California Business News – including business, entertainment, finance, health and medical, non-profit, public policy and technology news from California, USA, as issued by the Send2Press Newswire service.
| From: Hillcrest
LA VERNE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Hillcrest, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in La Verne, Calif., honored local first responders with a special appreciation luncheon to thank them for their service to Hillcrest residents and the greater La Verne community.
| From: Cosmic Spin
ALAMEDA, Calif., Oct. 22, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — San Francisco Bay Area alternative folk-rock duo Cosmic Spin has released “Majority of One,” a new live recording that combines an infectious reggae-influenced groove, rich vocal harmonies, and a timely message about the power of individuals to make a difference.
| From: Glancy Wine Education Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Glancy Wine Education Foundation (GWEF) will hold its popular online auction from October 31 through November 8, 2026. The auction is one of the foundation’s most important fundraising events of the year. Proceeds fund scholarships that help underrepresented wine professionals earn professional certifications and advance their careers.
| From: Kord Fire Protection
STUDIO CITY, Calif., Oct. 19, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kord Fire Protection is highlighting the role of alarm monitoring in commercial buildings and offering three months of fire alarm monitoring at no charge to eligible new commercial customers under a qualifying agreement.
| From: Encore Sushi
SOLANA BEACH, Calif., Oct. 15, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: Crest Coating Inc.
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 15, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: California Waste Solutions
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 14, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: HotDeals
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 14, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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. In a 2025 survey of more than 1,000 U.S. online shoppers, 22% said they planned to begin researching holiday purchases in October.
| From: Domaine Carneros
NAPA, Calif., Oct. 14, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: Vietnamese American Business Association
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 14, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: IMobie Inc.
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 14, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: DocMagic, Inc.
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: California Waste Solutions
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 9, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: Writer-director Colin Best
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 9, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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. (UPDATED)
| From: DocMagic, Inc.
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: California Safe Schools
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 6, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: SecuGen Corporation
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 5, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: The Old Vine Registry
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 1, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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. (UPDATED)
| From: Realset AI
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: Hillcrest
LA VERNE, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: COME TOGETHER - A Community for Wine Inc.
ST. HELENA, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: Flatkey
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: Christopher Simmons
TEMECULA, Calif., Sept. 28, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: Publishers Newswire
TEMECULA, Calif., Sept. 25, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: Kord Fire Protection
STUDIO CITY, Calif., Sept. 23, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: Fonelora
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 23, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: California Waste Solutions
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 18, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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. (UPDATED)
| From: FineVoice
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 17, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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.
| From: Cloud 9 Inn LAX
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 17, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 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. (UPDATED)
| From: Informative Research
GARDEN GROVE, Calif., Sept. 17, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Informative Research (IR), a leading technology provider of data-driven credit and verification solutions for the lending industry, today announced that Tim Cox has rejoined the IR leadership team as executive vice president of business process automation. In this role, Tim will apply his industry expertise to support the company and help its clients work more efficiently and intelligently.
| From: California Waste Solutions
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 15, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — David Duong, the charismatic entrepreneur whose family built California Waste Solutions after arriving in San Francisco as refugees, is the star of a new documentary, “The King of Trash,” that has drawn strong reviews and is now returning to California theaters. Tickets for Bay Area and San Jose showings sold out in August after heavy demand from movie-goers and the local community.
| From: Mezzo
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., Sept. 14, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mezzo, creator of the mortgage industry’s first one-to-many operating architecture for third-party services, today announced an integration with Vesta, the AI-native loan origination system (LOS) and agent platform built to automate and accelerate mortgage operations. Mezzo launches with a single gateway across verification providers.
| From: Novak Doors and Gates
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 11, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Novak Doors and Gates, a licensed and insured electric gate repair and installation company serving Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, today announced expanded same-day electric and automatic gate repair coverage across the city, with dedicated crews for West Los Angeles and Hollywood alongside its established service in Santa Monica, Brentwood, Venice, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana and Pasadena.
| From: Rotary District 5130
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Sept. 8, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Rotary District 5130 will carry the World Polio Torch through communities across Northern California from October 2 through October 24, 2026, raising awareness and support for Rotary’s decades-long commitment to eradicate polio worldwide.
| From: Legalize Ferrets
LA MESA, Calif., Sept. 3, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In March 2025, Legalize Ferrets (LegalizeFerrets.org) filed Form FGC-1 with the California Fish and Game Commission – the formal petition, under Government Code §11340.6, asking the state to reconsider its classification of domestic ferrets as restricted wild animals under Title 14, §671. Preparing it properly took considerable effort. The Commission accepted it as Petition 2025-003.
| From: DocMagic, Inc.
TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — DocMagic® announced today that Chief Operating Officer Lori Johnson has been named a 2026 HousingWire Vanguard. COO recognized for advancing DocMagic’s latest innovations in a digital mortgage career spanning more than 30 years.
| From: Parking Made Easy Pty Ltd trading as Parksy
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 1, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — With Labor Day weekend expected to pack U.S. airports, free parking marketplace Parksy (parksy.com) today published a count of its listed parking within five miles of 14 major American hubs: nearly 2,000 spaces in total, led by Boston Logan with 491 – and spread so unevenly that the company says driveways near airports are now the most underused asset in American travel.
| From: VillageGIVE
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 28, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Sixty years to the day after the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum opened, VillageGIVE will present Coliseum 60, a free, all-ages community commemoration in East Oakland on Sept. 18, 2026, celebrating six decades of people, memories and community while looking toward the Coliseum’s future.
| From: Neotrope
TEMECULA, Calif., Aug. 27, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Send2Press, a 26-year-old U.S.-based newswire and press release distribution service, announces its expanded “AI Seeding” campaign for its PR and marketing clients. Launched in 2025 as nascent AI search and “answer engines” began to “breathe,” Send2Press launched organic and direct “seeding” of client news material into emerging LLMs to increase AI search visibility. Send2Press® is a brand/service of NEOTROPE®.
| From: Secured Signing
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 27, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Secured Signing, a global leader in electronic signature and Remote Online Notarization (RON) technology, announced the launch of Outsource Notary Queue, a new feature that lets business, delegate overflow signings jobs to trusted signing services partners while staying fully in the loop from start to finish.
