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Amending AB 1381
Former mayor Richard Riordan likes Villaraigosa's reform move, but he along with opponents ex-Gov. Pete Wilson and Eli Broad want to delete the severability clause. LAT
Leland Wong in court
The former Hahn, Riordan (and I think Bradley) commissioner will be at the Criminal Court building downtown today to face unspecified charges. The Daily Breeze links it to the DA's investigation of pay-to-play in contracts at the Port of Los Angeles, where Wong represented Evergreen Marine.
Sparks advance
They are in the Western finals of the WNBA.
AFTER THE JUMP: Update on the EAA strike, local Pundit of the Day, ex-DreamWorks aides unite, Andrew Young's mistake before he talked to the Sentinel, and filling KZLA's country boots.
Politics
EAA strike tidbits
Union says 3,000 members picketed yesterday, the mayor says 1,000. No major disruptions, but the Port of L.A. was shut down for four hours, work slowed at LAX and getting plans checked at Building and Safety didn't happen. Former Councilman Richard Alatorre joined the picketers at City Hall. Times, Daily Breeze, Breeze
Pundit of the day
Local Democratic pollster Andre Pineda told CBS News that the party needs to work to get the support of security moms no longer sure about the Republicans. "Just because the opening is there doesn't mean we get to walk through it unless we show that we have viable policies for the country as a whole or viable policies for Iraq."
Andy Spahn bulks up
Andy Spahn & Associates, Inc. has hired Jennifer Lin and Kevin Ryan as senior associates. She used to direct state and federal government affairs, political affairs and community relations at DreamWorks. He comes from the Rogers Group and had been deputy press secretary for Gov. Gray Davis.
Fight for soul of Marina del Rey
Martha Groves in the Times looks at the opening skirmishes of what looks to be a long war.
Double-deck Century Boulevard?
How hideous is that? Traffic proposals for LAX are out for discussion.
Tabling term limits talk
The Orange County Board of Supervisors withdrew a ballot measure to lengthen term limits, citing lack of statewide momentum for the reform. Los Angeles is still going ahead, apparently.
Media
New journo-blogger
Donnell Alexander, author of Ghetto Celebrity and former LA Weekly and CityBeat writer, took the plunge.
XM saves County Bash
KZLA's decision to drop country music left the October 14 festival at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater without a main sponsor. XM Satellite Radio, which has nine county music channels for L.A. subscribers, stepped up.
Personal takes
Andy Young's first mistake
Flakking for Wal-Mart in the first place, says Erin Aubry Kaplan.
Rose Tree memories
News and Chatter's item yesterday on the Rose Tree Cottage in Pasadena spurred a visit on memory lane for the blogger at 2020 Hindsight.
Noted
Matchmaker, matchmaker
At a reception for Noam Levey and Leslie Pollner last Sunday at Traxx in Union Station, the Washington-bound couple gave guests a "blography" reciting past posts about their City Hall romance from LA Observed and Mayor Sam's Sister City.
Valley restaurants that were robbed
For the curious, the Times lists some of the eateries hit by robbers and offers other factoids, including that the robbery rate is still well below that in South Los Angeles.
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