AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoMunicipal Finance: Banning, Calif. reviewed its July cash and investments, showing $53.47M in unrestricted funds and $6.71M in restricted reserves, while officials debated how much liquidity the city needs for recovery and major projects. Workplace Safety: A San Leandro metal recycler’s fatal record is reigniting scrutiny of Cal-OSHA after three worker deaths and decades of alleged violations, with lawmakers demanding faster action. Local Politics & Courts: A federal judge allowed jurors to hear claims that Oakland ex-mayor Sheng Thao and others tried to suppress a Vietnam-mission bribery story tied to alleged misconduct. Capital Markets & Deals: Paramount Skydance plans to move its stock listing from Nasdaq to NYSE as it heads toward closing its Warner Bros deal; meanwhile, JPMorgan bought a Santa Fe Springs warehouse campus for $176.5M. Energy & Costs: Record diesel prices are squeezing Southern California truckers and farmers, adding pressure to already tight margins. AI & Policy: California community colleges are seeking nearly $200M to expand AI adoption statewide, while courts upheld the Pentagon’s blacklist of Anthropic. Biotech & Growth: Adicet Bio set a Sept. 28 webcast for prula-cel lupus data, and Microbot Medical highlighted expansion plans including its first California customer.
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