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- Conan O'Brien has lost viewers each night since his debut, and on Tuesday David Letterman won the ratings. LAT, Variety
- Twentieth Century Props, the entertainment industry's second-oldest prop house, will close after almost 40 years in North Hollywood. The inventory will be auctioned in July. DN
- After spending more than $7.4 million on a special exhibit, the Los Angeles Zoo will not be getting three rare golden monkeys promised by China in a 2002 trip led by then-Mayor James Hahn. "Our understanding is they [China] were no longer responding to our inquiries," says the head of the zoo commission. DN
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- L.A.'s city ordinance regulating how long taco and lunch trucks can stay parked was thrown out for not being related to public safety. LAT
- Cadiz still won't say which water agencies have reportedly signed a deal to participate in its Mojave Desert water scheme, and Michael Hiltzik says the whole thing smells as dicey as ever. LAT
- LAX will officially unveil its new system of red stoplights to prevent runway incursions by taxiing planes. LAT, Breeze
- Mayor Villaraigosa has named Dr. Lula Bailey Bolton to the CRA board.
- Temple City's mayor and the other two were indicted as expected on bribery, perjury and other counts. LAT, SGV Tribune
- The Flyaway bus fares are going up to $7 one way between LAX and Van Nuys or Union Station. Breeze
- Former Fox 11 reporter and KFI host Rod Bernsen debuts a web talk show on Talk Radio One Friday from 7 pm to 8 pm Pacific time.
- Former Times staffer in Orange County William Lobdell and ex-Daily Pilot publisher Tom Johnson have launched Daily Voice, a news website for Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. DV
- Preview of tonight's downtown Art Walk. Blogdowntown
- Geoffrey Baum, assistant dean of USC Annenberg and a past president of the Pasadena Area Community College District board, has been nominated for the California Community Colleges Board of Governors.