Morning Buzz: Wednesday 7.30.08

L.A.-based NBC reporter George Lewis was on "Today" this morning and will be featured on the "Nightly News" reporting on his own treatment for prostate cancer at Loma Linda. NBC
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger turns 61 today, and last night had a fundraising "party" at the home of developer Rick Caruso. Sacto Bee
The City Council gave tentative approval to a hike in the trash collection fee to $36 a month, from $26. You already pay taxes for the service, but they want more revenue. LAT, DN
The woman stabbed to death in a Century City parking garage was involved in a bitter divorce proceeding. LAT
The City Council imposed a one-year moratorium on new fast food outlets in a 32-square-mile area that includes West Adams, Leimert Park, Baldwin Hills and South Los Angeles. LAT, DN
A reporter from the Dallas Morning News here for the Dallas Cowboys training camp blogged about his first quake. First comment, maybe from his mother, cracks me up. DMN
A Times sidebar on yesterday's quake mistakenly says Northridge was in 1992. The correct answer is '94 — and the Times won a Pulitzer for covering it. LAT
Variety columnist Brian Lowry has an op-ed piece in the Times on the SAG feud. LAT Op-Ed
Tony Pierce explains his note telling Times bloggers to avoid the John Edwards love child story. Bloggasm
TellZell's anonymous blogger answers questions via email from Celeste Fremon. Witness LA
Tribune chose Cushman & Wakefield as the real estate firm that will explore the possible sale of the Los Angeles Times property in Downtown. ChiTrib
MetBlogs' Lucinda Michele Knapp didn't much care for the PBS' NewsHour show on the LAT Book Review. No she did not. MetBlogs
Heal the Bay's Mark Gold did not care for LAT columnist David Lazarus's treatment of the plastic bag ban. No he did not. Spouting Off