Sunday, January 19, 2025
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FR Exclusive
Ray Haynes
		FRBlog:  Not Yours to Give
		
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FR Exclusive
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  Good Riddance
		
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Susan Shelley
		OCReg:  Susan Shelley: Biden can’t leave fast enough. His presidency has been a total failure.
		
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TikTok Ban
		TikTok goes dark as US ban takes effect
		
 
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Price-Gouging Rules
LAT $: California attorney general says bidding wars aren’t exempt from price-gouging rules - 
	
	
More Fire Threats
		LAT $:  L.A. faces more fire weather next week as residents inspect devastation
		
 - OCReg: Another round of ‘extreme’ Santa Ana winds raises fire danger for already reeling LA region
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L.A. Fires
AP: Why are lone homes left standing after the fires? It’s not entirely luck - LAT $: 12 hours of fire that decimated Altadena: ‘I’m going to lose half of my town’
 - AP: Families unable to save California wildfire victims overcome with grief, questions
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Trump Visit
LAT $: Trump expected to survey Los Angeles-area wildfire damage next week - 
	
	
Home Insurance
		SDUT:  Home insurance was already hard to get. Then came L.A.’s fires. Here’s what the data show, and what else to know.
		
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Homeless Industrial Complex
SDUT: 18 homelessness programs are at risk of being cut. That may not be the biggest problem. - SJMN: After SCOTUS ruling, Bay Area big cities vowed to close more homeless camps. But have they ramped up sweeps?
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Governor 2026
SJMN: When VP Kamala Harris comes home: Running for governor seems like a no-brainer, but does she want it? - 
	
	
MSM Bias: Trump Derangement
LAT $: L.A. fires: Will Trump immigration crackdown slow rebuilding? - SacBee: Trump will be president again Monday. Five actions he can take that could impact California
 
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Rich Lowry
NR: Yes, the Delta Smelt Is a Ridiculous Fish - 
	
	
Steve Smith
		NR:  Newsom’s Budget Puts California Crime Victims Last
		
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Protesting Trump: S.F. march, rallies kick off weekend of resistance - 
	
	
East Bay
SFC: Sheng Thao’s indictment is already getting political. Here’s who might get hit by the fallout - 
	
	
South Bay
SJMN: Santa Clara County is close to finalizing its housing element, but the delay could create long-term impacts - SJMN: San Jose begins crackdown on RVs in new temporary towaway zones
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Central Valley
		FresBee:  Valley small farmers overwhelmed by demand for eggs amid high prices and shortages
		
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Ventura County
VCStar $: County judge steps down, calls it best job he's ever had - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
LAT $: Should the L.A. City Council still be informing the public by bulletin board? - LAT $: Serious misconduct alleged in report former UCLA professors sought to block. They moved on with no discipline.
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Inland Empire
OCReg: Shelving of clean-air rules ‘a slap in the face,’ Inland activist says - 
	
	
San Diego County
		SDUT:  More than 83,000 customers warned they could lose power when wild Santa Anas hit San Diego Monday
		
 - SDUT: An ’emergency’ fix at city offices stretched over 5 years — and it still isn’t done
 - SDUT: Escondido gets only one proposal to run troubled arts center
 - CG: El Cajon Delays Vote On Resolution to Remove Sanctuary City Status
 
