Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Tuesday, January 14, 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 LAT $: ‘Particularly dangerous’ fire weather warning in effect until Wednesday, gusts of up to 72 mph reported CalCoast: Red flag warnings in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties AP: Small airborne embers play a big role in the spread of wildfires OCReg: Containment grows on Palisades and Eaton fires as dangerous winds are expected to return SJMN: Lawsuits blame utility companies for Eaton and Palisades fires Republicans urge special session amid California wildfire and insurance crisis CG: CA Legislative Republicans Get Their Special Session on Wildfires, Water and Insurance California Gov. Newsom expands special session to address LA wildfires CG: Calls Grow for LA Mayor Karen Bass to Resign Over Wildfire Response LAT $: With her city in flames, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ political future hangs in the balance Catastrophic Failure in Los Angeles Gavin Newsom’s presidential bid up in flames with LA fires? OCReg: 9 charged with looting and 1 with arson amid Palisades and Eaton fires LAT $: Newsom proposes $2.5 billion for wildfire response as L.A. burns OCReg: Can Newsom improve rebuilding odds in fire-ravaged Los Angeles? OCReg: Sacramento Snapshot: Legislator launches effort to bar transgender student-athletes from female sports SJMN: San Jose water agency to vote on whether to help fund Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $20 billion Delta tunnel project CalM: Small California schools brace for layoffs as Congress slashes funding for rural education LAT $: Rural areas got millions in state fire prevention funds over parts of L.A. that burned SDUT: Tijuana declares emergency ahead of possible mass deportations Trump’s America First Foreign Policy Could Be His Longest Lasting Achievement CG: California Governor Gavin Newsom is Running from His Past With Fire Response NR: Are Californians Near the Tipping Point? OCReg: Southern California wildfires show just how destructive the ‘California Way’ can be CalM: As LA fires rage, Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass are targets in the blame game CG: Former Rep. Barbara Lee Becomes New Favorite in Oakland Mayoral Special Election SFC: S.F. leaders to quickly accept federal money, worried Trump administration will claw it back SF Republican Party elected a new chair. He voted Democrat for mayor Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office conducts 17% more traffic stops in 2023 from previous year FresBee: ‘M30 King of Fresno’ sentenced to prison after wave of fentanyl overdoses, prosecutor says CalCoast: Grover Beach's misinformation campaign harms our community AP: Lakers, Clippers return to their home courts after days of fire devastation across Los Angeles OCReg: Former Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill elected as new chair of Orange County Republican Party OCReg: Florice Hoffman elected as new chair of the Orange County Democratic Party LAT $: 2 Huntington Beach residents continue effort to overturn city’s Pacific Airshow settlement OCReg: Eric McCoy named Huntington Beach’s new fire chief SDUT: Election or appointment? Supervisors will decide Tuesday how to replace Nora Vargas 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