Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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L.A. Fires: Ongoing Threat
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
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L.A. Fire: Containment
OCReg: Containment grows on Palisades and Eaton fires as dangerous winds are expected to return
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L.A. Fires: Lawsuits
SJMN: Lawsuits blame utility companies for Eaton and Palisades fires
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Special Session
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
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Failed Leadership
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?
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L.A. Fires: Looting
OCReg: 9 charged with looting and 1 with arson amid Palisades and Eaton fires
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Recovery Spending
LAT $: Newsom proposes $2.5 billion for wildfire response as L.A. burns -
Rebuilding L.A.
OCReg: Can Newsom improve rebuilding odds in fire-ravaged Los Angeles? -
Transgender Sports
OCReg: Sacramento Snapshot: Legislator launches effort to bar transgender student-athletes from female sports -
Delta Tunnel Project
SJMN: San Jose water agency to vote on whether to help fund Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $20 billion Delta tunnel project
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Rural Education
CalM: Small California schools brace for layoffs as Congress slashes funding for rural education -
Fire Prevention Funds
LAT $: Rural areas got millions in state fire prevention funds over parts of L.A. that burned -
Illegal Immigration
SDUT: Tijuana declares emergency ahead of possible mass deportations
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The Golden Pen
Michelle Steel
Trump’s America First Foreign Policy Could Be His Longest Lasting Achievement
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Katy Grimes
CG: California Governor Gavin Newsom is Running from His Past With Fire Response -
Charles C. W. Cooke
NR: Are Californians Near the Tipping Point? -
Tim Anaya
OCReg: Southern California wildfires show just how destructive the ‘California Way’ can be -
Dan Walters
CalM: As LA fires rage, Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass are targets in the blame game
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East Bay
CG: Former Rep. Barbara Lee Becomes New Favorite in Oakland Mayoral Special Election -
SF Bay Area
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
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Central Valley
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
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Grover Beach's misinformation campaign harms our community -
Los Angeles County
AP: Lakers, Clippers return to their home courts after days of fire devastation across Los Angeles
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Orange County
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
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San Diego County
SDUT: Election or appointment? Supervisors will decide Tuesday how to replace Nora Vargas