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Abbreviated Friday edition...
- Chief Bratton says he's selling his Los Feliz home to get free of the unused pool and will buy another home in or around Los Angeles. L.A. Now
Also: Bratton blamed the vendor for the errant crime maps the Times discovered. - Los Angeles Superior Court judge Harvey A. Silberman and two political consultants were indicted for allegedly trying to bribe a rival candidate to drop out of the 2008 race for judge. LAT
- Laura Ling and Euna Lee are reportedly being held at a guest house in the North Korean capital in perhaps a sign of openness to negotiations, says an academic who visited North Korea. Huff Post
Continued after the jump.
- Villaraigosa spokesman Matt Szabo responds on Twitter to our post about the kid who apparently tweets for the mayor: "Nothing to LAO's Myr V 'tweeter uncovered' post. Mayor either tweets himself, or I approve w direct authorization."
- James Rainey calls on Fox 11 babe-in-residence Jillian Reynolds to "grow up, just a little." LAT
- NBC 4 is launching "The Filter with Fred Roggin" on digital channel 225, apparently older guys like Roggin, lawyer Leo Terrell and activist Ron Kaye doing "fast-paced commentary, satire and humor" about the news. Kaye
- John Franklin is the public information officer for City Attorney Carmen Trutanich.
- Former Fox 11 anchor John Beard on Twitter: "In an apparent effort to make all other talk-show hosts seem smarter by comparison KABC radio has hired right-wing blowhard John Zeigler."
- Former LA Times reporter Tom Gorman is blogging his RV trip through Germany.
- I was on KPCC with Patt Morrison yesterday talking about the Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks issue in the Valley. Audio