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More moves in Trutanich v. Greuel, cop cars from Australia and the Dodgers begin the playoffs — plus more after the jump. Mark Lacter is off for a few days at LA Biz Observed.
- The legal and power battle between City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and Controller Wendy Greuel has "devolved into a soap opera with no resolution in sight," Rick Orlov says. DN, L.A. Now
- On-location shoots for commercials increased for the third consecutive week, according to FilmL.A. Inc. LAT
- The Los Angeles Police Department's next generation of police cars could be Australian-made Holdens — or not. TVNZ, NYT
- Actor/director Mel Gibson's criminal record was cleared on Tuesday when a Superior Court judge in Malibu granted a routine motion expunging a pair of drunken driving convictions stemming from the Oscar-winner's 2006 arrest on Pacific Coast Highway. AP
- AEG has acquired Incited Media, the streaming media management and production firm behind the Web streaming of Live Earth, the MTV Video Awards, the Grammy Awards and other events. Billboard.biz
- Laker Girls give a shout out to Eastside-centric blogger El Chavo in a video from the opening of a new 7-Eleven in Lincoln Heights. LA Eastside
- Daniel Olivas moderates a panel called Latino LA: The City of Angels Through Fiction, Poetry and Journalism" with Hector Tobar, Ruben Martinez and others at the 12th Annual Latino Book & Family Festival, Saturday at Cal State L.A. Flyer
- E.L. Doctorow will speak about his new novel, "Homer & Langley," to Writers Bloc on Oct. 18 at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills. Info
- The Dodgers and Cardinals begin the playoffs this evening at Dodger Stadium; the Angels host the Red Sox tomorrow night, with the Dodgers moving to the afternoon.