Friday desk-clearing

Variety has restored that missing "Iron Cross" review to its website and says it was only down for factual vetting in response to a legal threat, not because of pressure from an advertiser. Patrick Goldstein
The 10 most interesting Oscar-related lawsuits ever. THR
The City Council reclassified internet businesses for tax purposes, responding to concerns that they were going to be leaving town. LA Biz Observed
Three people were shot today during a Long Beach bank robbery. Press-Telegram
Full-body security scanners are coming to LAX. Curbed LA
Gov. Schwarzenegger reappointed former actress Bo Derek and writer David Israel to the state horse racing board, says the Capitol Morning Report.
Newsroom buzz is that the Daily Journal is closing its Washington bureau and eliminating the immigration beat, a psychic blow that comes the same week staffers learned that the paper's chairman sent a $20,000 check to a writer for the New Yorker.
An emailer notes that, before Joel Grover went out with his undercover cameras, KABC Channel 7 did a story on disabled parking abusers.
Unofficial word from the LA Weekly is that editor Drex Heikes was not stricken after a meeting with Mike Lacey, unless meeting means a group dinner and after means the next day. Heikes was due to be released from the hospital today.
Why the medfly netting and other steps at farmers markets in some parts of L.A. Eat LA
More on the skeleton Oscar sculptures of Runyon Canyon and Mel's Diner. LA Mag
A special hour-long edition of "Deadline L.A." on KPFK (which aired at 3 p.m.) focused on reporting from Haiti with L.A. Times reporters Joe Mozingo, Mitchell Landsberg and Joel Rubin plus Dolores M. Bernal of Free Speech Radio News.
Jerry Brown and State Senator Abel Maldonado guest on KNBC's "News Conference" with Conan Nolan, Sunday at 9 a.m.

Plus: My KCRW commentary today is about the politics of supergraphics and billboards and the controversy over City Attorney Carmen Trutanich's tactics. I call it Thanks a Million.