Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, January 29, 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 $: ‘Extremely disturbing’: High levels of heavy metals at Monterey estuary after lithium battery site fire OCReg: As federal funding for DEI initiatives is threatened, Supervisor Don Wagner asks what OC has CalM: This would be ‘devastating’: California sues to stop Trump’s chaos-inducing funding freeze AP: Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires LAT $: Fire victims seek answers about rebuilding, cleanup timeline SacBee: Gavin Newsom announces LA Rises philanthropic initiative to aid wildfire recovery efforts LAT $: L.A. County says state housing laws stand in way of rebuilding. Advocates disagree Owner floods store’s doorway to stop homeless people from sleeping outside SFC: S.F. wants to bus more homeless people out of the city. So why are numbers still down? CG: CA Assembly Republicans Announce Wildfire Prevention, Response & Recovery Legislation LAT $: Bill providing one year of mortgage relief for L.A. fire victims moving forward CG: Sen Wiener’s Bill to Hold ‘Big Oil’ Responsible for Natural Disasters Includes ‘Disinformation’ Punishment CalM: Activists whose videos accused Planned Parenthood of selling fetal remains plead to felony CG: New Bill to Increase Community Choice, Environmental Protections For Battery Storage Projects SJMN: California utilities commission proposes new standards for battery storage facilities CG: CA Assemblymen DeMaio and Essayli Introduce CA Voter ID Law AP: A GOP lawsuit to limit people in the US illegally from the census count will be harmful, voters say CalM: One reason your power bill is high: Baked-in profits that critics call excessive NR: Trump Protects Gender-Dysphoric Children from the Mutilation of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ SacBee: California schools could be required to warn students, families about immigration enforcement SDUT: El Cajon declines to pass resolution on police assistance with immigration enforcement SFC: S.F. union boss says feds attempted two immigration enforcement actions downtown SDUT: Nationwide, student test scores are ‘not good.’ But the data shows ‘a different pattern for San Diego.’ AP: California water regulators deny Trump’s claim that US military ‘turned on the water’ in the state AP: Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense The Most Consequential 1st Week In Presidential History CG: Naturally, CA Dems Blame Fire Damage on Climate Change, Blame Oil Companies CalM: Southern California wildfires could be a double whammy for the state’s shaky budget OCReg: Rebuild Los Angeles by liberating people and markets The Bidenbucks Saga Isn't Over, or Shouldn't Be SacBee: Sacramento has contracts of over $1 million with leader accused of bribery in mayor’s race SFC: Alameda County’s next district attorney selected: She’s a superior court judge SFC: Here’s what Daniel Lurie’s reformed S.F. mayor’s office looks like SJMN: Hundreds gather in East San Jose to protest threats of mass deportations New program in Stanislaus County puts survivors of sex trafficking on path to better lives FresBee: Quartet of viruses ‘overwhelming’ Fresno emergency rooms. Which is hitting locals hardest? CalCoast: Paso Robles City Council votes to raise garbage rates by 11.5% VCStar $: Longtime Simi Councilwoman Cavanaugh chosen as mayor LAT $: A judge tosses social media star Yashar Ali’s defamation case against LA Magazine OCReg: LA County wildfires create fierce competition for homes in Newport Beach, South Bay OCReg: Lawsuit against St. John Bosco alleges football coach Jason Negro embezzled money, had coaches pay players’ tuition OCReg: Last defendant in armed smash-and-grab robbery of Tustin jewelry store gets 29-year sentence Riverside County supervisors back measures to protect immigrant residents SDUT: County looking to buy second helicopter for night missions as it takes hard look at fire response SDUT: Supervisors won’t choose a new chair until after District 1 special election 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