Afternoon news snack

♦ The Supreme Court ruled for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office—and against demoted prosecutor Richard Ceballos—in deciding that whistle-blower protections are limited for public employees. So the public loses.
♦ Tribune propped up its share price by announcing a stock buyback plan and saying it will sell $500 million in assets. Trib also settled with the SEC over the bogus circulation figures at Hoy and Newsday.
♦ Bo Stefan Eriksson pleads not guilty to embezzlement, drunken driving and other charges.
♦ Mayor Villaraigosa chose an apt backdrop for tomorrow's budget signing: the police academy in Elysian Park.
♦ Gisselle Acevedo-Franco was named president and CEO of Para Los Niños, the downtown children's services agency. The former Los Angeles Times executive has been president and general manager of Hoy.
♦ Porn-industry watcher Rodger Jacobs reports on possible links between the industry and that family of three found murdered in Garden Grove.
♦ LACMA has a construction cam pointed at the hole in the ground where the parking garage used to stand between the main museum and the annex formerly known as May Co. From blogging.la.