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Beck's confirmation vote, Villaraigosa gets a Thai massage, Broad still talking museum with Beverly Hills and much, much more in today's catch-up buzz. Tucked neatly after the jump,. as usual.
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- The City Council votes this morning on the confirmation of Charlie Beck as LAPD chief. The special meeting was scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m.
Plus:Video of Beck on KNBC News Conference - Mayor Villaraigosa and a date popped into Thai Sabai in Hollywood.for Thai massages on Sunday afternoon, accompanied by his LAPD detail. Faster Times
- Two City Council committees rejected the advice of City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and voted Monday to approve an ordinance that allows marijuana dispensaries to continue to sell the drug to people with a doctor's recommendation. LAT, DN
- Anschutz Entertainment Group has agreed to pay some of the costs of the Michael Jackson memorial, according to City Councilman Dennis Zine. LA Daily
- City Council candidates Chris Essel and Paul Krekorian will debate Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. at Notre Dame High School, hosted by the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association.
- Attorney General Jerry Brown faces political blowback no matter how he rules on the undercover videotaping by conservative filmmakers at offices of the community group ACORN in Southern California. SF Chronicle
- In addition to Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg, the co-hosts of Wednesday's Jerry Brown fundraiser here include Oracle's Larry Ellison and Netflix founder Reed Hastings. L.A. Now
- Becca Doten, communications director for Councilman Richard Alarcon and the former president of the Los Angeles County Young Democrats, was elected to the Democratic National Committee. Rick Orlov
- Eli Broad is still talking to Beverly Hills and a third Westside city, as well as Santa Monica, about building a museum to house his art collection. LAT, LA Observed
- Swedish designers, architects and engineers collaborating through a year-long workshop at Stockholm’s Royal University College of Fine Arts have reimagined the Los Angeles River. L.A. Creek Freak
- Patt Morrison broadcasts her KPCC show live at 1 p.m. from the UC Regents meeting at UCLA, where protests are expected over fee hikes. Sacto Bee
- The Gold Line's disappointing ridership numbers are expected to continue on the Eastside extension. LAT
- El Segundo city officials plan to fight the MTA's wish to locate a light-rail train maintenance facility near Sepulveda and Rosecrans. Breeze
- USC has the most foreign students enrolled of any U.S. university. LAT
- The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office launched a 24-hour tip line offering rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest or conviction of individuals involved in dog fighting. Breeze wires, L.A. Unleashed
- The Los Angeles local of AFTRA announced the hiring of Jeff Wald, former news director for KTLA and KCOP, as the guild's Los Angeles Director of Broadcast.
- "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe," a film about the radical lawyer by his daughters, Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler, runs Friday at the Nuart as a fundraiser for Revolution Books / Libros Revolución Bookstore with filmmaker Q&A.
- Ken Ober, a comedian and actor and the former host of MTV's "Remote Control," was found dead at home in Santa Monica. He was 52. LAT