Saturday, January 18, 2025
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L.A. Fires
LAT $: Crews improve containment on Palisades, Eaton fires; some residents allowed to return
- Former Cal OES director Mark Ghilarducci weighs in on LA wildfires and political discourse
- LAT $: California’s FAIR Plan, the home insurer of last resort, may need a bailout after the L.A. fires
- LAT $: The death toll continues to rise in the Los Angeles firestorm. Here are some victims’ stories
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Jon Coupal
OCReg: Jon Coupal: Information and resources for taxpayers impacted by the LA wildfires
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Oakland Corruption Case
SFC: ‘Money buys everything’: Here’s how the feds say the Sheng Thao bribery scheme went down
- SFC: Bribery charges against Oakland recycling kingpins put Bay Area contracts in question
- SJMN: Indictment of Oakland ex-mayor alleges bribery network
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Moss Landing Battery Fire
SJMN: Moss Landing battery fire: A ‘Three Mile Island’ for key renewable energy industry?
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L.A. Rebuilding
LAT $: They live in L.A. County’s riskiest areas. Should they rebuild on their burned out lots? -
Price Gouging
LAT $: California warns more than 200 hotels and landlords of price gouging complaints in wake of fires
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LA Leadership
CG: Calls Grow For LAFD Chief Crowley To Resign Over Wildfire Mismanagement - LAT $: L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
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Prop. 36
LAT $: Prop. 36 drug and theft felonies to force millions in state cuts, projection shows -
SALT Cap
OCReg: Trump seems open to increasing SALT cap, local GOP House member says after meeting -
Silicon Valley Bank Lawsuit
Feds sue SVB leaders for ‘gross negligence’ over massive collapse -
Health Care AI Errors
SJMN: Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans
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Menendez Brothers Resentencing
AP: Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing pushed to March because of Los Angeles-area wildfires -
Racial Justice Act
SJMN: Cain Velasquez shooting sentencing pushed back over Racial Justice Act motion -
Immigration Raid
SJMN: Immigration raid in Bakersfield has ‘chilling effect’ on community, United Farm Workers says -
MSM Bias: Inmate Pay
AP: On LA fire lines, inmates tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
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The Golden Pen
John Seiler
OCReg: Wildfires incinerate Newsom’s already flimsy budget proposal
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State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil
OCReg: Fires spark a larger conversation: One-party rule has failed Californians -
Matt Fleming
OCReg: Matt Fleming: Wildfires unleash an endless stream of very bad takes -
Katy Grimes
CG: Gavinomics: California’s High Cost of Living is Exploding
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento is working on a new bridge across the American River. Should it ban cars? - SacBee: Sacramento County affordable housing pilot program for low-income residents begins soon
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SF Bay Area
SJMN: Las Lomitas superintendent steps down following credit card use investigation - SFC: Silicon Valley school district abandons ethnic studies. Will other districts follow?
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Central Valley
Stanislaus County residents raise concerns about sex offender possibly moving next door - New accusations arise against deposed Modesto youth soccer employee, including coup attempt
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Contractor loses position for illegal practices, Cambria hires him -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Ventura's Main Street to stay closed in tentative decision -
Orange County
OCReg: OC county department heads warned to tighten spending, freeze hiring amid possible budget shortfall
- OCReg: Former Stanton councilmember accused of not living in district she represented, lying on election paperwork
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Riverside County
Riverside revisiting regulations on cannabis retailers - Riverside school board won’t seek change in transgender athletics law
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San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego County to get feds’ help improving cybersecurity - SDUT: Palomar Health enters turnaround pact with lenders as losses mount
- SDUT: San Diego economic roundtable points to ‘uncertainty’ with Trump, local housing woes