland and San Jose and operates six Bay Area recycling facilities.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- FineVoice today announced the launch of Aunio, an end-to-end AI audio production agent designed to help anyone create professional, publish-ready audio without a dedicated audio production team. Rather than generating individual audio assets in isolation, Aunio understands the content and context of a project and coordinates capabilities.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Cloud 9 Inn LAX officially announces the completion of its extensive property rebranding and total guest room modernizations. Completed in August 2025, the top-to-bottom transformation establishes the hotel as the premier budget-friendly gateway for travelers, sports fans, and concertgoers visiting the booming Inglewood and Greater Los Angeles entertainment hubs.