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- The DWP union's solar rooftop measure slammed through by the mayor causes Tim Rutten to write, "if some serious rethinking about all this isn't done soon, the only difference between dysfunctional Sacramento and dysfunctional Los Angeles will be the fact that we don't have Indian tribes or slot machines in the mix." LAT column
- Former mayor James Hahn was inaccurately tarred with the corruption charge during the campaign he lost to Antonio Villaraigosa, says writer David Ferrell. LA Weekly
- The embattled MOCA board will be meeting en masse for dinner at the Beverly Hills home of trustee Rosette Delug. LAT
- LACMA's donation of $900,000 to the Measure R campaign is causing political trouble at the Board of Supervisors, which now questions if the museum really needs $6 million it has requested. DN
- A big-rig driver who was speeding and lost control of his truck is blamed for the fiery inferno that closed I-5 in Newhall Pass last year. LAT
- The city Department of Building & Safety's Code Enforcement Bureau has 321 open cases involving sign complaints. L.A. Daily
- Detectives still don't know who killed sheriff's deputy Juan Escalante outside his home, or why. LAT
- Former Times reporter Chuck Philips talks about his coverage and relationship with Anthony Pellicano. Patterico
- Homeboy Industries, Father Gregory Boyle’s 20-year-old gang intervention program, is financially strapped and running mostly on fumes. Witness LA
- The Studio City Neighborhood Council wants NBC Universal to scale back the big Universal City project. DN
- Los Feliz cancelled its annual holiday festival because the city no longer waives the fees for closing a street. Franklin Avenue
- You can give a gift or take a gift at the Really Really Free Market on Friday at MacArthur Park. LA Eastside
And at LA Biz Observed, credit to the L.A. Times for investigating stock option finagling by executives of the now-defunct OC mortgage lender New Century.