POWAY, Calif. — HELM Analytics, a global business intelligence and analytics technology company, announced that G. Shay Tengan has been named executive vice president and general manager. Previously, Tengan held the position of vice president of business development.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Starting with nudie-cutie footage from the 1950s, the music video to ‘Explosive Chill’ by Jonny Harmonic proceeds to travel the world both literally and figuratively. The wide variety of imagery perfectly suits the eerie and pulsating music on ‘We All Love Bright Shiny Things’ album.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Bank Foreclosures Sale, an online leader in the bank owned homes listings and foreclosure information industry, announced today that bank foreclosures were up 5 percent in the second quarter of 2010. With 269,960 bank repossessions recorded, a new quarterly record was set for bank repossessions, which are up a staggering 38% from the second quarter of 2009.

DAVIS, Calif. — California IVF: Davis Fertility Center, Inc., working in conjunction with Gene Security Network leads the field in bringing a new test to patients that combines the detection of single-gene genetic disorders with a 24 chromosome screening.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Rob Katz, president of Del Mar DataTrac, Inc., and a 19-year mortgage lending process automation and technology veteran, has emerged as a Finalist for the 2010 Lasting Impact Award, sponsored by Source Media’s Mortgage Technology magazine.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Time and Gems, an independent Rolex(R) retailer offering premium Rolex customizations, today announced a diamond Rolex watch giveaway valued at $7,000 as a thank-you to all new visitors of their Web site that sign up for their bi-weekly newsletter.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Del Mar DataTrac, Inc. (DMD), the leading provider of affordable end-to-end mortgage lending automation solutions and an industry pioneer in business intelligence, document imaging and management, and loan process workflow tools, is among the 2010 Top 50 Service Providers listed by Source Media’s Mortgage Technology magazine.

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Event Media, Inc., producer of Bike the Coast – Taste the Coast, a new event scheduled for November 6, 2010, announces partnerships with the City of Oceanside Bicycle Committee, Main Street Oceanside and the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce. These groups, along with the Oceanside Visitors Bureau, are bringing together the cycling and business communities in Oceanside to promote bicycling and offer a festival at the Oceanside Pier with food, drink, music and fun.

IRVINE, Calif. — Loan-Score Decisioning Systems, an enterprise-class pricing and automated underwriting provider, announced that Stearns Lending, Inc., a national wholesale and retail mortgage banker, has grown its business by more than 65 percent since going live with its solution in early 2009. Stearns utilizes Loan-Score’s platform to automate pricing and underwriting for each of its 18 wholesale branches as well as its new affiliate branches.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — SecuGen, the world’s leading optical fingerprint device vendor, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the SecuGen iD-USB SC/PIV, a combined fingerprint and smart card reader that is fully FIPS 201/PIV compliant. The iD-USB SC/PIV is a ready-to-use USB device that facilitates dual-factor authentication right out of the box.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — COIN-OP TV celebrates six years of independent Internet TV on the video game industry. An early adopter of the online video format, COIN-OP TV launched a year before YouTube and many other popular video content Web sites.

ORANGE, Calif. — Comergence Compliance Monitoring (CCM), a leading provider of third-party originator (TPO) risk management solutions and SaaS, announces the release of Realm Professional Edition 2.2 Product Suite. Realm 2.2 creates a more holistic TPO management system that enables wholesale, correspondent and reverse mortgage lenders to oversee and execute all TPO communication and administrative activities through a single electronic portal.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Lion Technology Inc., a nationally renowned regulatory compliance training firm, will present its two-day Hazardous Waste in California workshop series during the month of September. These courses are designed for industry professionals who must assure compliance with California’s hazardous waste regulations. Workshops will be held in San Diego on Sept. 13-14; Los Angeles on Sept. 16-17; Bakersfield on Sept. 20-21; and Oakland on Sept. 23-24, 2010.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — HELM Analytics, a business intelligence and analytics company, announced that it has earned a spot on Mortgage Technology magazine’s 2010 Top 50 Mortgage Technology Service Providers. The company has gained rapid momentum since launching operations in early 2009.

CitizenWire COLUMN: Everything you think you know about singer and guitar player Paula Franceschi is only half the story. She’s got grown-up kids, but onstage, singing and playing her Telecaster, she’s got the energy, enthusiasm and attitude of the New Jersey rock chick she was back in the ’70s.

CitizenWire COLUMN: You can find a tremendous variety of human behavior on LA Talk Radio but it is the most varied on Sheena Metal’s radio shows. With three programs on the air for a total of 14 hours a week, Metal is one of the busiest voices of the station, which is both a live and an iTunes destination for listeners.

LA MESA, Calif. — According to Ferrets Anonymous, legalizing pet ferrets affects hundreds of thousands of Californians, even though many citizens may be unfamiliar with the State’s 77-year-old ferret ban. The California Veterinary Medical Association has long agreed that pet ferrets should be legal.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Del Mar DataTrac, Inc. (DMD), the leading provider of affordable end-to-end mortgage lending automation solutions, and CCMC, Inc., the financial industry’s premier technology interface provider, have released the DMDBridge, a connectivity tool that automatically moves loan data from a lender’s third-party origination system to the DataTrac mortgage banking system of record.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Real country by real musicians is the way to describe the new album by Scott Joss and Doug Colosio, ‘A Couple of Strangers,’ released by Golosio Publishing. The 13-track recording showcases many of the duo’s favorite types of music, including Texas Swing, roadhouse roots, and ‘good ole’ cryin’ in yer beer country tunes,’ states John Scott G, managing partner of Golosio.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Thirty years ago, Thienna Ho and her family were Vietnamese boat people who survived a brutal attack by Thai pirates during a treacherous voyage on their way to their new home in San Francisco. Now Thienna is a super-athlete who has broken Guinness World Records (GWR) for feats of strength and endurance. On August 14 she plans to take the men’s Guinness World Record for the most weight dead lifted in one hour.

TORRANCE, Calif. — Neotrope, a California based marketing firm, recently ‘adopted’ Children Awaiting Parents and the Starlight Children’s Foundation. To celebrate, throughout July 2010 as part of the adoption program, when a donor gives $50 or more to either charity they will have the opportunity to issue a free national online press release through Neotrope’s Send2Press(R) Newswire service, which is syndicated worldwide.

CLAREMONT, Calif. — Life-Changing Coaching announces that Coach Paul has been selected to participate as one of the speakers at this year’s Magic Johnson Foundation – Life Skills Leadership Conference, which is being held from Thursday, July 22, 2010, to Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at UCLA.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland’s hidden gem, and America’s first roof top garden constructed after WWII, proudly opens its doors for event hosting on August 3rd, 2010, featuring an event industry exclusive reception from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Kaiser Roof Garden overlooks picturesque Lake Merritt and provides stunning 360-degree views of architectural and scenic beauty. Now under management by Oakland Venue Management and Inspire Productions.

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. — California Intercontinental University (CalUniversity) CEO and Co-Chairman Dr. Shaan Kumar celebrated World Safety and Harmony Month by honoring Dr. Khalil BineBine with its 2010 Quality Service Excellence Award.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Neotrope and its Send2Press service recently ‘adopted’ Starlight Children’s Foundation as its premier charity program recipient. Throughout the month of July as part of the adoption program, when a donor gives $50 or more to Starlight they will have the opportunity to issue a free national online press release through Neotrope’s Send2Press Newswire service.