Morning Buzz: Tuesday 5.5.09

A federal judge issued a TRO stopping the city of Los Angeles from taking action against unpermitted supergraphics erected on at least 18 buildings by Sky Tag. LAT
The same day that the Times wrote about the hit-and-run death of Agapito Gaspar Nicolas, Mayor Villaraigosa approved a $50,000 reward in the case. LAT
Mayor Villaraigosa told the AIPAC convention in Washington about his Jewish connections: "Let me tell you about Herman Katz..." God Blog
The Easy Voter Guide Project and the Center for Governmental Studies have partnered to produce "Video Voter Minutes" on the May 19 ballot propositions. CGS on You Tube
Rep. Laura Richardson of Long Beach has once again riled up her neighbors in Sacramento, this time over her lawn. LAT
The Los Angeles Police Protective League has begun sending out a daily news roundup and has plans to start a blog later this month.
USC Annenberg grad students and Crenshaw High School tonight launch “Intersections: the South LA Reporting Project,” a joint project to produce news stories about the community. Witness LA
The Onion is said to be pulling out of Los Angeles. Gawker
Former Hollywood Reporter editor Howard Burns is now editor of the Santa Monica-based quarterly Moving Pictures.
Former L.A. Times reporter David Streitfeld has a front page story in today's New York Times on the beginnings of a housing rebound in some areas. NYT front
The new Kindle is too late to save newspapers. Denis Wolcott
UCLA was fined $31,000 by Cal/OSHA and is making safety changes as a result of the lab fire in December that killed a worker. LAT, UCLA Newsroom
A brief history of Hollywood madam Michelle Braun, her clients and the stung that stung her. Hollywood, Interrupted
Metro has more than doubled its solar energy activities and plans further installations. PV-tech.org
LAPL has posted podcasts of Dion Neutra, Kelly Lynch and others talking about the Richard Neutra exhibition of drawings and sketches at the Central Library. Podcasts | Exhibition
KCSN-FM at Cal State Northridge won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards. Release
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis chats with Patt Morrison at 2 p.m. on KPCC.
LA Observed contributor Jenny Price has a piece in the new Sunset magazine on biking the Los Angeles River.

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