California Business
California Waste Solutions Inc. (CWS) Approaches 35 Years of U.S. Recycling and Global Environmental Infrastructure
OAKLAND, Calif. — 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….
FineVoice Launches Aunio, an Audio Production Agent for End-to-End AI Audio Creation
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — 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….
Cloud 9 Inn LAX Unveils Comprehensive Rebranding and Name change and Complete Down-to-the-Studs Bathroom Renovations
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — 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….
Tim Cox rejoins Informative Research to lead the company’s business process automation efforts
GARDEN GROVE, Calif., — 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….
Media Lauds Movie About Leading Vietnamese American Green Entrepreneur David Duong as Tickets Sell Out for Upcoming Screenings of ‘The King of Trash’
OAKLAND, Calif. — 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….
Vesta Customers Gain Access to Mezzo’s One-to-Many Operating Architecture
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — 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….
Novak Doors and Gates Expands Same-Day Electric and Automatic Gate Repair Across Los Angeles, from West LA and Hollywood to the San Fernando Valley and Pasadena
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — 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…
Historic 1984 Olympic Torch To Lead Rotary World Polio Relay
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — 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….
California Asks Ferret Advocates to Trust ‘Further Consideration’ – History Gives Them Little Reason To
LA MESA, Calif. — In March 2025, 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….
DocMagic’s Lori Johnson named a 2026 HousingWire Vanguard
TORRANCE, Calif. — 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….