Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, January 17, 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 Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao criminally indicted by feds: report LAT $: Former Oakland mayor reportedly indicted after FBI corruption probe SFC: Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao criminally indicted two months after recall LAT $: Crews improve containment on Palisades, Eaton fires as winds die down AP: Fire at one of the world’s largest battery plants in California forces evacuations SJMN: Huge fire at Moss Landing battery plant spurs evacuations, road closures, sends out plumes of toxic smoke CalM: Gavin Newsom has grown California’s government to record size. Now he, too, is selling ‘efficiency’ CalM: LA will need workers to clean up after fires. It can be a dangerous job SJMN: California legislation would speed up light-rail, bus lane conversions, exempting them from environment review OCReg: California legislators propose a series of bills to help LA’s wildfire victims LAT $: Stomach flu spreading among fire evacuees at Pasadena shelter AP: California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant LAT $: State regulators approve Edison’s wildfire prevention plan despite concerns SDUT: Supervisor Jim Desmond announces run for Congress, challenging Levin SFC: State Farm’s finances were a worry even before L.A. fires. Here’s what we know about its ability to pay claims going forward Grainy photos of their roofs cost them their insurance. Now homeowners are fighting back. SacBee: California courts are underfunded, leading to delays in cases, chief justice says SacBee: Sheriff reveals new details in California school shooting: ‘Everything else stopped’ CalM: ‘It all ended in a second’: Thousands of low-income and immigrant workers lost jobs in LA fires CalM: Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk? CG: Why Was California State Guard Volunteer Firefighting Force Dismantled? WH-Directed Censorship on Facebook Worse Than on Twitter CalM: As LA fires destroy homes, California’s housing crisis is about to get worse CG: Ringside: The Fire Next Time SacBee: Sacramento State announces $45 million budget cut. What the California university faces SFC: S.F.’s public health chief steps down as new Mayor Daniel Lurie reshapes City Hall SFC: 49ers vow to cover Santa Clara’s ‘approved costs’ for World Cup; mayor sees ‘high-risk situation’ Modesto police chief attributes apparent jump in traffic stops to software issues FresBee: Fresno State facing $4.2 million in permanent cuts in wake of proposed California budget CalCoast: SLO County Jail enters agreement with feds, monitor required CG: SLO DA Dow Proposes Urgency Legislation for Looting During a Disaster and in Evacuation Areas CalCoast: Contractor loses position for illegal practices, Cambria hires him VCStar $: County government to look at alternatives to SCE VCStar $: Pastor-politician Rob McCoy awaits 4 years of Trump AP: Fires scorched campuses across Los Angeles. Many schools are seeking places to hold classes CG: LAFD Comes Under Scrutiny Over Pre-Deployment Wildfire Plans LAT $: Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman hires new special prosecutor for police misconduct LAT $: 2 killed as Metrolink train strikes car in City of Industry VOC: La Palma City Hall Resists Residents Watching Official Deliberations From Home Moreno Valley mayor alleges ex-employer asked him to use influence to help company SDUT: Transit service cuts, fare hikes, or improvement delays? Facing $100M deficit, MTS mulls its options SDUT: UCSD’s enrollment soars by 1,880, dominating growth in the UC system SDUT: Michael Smolens: San Diego feels the pain to keep pension system stable SDUT: Imperial Beach OKs new renter protections. Advocates say they’re not strong enough 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