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New Videos Celebrate San Francisco Companies and Innovators to Highlight City as Ideal Place for Doing Business

SAN FRANCISO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — S.F. Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched the San Francisco is “Where the World Changes Campaign” with a six minute video celebrating the San Francisco-based companies and innovators and promoting San Francisco as the ideal place for doing business for potential companies and entrepreneurs and for workforce and investment. [...]

Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 14, 2013

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: First, Walter Seaver, 59, of Colusa, has been reappointed to the 44th District Agricultural Association, Colusa County Fair, where he has been a member since 2012. Seaver has been the farm operation manager for the Colusa Indian Community Council [...]

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Condoms in All Adult Films Made in California: Assemblymember Hall Introduces Legislation to Address Health Concerns

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Today, Calif. Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) introduced legislation, AB 332, requiring condom use in all adult films produced in California. Joined by Michael Weinstein, President of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Darren James, a former adult film actor who contracted HIV while working in the industry, Hall’s [...]

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George Descalso joins Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC) in San Mateo, Calif.

SAN MATEO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added George Descalso as a property and casualty insurance producer and principal in its San Mateo office. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Descalso's insurance career spans 30 years.

American Brokerage Consultants acquired by financial services marketing firm Truebridge Inc

BOSTON, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ -- Truebridge, Inc., a Boston-based financial services marketing firm for banks and credit unions, has acquired American Brokerage Consultants of St. Petersburg, Fla. The announcement was made today by Stewart Rose, CEO of Truebridge.

'THE LORD'S LOVER' breaks conventional boundaries of modern stage with cabaret, performance art, live music, dramatic theater and dance

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Written and directed by international chanteuse, Juliet Annerino, 'The Lord's Lover' breaks conventional boundaries of modern stage with cabaret, performance art, live music, dramatic theater, exotic dance, and cutting edge video imagery. The intricacies of human sexuality and controversial themes of desire and 'free will' are explored and celebrated.

SoulTracks and soul music fans around the world are taking action to support soulful music during 'Soul Music Week'

DETROIT, Mich. /eNewsChannels/ -- Online magazine SoulTracks and soul music fans around the world are taking action to support soul music, one of the most revered forms of music in the world. From Motown to Memphis, from James Brown to Jill Scott, 'soul music' is the sound of our lifetime.
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American Music Abroad: Hip Hop Group Audiopharmacy to Tour Southeast Asia

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that San Francisco-based hip hop group "Audiopharmacy"...

Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 13, 2013 including California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, David Thomas, 54, of Modesto, has been appointed chair of the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, where he has served since 2010. Thomas has been a business representative at the Northern California District Council of Laborers [...]

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Calif. Assemblymember Hall Named Chairman of Assembly Select Committee on Human Rights, Diversity and Race Relations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Speaker John A. Pérez (D – Los Angeles) has named Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D – Compton) Chairman of the Assembly Select Committee on Human Rights, Diversity and Race Relations (Committee). In response to a disturbing trend of race-based violence in Los Angeles County and other parts of California, Hall [...]

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U.S. State Department to Engage Science and Engineering Diaspora Networks in Boston

BOSTON, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary (STAS), in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland, will...

Calif. Assemblymember Hall to Introduce Legislation Requiring Condoms in All Adult Films Made in California

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Calif. Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) will hold a Valentine’s Day press conference to introduce legislation requiring condom use in all adult films produced in California. Joined by Michael Weinstein, President of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Darren James, a former adult film actor who contracted HIV while [...]

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Seabee Veterans and Calif. Assemblyman Jeff Gorell Propose Renaming Segment of Pacific Coast Highway as ‘Seabee Memorial Highway’

VENTURA, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Today, at the request of local veterans groups and Seabee boosters, Calif. Assemblyman Jeff Gorell (R-Camarillo) introduced Assembly Concurrent Resolution 18 to rename a segment of Pacific Coast Highway 1 as “Seabee Memorial Highway.” The section of highway between Mugu Rock and the City of Ventura would be designated in [...]

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The Compliance Group Inc now offers services supporting mortgage lenders' adaptation to the CFPB's Compliance Management System

SAN MARCOS, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Leading mortgage compliance services provider The Compliance Group, Inc. (TCG), now offers services supporting mortgage lenders' adaptation to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB's) Compliance Management System requirements.

Mortgage Technology Company, Global DMS, Preps to Handle Increasing Demand for its Valuation Management SaaS

LANSDALE, Pa. /eNewsChannels/ -- Global DMS, a leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that due to an uptick in the mortgage industry's need for its suite of SaaS-based technology solutions, the company has experienced significant organizational growth.

LTC Financial Partners is expanding aggressively into the worksite market by forming alliances with employee benefit brokers

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- Until recently, long-term care (LTC) financing has been offered to Americans primarily in the home; and the means of financing has been limited to LTC insurance, for the most part. That's no longer so with LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of America's largest and most experienced LTCi agencies.

Calif. Assemblyman Gatto Appointed to Commission to Keep Film and Television Jobs in California

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) has been appointed to the California Film Commission (CFC). The Film Commission enhances California’s status as the leader in motion picture, television and commercial production by keeping film industry jobs and projects in the state. A one-stop office for filmmakers, the Commission supports productions [...]

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Calif. Assemblymember Hall Introduces Legislation to Protect Smart Phone User Privacy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Building upon the work of Attorney General Kamala Harris and leaders in the mobile technology industry, Calif. Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D – Los Angeles) has introduced AB 257, which will establish minimum privacy protections for users of mobile applications (apps) in California. An app is a software program that [...]

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American Athletes Barry Larkin and Olympian Natasha Watley Promote Life Skills for Indian Youth

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin and Olympian...

'Snow White' by Maple Youth Ballet comes to Orange County, conceived by award-winning choreographer and Artistic Director Charles Maple

IRVINE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Maple Youth Ballet presents the enchanting adaptation of 'Snow White' to Orange County dance audiences. Conceived by award-winning choreographer and Artistic Director Charles Maple, this unique production is sure to transport families to a 'fairytale world of magic, drama and romance.'

SafetoSleep: breakthrough Sleep and Breathing Baby Monitor capable of monitoring the breathing of a sleeping baby, announced

DETROIT, Mich. /eNewsChannels/ -- SafeToSleep, the maker of the breakthrough Sleep and Breathing Baby Monitor capable of monitoring the breathing of a sleeping baby, announced today that consumers can now order the product at the company's website. The long-awaited SafeToSleep system uses advanced fiber optic technology to monitor baby breathing with hospital accuracy and stream the information to an iPhone.

Loren Weisman hosts 'The State of The Record Deal in 2013' at 17th Annual Millennium Music Conference

HARRISBURG, Pa. /eNewsChannels/ -- On Friday, Feb. 15, at 2:30 p.m., Loren Weisman will be delivering 'The State of The Record Deal in 2013: Myths vs. Reality' at the 17th Annual Millennium Music Conference (MMC) in Camp Hill, Pa. Weisman will discuss a great deal of the behind the scenes activity and what is really going on as regards what it really takes to thrive in today's music business.

Calif. Senator Padilla Introduces Bill to Continue Funding for Emergency Pediatric Trauma Care

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Calif. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) announced the introduction of Senate Bill 191 today. The bill would allow counties to continue to collect funds for local emergency medical services, including pediatric trauma care, at no cost to the general fund. Without the Padilla bill, many counties will lose their only source [...]

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U.S. Imposition of Nonproliferation Sanctions Against Foreign Entities and Individuals

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, the U.S. Department of State announced the imposition of nonproliferation sanctions on several foreign entities and individuals under multiple...

Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 11, 2013 including California Energy Commission

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, David Russell Hochschild, 41, of Berkeley, has been appointed to the California Energy Commission. Hochschild was vice president of external relations at Solaria Corporation from 2007 to 2012. He served as a San Francisco public utilities commissioner from [...]

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