Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, January 15, 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: California’s Elected Officials Trash Once-Strong Infrastructure, Economy in Avalanche of Regulatory Burden LAT $: Mayor Karen Bass was at embassy cocktail party in Ghana as Palisades fire exploded LAT $: L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t LAT $: ‘Particularly dangerous’ winds warning for L.A. fires returns Wednesday morning CG: At The Evacuation Line: Talking With LA Residents Affected By the Eaton Fire Eaton Fire updates: Crews worry wind could lead to flare-ups in Los Angeles OCReg: Gusty winds spread toxic ash from LA wildfires, so take precautions CG: New Report Finds Total Damage, Economic Losses From The L.A. Wildfires approximately $275 Billion CalM: Breaking: California abandons diesel truck ban and other clean-air rules before Trump is sworn in SJMN: California Democrats plan to tap new climate bond for LA wildfire recovery LAT $: Can fire-torn L.A. handle the World Cup, Super Bowl and Summer Olympics? OCReg: GOP Rep. Young Kim asks President-elect Trump to focus on wildfire aid first, politics second SFC: Some L.A. residents displaced by fires allege rent gouging: ‘Utter anger and disgust’ CalM: Newsom committed California to making its own insulin. It’s at least a year behind his schedule VOC: CA Attorney General Files Appeal in Huntington Beach Voter ID Lawsuit LAT $: L.A.-based Farmers tops survey of big California home insurers that decline the most claims OCReg: Rebecca Grossman, sentenced to life for running down two boys, has won a round in court OCReg: U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada, who put LA councilman Jose Huizar in prison, resigns SFC: Newsom wants to give California families with newborns a three-month diaper supply OCReg: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass should resign in disgrace, but it’s not worth trying to recall her WashTimes: California Desperately Needs New Leadership CG: Will California’s Wildfire Failures Usher in a Common Sense Political Era? Nolan: Out of Control LA Fires - It’s Not Just Incompetence, It’s Malfeasance - California Political Review OCReg: Private firefighters deserve praise, not regulation CalM: Disaster-prone California should adopt a preventive approach, rather than a reactive one SacBee: Sacramento City Council unanimously approves interim city manager to oversee budget deficit SacBee: One of Sacramento’s most dangerous roads moves a step closer to pedestrian improvements SJMN: Ex-Antioch officer admits conspiring to ‘injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate’ the people of Antioch SJMN: After Santa Clara County child welfare agency director resignation, social workers call for more changes Central Valley organization steps up to aid immigrant families amid mass deportation fears FresBee: Ex-state prison guard convicted of sexually assaulting nine female inmates in Chowchilla CalCoast: Santa Barbara judge admonished for angry outburst LAT $: L.A. City Council passes series of measures to aid recovery from catastrophic fires OCReg: Amid law enforcement patrols in wildfire areas, LA and OC district attorneys want state prison sentences for looters ‘Unique’ group of military aviators gathers at March Air Reserve Base near Riverside SDUT: SDG&E to pay $2.6M for mistakenly booting customers from discounted bill programs SDUT: El Cajon considers resolution to support feds with immigration arrests SDUT: District 1 voters will choose new supervisor in special election this spring 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