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- New email to LA Observed from a Reagan White House staffer, an emeritus professor and others covering the loss of La Cucaracha, the incredible shrinking L.A. Times and the difference of opinion between the Times' Michael Newman and the Daily News' Mariel Garza over the aesthetic beauty of Los Angeles. Go to We Get Email
- Jacob Soboroff and his video team caught up with Helen Thomas, the dean of White House reporters, out at Harvard-Westlake for a little chat on camera. Watch it at Native Intelligence
- Local sub-prime lenders are reeling, says Mark Lacter. Read him daily at LA Biz Observed
- Preservation and eviction blues all over Echo Park. Learn the neighborhood at Chicken Corner
- Larry Ellison hasn't proven to be the best kind of invading billionaire mogul for Malibu. Get Veronique's take