Acting Governor Newsom Orders Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff
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- Category: California News California News
- Published: 08 November 2018 08 November 2018
Sacramento, California - Acting Governor Gavin Newsom ordered flags at all state buildings to be flown at half-staff and issued the following statement in response to last night’s shooting in Ventura County:
Mexican fruit fly quarantine
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- Published: 07 November 2018 07 November 2018
Los Angeles, California - A portion of Los Angeles County, including the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, has been placed under quarantine for the Mexican fruit fly following the detection of three flies, including two mated females, within the City of Long Beach. Mated females are significant because they indicate a breeding population that increases the risk of spread of this pest. CDFA is working collaboratively on this project with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office.
Former Genentech Employees Charged With Theft Of Trade Secrets
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- Category: California News California News
- Published: 04 November 2018 04 November 2018
San Francisco, California - A federal grand jury indicted Xanthe Lam, Allen Lam, John Chan, and James Quach for stealing trade secrets from Genentech and related charges, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and FBI Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The indictment, handed down on October 25, 2018, and unsealed today, alleges that the defendants stole confidential Genentech information to help a company in Taiwan create and sell drugs similar to those that were created by Genentech.
Governor Brown and Attorney General Becerra to Honor Public Safety Medal of Valor Recipients
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- Published: 28 October 2018 28 October 2018
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Attorney General Xavier Becerra will present the Medal of Valor award to five public safety officials tomorrow in Sacramento, including officers from the California Highway Patrol and the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department.
Californian heads FFA officer team elected at 91st National FFA Convention & Expo
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- Published: 31 October 2018 31 October 2018
Sacramento, California - Luke O’Leary, a Californian and agricultural leadership and development major at Texas A&M University, has been elected FFA national president at the organization’s 91st annual national event. He receives the gavel from 2017-18 National President Breanna Holbert, also a Californian.
South Bay Doctor Indicted For Unlawfully Distributing Hydrocodone
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- Published: 21 October 2018 21 October 2018
San Jose, California - A federal grand jury has indicted South Bay doctor Venkat Aachi, charging him with distributing hydrocodone outside the scope of his professional practice and without a legitimate medical need, and with health care fraud related to the submission of false and fraudulent claims regarding the health care benefits, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) Special Agent in Charge Steven J. Ryan.