Morning Buzz: Tuesday 7.29.08

The City Council takes up a possible 30% hike in trash fees. DN Wires
New LAT magazine will be profitable, the editor says. Folio
Air tanker drops at big wildfires are often pointless and just help make elected officials happy. LAT
Several witnesses saw or heard a woman get stabbed to death last evening in a Century Park East parking structure. LAT
Heightened alert at ports from the Olympics through the presidential transition next year. Wires
Another boat the L.A. River stunt, this one to demonstrate that the waterway's mix of urban runoff, sewage plant discharge and small amount of natural flow is navigable from Canoga Park to Long Beach. LAist
Frank Girardot was promoted to Metro Editor of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, from City Editor.
Bud Browne, the father of surf films in the 1950s, died at age 96. LAT