Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Sunday, January 5, 2025     Dear John, CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FR MAIN PAGE [Note: The above link takes you to the current page. You would have to toggle the date on the site if the headlines below have cycled out.] The FlashReport Main Page has been updated with all of the big stories in California...The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy. THE HEADLINES FRBlog: Barbarians at the Gate SJMN: Bay Area homeless population rose to a record 38,891 people in 2024 LAT $: With negligible rain in 8 months, Southern California swings toward drought SFC: Newsom: Vallejo won’t be getting CHP surge anytime soon CG: Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs New Executive Order Going After ‘Ultra-Processed Foods’, Food Dyes SJMN: New laws coming to California classrooms in 2025 as the state wraps up a busy year in education OCReg: Huntington Beach pilot, teenage daughter, identified as victims of fatal Fullerton plane crash What California can learn from the place that invented the initiative SJMN: As they take office, new Bay Area congressmembers pledge to bring bold solutions and protect their diverse constituencies SacBee: Golden State Killer survivors turn ‘pain into power’ with nonprofit empowering crime victims SDUT: Marines tighten access to Camp Pendleton in wake of New Orleans attack CG: Who and What is Behind Wrecking Our Food Supply? NR: Joe Biden Is Weakening American Energy Production on His Way Out of Office SFC: Daniel Lurie, team of volunteers clear S.F. trash during weekend of service SFC: S.F. supervisor’s get-tough plea on drugs: More arrests and forced treatment SFC: Berkeley is legalizing a type of housing that could add thousands of units to the market SFC: Oakland police sergeant on paid leave after shooting suspect during pursuit FresBee: How much is too much? Rising housing costs put more strain on Fresno renters, homeowners Modesto has just 1 passenger train to Sacramento daily. New grant will help bring it to 11 SJMN: Santa Cruz wharf reopens after partial collapse LAT $: L.A. County’s newest D.A. swept the Westside and San Fernando Valley OCReg: Artificial intelligence spots a wildfire in an OC canyon – and promptly alerts firefighters Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site!     Sincerely, FlashReport Editors FLASHREPORT | Website FlashReport | 4040 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 20 | Newport Beach, CA 92660 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice