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Santa Clarita fire burned 655 acres but is almost out.
Playa Vista opponents lose in court
Judge tells Grassroots Coalition that he isn't convinced the city is letting the development skate on methane monitoring.
Leaking gas pipe — at school
Teachers at Carson elementary smelled a "toxic odor."
AFTER THE JUMP: Details on AB 1381 vote in Sacramento and links to coverage, Jerry Brown and Sidney Korshak, Controller Chick, Lame criminal o' the day and more.
Politics
AB 1381 coverage
Romer sounds a conciliatory note, though the LAUSD board is still talking about suing. Mark Ridley-Thomas abstained on the vote, and Jerome Horton voted aye despite thinking the bill is unconstitutional. Days of intense deal making and horse-trading by Villaraigosa, Speaker Fabian Nuņez and Sen. Gloria Romero preceded the vote, but the stories don't get at what was promised to get aye votes (or unsuccessfully offered to the no votes.)
Mainbars: Times, Daily News, Copley
Makes running the district more complex than ever — LAT analysis
What AB 1381 does and doesn't do — Daily News explainer
Mainbars: Times, Daily News, Copley
Makes running the district more complex than ever — LAT analysis
What AB 1381 does and doesn't do — Daily News explainer
Victory press conference
It's set for 10 am at the Animo South Los Angeles Charter High School, 11100 S. Western Avenue. Media alert: they have invited parents to make it a rally, so allow time to park.
Last night's LA Observed coverage
Controller Chick sits down with reporters
Runaway construction spending by the city, audit of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, City council term limits are covered. LAT, Copley
Sidney Korshak lives
Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers, a book coming next week, will claim political ties between the mob fixer and then Gov. Jerry Brown. AG candidate Chuck Poochigian plans to use the allegations, but Brown adviser Ace Smith calls them "laughable and idiotic...the same category as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster."
Police Beat
Lame criminal o' the day
Shabod Hosseini was driving around Glendale, pretending to be a cop. Until he stopped Keith Soboleski, a real Glendale detective. Yeah, Hosseini went to jail.
Today
Amy Wilentz on KPCC
She'll talk about I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen: Coming to California in the Age of Schwarzenegger. with guest host Ted Chen on Airtalk. 10 am. Allen Coulter, the director of Hollywoodland, is on at 11:40.
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