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Thursday, December 19, 2024

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THE HEADLINES

  • CG: FBI Raids Home of Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brian Williams Accused of Making Bomb Threat Against City Hall
  • LAT $: FBI agents search home of L.A. deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat
  • CalCoast: Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency over bird flu outbreak
  • LAT $: Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana
  • SJMN: Proposition 36, new state law cracking down on retail theft, now in effect
  • AP: Amazon workers strike at multiple facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract
  • New year, new laws: 7 California state laws that could impact your everyday life
  • CalM: California’s lemon law is changing and car buyers have fewer protections in the new year
  • OCReg: Orange County OKs purchase of Costa Mesa property to create 78 units for homeless
  • VOC: Santa Ana Officials Bolster Anti-Camping Laws Ahead of Holidays
  • CalM: ‘It’s living hell’: Nurses say a California addiction recovery program ended their careers
  • CalM: A California recovery program keeps watch on addicted health workers — but not doctors
  • SFC: California’s Democratic senators split in Adam Schiff’s first major vote
  • CalM: Why income and tense politics are limiting access to civics classes in California
  • SacBee: Environmental groups challenge update to California’s low-carbon transportation rules
  • SDUT: Jamul waits for Biden approval to move 172 acres into tribal trust
  • SacBee: Back in offices, California state workers’ parking frustrations returned as state revenues surged
  • LAT $: California’s cannabis supply chain: Hidden pesticides and no public monitoring
  • SFC: Northern California has worst home insurance nonrenewal rates in the country
  • Temecula school board rescinds parent notification, flag ban policies
  • CalM: College protests swept across California last year. Why have they stopped?
  • SFC: Should San Francisco build a Trump ‘Freedom City’ in one of its iconic parks?
  • LAT $: California man linked to Madison school shooter may have plotted own attack
  • Hundreds rally for undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles
  • CG: Loan or Bailout: Biden-Harris Admin ‘Loans’ Pacific Gas & Electric $15B to Combat Climate Change
  • OCReg: New state Assembly members taught how to duck accountability
  • CG: Ringside: How Newsom Can Achieve ‘Affordability’
  • Did Biden Pay Reuters $300 Million To Write Political Hit Pieces?
  • OCReg: Billions of dollars later, California’s homeless crisis persists under Newsom
  • CalM: New decisions boost California’s zero-emission vehicle mandate, but major hurdles remain
  • Sacramento to begin search for a new city manager next year
  • SacBee: Why Sacramento mayoral candidate Flojaune Cofer waited months to reveal an alleged bribe
  • SacBee: Two grandmothers died blocks apart on a dangerous Sacramento road. Will the city fix it?
  • SFC: ‘Unite us’: Top Oakland leaders urge Barbara Lee to run for mayor in new letter
  • SFC: S.F. Mayor London Breed only has one regret from her time in office
  • SJMN: Toll Authority approves measure to further increase Bay Area bridge tolls starting in 2026
  • FresBee: Fresno city employee strike ends after one day of picketing with a proposed contract deal
  • Stanislaus County delays decision on truck parking facilities. Panel will study the ‘crisis’
  • CalCoast: Eye on Ty: Recording refutes Paso Robles manager’s conspiracy claim
  • LAT $: LAUSD principals say demands are too high, hours too long. They are joining the Teamsters
  • VOC: Santana: Why Did OC Supervisors Strip Elected Treasurer of Managing Investments?
  • OCReg: Diocese of Orange to pay $3.5 million settlement over alleged child sex abuse involving former Mater Dei principal
  • OCReg: Caltrans wants to convert 5 Freeway HOV lanes from La Mirada to Tustin into express lanes
  • 28 retail-theft arrests made in San Bernardino County by special detail
  • SDUT: To meet budget shortfalls, should San Diego increase parking costs?
  • SDUT: Your San Diego utility bill may go up about $2 per month to keep California’s only nuclear power plant going
  • SDUT: Three new Coronado leaders vote to appoint a council member, bypassing an election
  • SDUT: Don’t pay this ticket: San Diego police say fake citations under investigation
  • SDUT: In striking a deal, San Diego nears the end of its pensions legal saga. But there’s another problem to solve.


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FlashReport Editors
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