Trump set to make history as he’s sworn in as the nation’s 47th president
LAT's FAITH E. PINHO: "President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in at 9 a.m. PST Monday as the 47th president of the United States among a small group of dignitaries and guests inside the Capitol, in an unusual twist to the traditional inauguration.
The ceremony was moved into the Capitol rotunda because of subfreezing temperatures forecast for Washington, making Trump one of the few presidents to take the oath of office indoors."
READ MORE -- Once again, the world sizes up a Trump presidency -- LAT's LAURA KING, TRACY WILKINSON
Trump will be president again Monday. Five actions he can take that could impact California
Sacramento Bee's DAVID LIGHTMAN: "Donald Trump is fond of saying how he’ll take quick, decisive action on day one. That day is here Monday.
That means on the afternoon when takes the oath as the nation’s 47th president, he’s expected to sign executive orders shaking up how the nation deals with immigration, clean energy, transgender rights and more."
Undocumented Californians brace for Trump’s second term. Recent deportations increase fear
Sacramento Bee's MATHEW MIRANDA: "Uncertainty about her place in America has followed Jenni Hernandez since before she could remember.
Her mother says Hernandez’s first steps as a baby were crossing the border when the family left their home in Hidalgo, Mexico. As young as 6, her father began warning her about the persistent threat of deportation."
We asked all 58 California sheriffs about immigration enforcement under Trump. Here’s what they said
CALMatters' TOMAS APODACA, NIGEL DUARA: "President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to ramp up immigration enforcement could put California’s 58 elected sheriffs in the hot seat because of their responsibility to manage local jails. CalMatters surveyed all of California’s sheriff’s about how they plan to navigate the complexities in local, state and federal immigration laws. Here’s what they told us."
Trump wants to deport immigrants accused of crimes. California sheriffs could make that easy
CALMatters' NIGEL DUARA, TOMAS APODACA: "California sheriffs once again find themselves navigating a difficult political calculus on immigration as President Donald Trump begins his second term.
They can enforce a state sanctuary law that some of them personally oppose, or they can roll out the welcome mat to federal immigration enforcement authorities whom Trump has promised will carry out the largest deportation program in American history."
TikTok Got a Reprieve, but Americans and Chinese Are Still on RedNote
MEAGHAN TOBIN and CLAIRE FU, New York Times: TikTok got an apparent reprieve from being forced to shut down, but Americans on Monday were still using and downloading Xiaohongshu, the Chinese social media app that surged in popularity last week in anticipation of TikTok’s closure.
TikTok, owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance, went dark in the United States ahead of a federal law requiring it to be sold or banned on Sunday. TikTok soon came back online after President-elect Donald J. Trump said he would issue an executive order to put off a ban once he took office on Monday."
We tracked California’s lawsuits against Donald Trump. Here’s where the state won — and lost
CALMatters' ANA B. IBARRA, BEN CHRISTOPHER: "California sheriffs once again find themselves navigating a difficult political calculus on immigration as President Donald Trump begins his second term.
They can enforce a state sanctuary law that some of them personally oppose, or they can roll out the welcome mat to federal immigration enforcement authorities whom Trump has promised will carry out the largest deportation program in American history."
Southern California braces for latest threat of extreme fire weather (LIVE UPDATE)
LAT's STAFF: "The National Weather Service office sounded the alarm of a “particularly dangerous situation” that is set to go in effect Monday at noon and last through Tuesday at 10 a.m. for swaths of Los Angeles County and most of Ventura County."
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These photos capture the fight against the L.A. fires — and the devastation left behind
The Chronicle's STAFF: "On the morning of January 7, amid gusting Santa Ana winds, a plume of smoke erupted from a Los Angeles hillside. It was the first sign of a series of wildfires that would terrorize the city, killing 27 people, forcing tens of thousands to flee and leveling entire neighborhoods. The Palisades Fire, as that blaze came to be known, burned furiously through the wealthy enclave of Pacific Palisades, racing through residential streets and down to the coast. As firefighters worked to control the blaze, others sparked. The Hurst Fire burned just north of Interstate 5 near Sylmar. The Sunset Fire sprung to life in the Hollywood Hills. And later in the evening on Jan. 7, the Eaton Fire ignited at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, alongside the peaceful suburb of Altadena.
With embers carried on powerful winds, the blaze grew into a firestorm that ripped through the diverse community, incinerating more than 7,000 structures, including local landmarks and family homes, some of which had been passed down for generations."
California’s insurance woes have triggered a cash-only crisis at this upscale community
The Chronicle's STAFF: "Nestled in the rolling hills of southwest Walnut Creek, the retirement community of Rossmoor is a verdant oasis sheltered from the hustle and bustle of the Bay Area.
But for the community’s roughly 10,000 residents, there’s no escape from the homeowners’ insurance troubles that have spread across the state in the wake of the massive destruction wrought by California wildfires."
These L.A. Homeowners Installed Private Fire Hydrants. Here’s How They Fared.
NANCY KEATES and ARMAND ADAM AMENGUAL: "As the fires ravaging Pacific Palisades expanded and started moving toward his home in the Malibu Hills last week, Brent Woodworth connected two 100-foot hoses to his personal fire hydrant and put one on each side of the driveway.
When firefighters showed up, they used those hoses to save his home and the two next door, he says. The next day, when the hydrant’s water pressure dropped, he used a pump to take water from the swimming pool across the street so firefighters could continue hosing down the houses and fighting off embers."
Sheng Thao’s indictment is already getting political. Here’s who might get hit by the fallout
The Chronicle's SARAH RAVANI: "Sheng Thao may be out of office, but the former Oakland mayor — recalled in November and indicted this month — is going to loom over Oakland politics at a critical time for the city.
That much was clear Friday. As Thao made her first court appearance to face bribery-related charges handed down by a grand jury, some of her political rivals showed up, not only to watch but to try to send a message to voters about supporting anyone connected to her."
