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- Investigations into former Hahn airport commissioner Ted Stein have closed and now he wants his lawyer fees reimbursed. Zahniser/LAT
- Free food and drink if you can prove you voted for the Beverly Hilton's big development — legal or not? LAT
- For once a former gang member rehabbed himself off the city's gang injunction lists. LAT, DN, Witness LA
- Does Assemblyman Lloyd Levine want Ed Boks' job as head of L.A. animal services? L.A. Now
- Former LA Weekly publisher Michael Sigman says "how can we hope to prevent future crises if we lose the daily and weekly newspapers and magazines which still produce most of the reporting that forms the backbone of good journalism?" Huffington Post
- Dodgers lost the first game 3-2 on homers by Chase Utley and Pat Burrell. They play today at 1 pm local time.
Plus: Mark Lacter on the Dow being down again — and gas prices too — at LA Biz Observed.