Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Landmark Settlement with Pratibha Syntex Ltd.
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Los Angeles, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a settlement resolving allegations that Pratibha Syntex Ltd., a company based in India, gained an unfair competitive advantage over American-based companies by using pirated software in the production of clothing imported and sold in California. The case marks the first time a state has secured a legally enforceable judgment against an international company for these types of violations.
Walk Away from Deadwood Conservation Camp
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Yreka, California – A minimum-security inmate from the California Correctional Center walked away from Deadwood Conservation Camp (CC #23) on December 26, 2015.
Governor Brown Appoints New California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Scott Kernan as Secretary for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:
Southern Stanislaus County under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid
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Sacramento, California - Southern Stanislaus County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of two ACPs within the City of Turlock. The quarantine also takes in a portion of northern Merced County along its border with Stanislaus County. The quarantine zone measures 101 square miles, bordered on the north by East Service Road; on the south by August Avenue; on the west by Blaker Road; and on the east by North Hickman Road.
UCLA researchers create exceptionally strong and lightweight new metal
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Los Angeles, California - team led by researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has created a super-strong yet light structural metal with extremely high specific strength and modulus, or stiffness-to-weight ratio. The new metal is composed of magnesium infused with a dense and even dispersal of ceramic silicon carbide nanoparticles. It could be used to make lighter airplanes, spacecraft, and cars, helping to improve fuel efficiency, as well as in mobile electronics and biomedical devices.
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