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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

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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


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FlashReport Editors
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