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Sunday, January 12, 2025

Dear John,


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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: Cruising to Antarctica
  • LAT $: Aerial assault keeps flames from invading Brentwood, Encino but more winds coming
  • AP: Fires burn Los Angeles schools and destroy outdoor education sanctuaries
  • AP: Los Angeles wildfires death toll rises as crews fight heavy winds to save homes and landmarks
  • OCReg: Evacuations soar in the San Fernando Valley, Brentwood as Palisades fire extends to Day 5
  • OCReg: Red flag warning points to new wildfire dangers in Southern California, lasts until Wednesday eve
  • AP: LA’s fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
  • OCReg: A political firestorm rages as wildfires continue to burn across L.A.
  • OCReg: 2 men arrested after burglary call at Brentwood home of Vice President Kamala Harris
  • LAT $: They lost their home insurance policies. Then came the fires
  • SFC: Exclusive: CEO of California’s third-largest home insurer discusses consequences of L.A. fires
  • SFC: Brentwood, Encino saw huge State Farm nonrenewals before fires. Here are the numbers
  • LAT $: ‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.
  • OCReg: What LA can learn from 2018 fire that destroyed Paradise: ‘It will never be like it was… but it can still be home’
  • OCReg: Municipal water systems aren’t designed to fight wildfires, but maybe they should be, experts say
  • SDUT: $533M pension payment could blow a hole in San Diego’s budget — especially for parks and libraries, city says
  • SacBee: Trump supporters rally at California Capitol, vow fight is not over despite 2024 win
  • SDUT: Delayed Otay Mesa East border project poised to begin construction with key agreements reached
  • FresBee: Border Patrol says Central Valley raids, latest operation over, Fresno congressman reports
  • SJMN: Newsom says budget is balanced, will still tap $7 billion in reserves
  • OCReg: Susan Shelley: California regulations only make wildfires worse
  • CG: California’s Leadership Crisis: The Arc of Insanity Continues
  • Total Incompetence in CA: Putting Ideology Above the Basics
  • OCReg: Bill Essayli: Newsom needs to fireproof California, not Trump-proof it
  • CG: California Wildfires are NOT Climate Driven
  • SacBee: Former finance director takes helm as Sacramento city manager. Who is Leyne Milstein?
  • SacBee: Trump will test immigrant protections in Sacramento — one of first sanctuary cities in US
  • SFC: Rising tides could wipe out Pacifica, but residents can’t agree on how to respond
  • FresBee: New law bans agriculture burning in California. There’s an alternative that helps air quality
  • VCStar $: More heat for Oxnard council, this time over committees
  • LAT $: Column: How L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger plans to help Altadena rebuild
  • OCReg: Amid Eaton fire devastation, Santa Anita Park transforms into an aid center for victims
  • SDUT: Palomar Health board to consider major bylaws changes Monday
  • SDUT: One bonus of new construction across San Diego? Millions of dollars in public art
  • SDUT: Chula Vista hospitals hit hard by flu cases. ‘Influx of patients is being felt across the system,’ county says
  • SDUT: Deaths of homeless people drop to 495 in San Diego County


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