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DA Cooley told to stop punishing his deputies who belong to the union, Trutanich called out for that excessive bail gimmick, LAT loses another top Washington reporter, a new Janice Hahn video hit on Newsom — plus Jello Biafra looks back at Jerry Brown. All that and more after the jump.
- A federal judge slapped a preliminary injunction on DA Steve Cooley and other county officials, ordering them not to discipline or discriminate against prosecutors for union activity. LAT
- Tim Rutten columnizes on the million-dollar bail obtained by City Attorney Carmen Trutanich from "a feeble-willed judge," saying that Trutanich "essentially imposed a choice between jail time or a $100,000 fine on a defendant who'd never had a minute -- let alone a day -- in court and is entitled to the presumption of innocence." LAT Op-Ed
- The L.A. Times lost another Washington-based national security reporter, this time Greg Miller to the Washington Post. Technically, Miller belongs to the Tribune bureau in D.C. Politico
- California officials reported accepting more than $900,000 in disclosable gifts last year. LAT
- Jello Biafra says his 1970s punk slam on Jerry Brown for The Dead Kennedys, "California Uber Alles," was a misfire intended to wake up complacent liberals. Daily Beast
- Mayor Villaraigosa joins the Karen Bass for Congress juggernaut at a 1 p.m. event at City Hall. Rep. Maxine Waters recently added her endorsement.
- Janice Hahn's people are out with another campaign video trying to soften up Gavin Newsom, this one showing him laughing at the idea of running for lieutenant governor alongside Brown. YouTube
- Sheriff Baca turns up the heat on the Board of Supervisors by detailing the cuts he'll have to make if his budget is reduced as proposed. LAT, DN
Plus:L.A. County’s long-running summer arts internship program is on the Supervisors' chopping block. ZevWeb - Newly declared U.S. Senate candidate Mickey Kaus is inviting Democrats he knows to come over for BYOB drinks and signature gathering at his place in Venice: "You can stop by, sign the petition (if you're a registered Dem) hang around, schmooze, or wander down to Abbot Kinney Blvd. for their enjoyable First Friday activites (live music, all the food trucks west of the Rockies, etc.)" Via email
- Americans for Safe Access and two other medical marijuana advocacy groups sued Los Angeles over the city's new pot dispensary law, calling it too restrictive. LAT, DN
- The Daily News' Woodland Hills landlord has filed an objection to the MediaNews bankruptcy, saying the paper has provided contradictory statements about whether it's profitable. A "headcount analysis” says the newsroom fell from 115 in 2007 to 45 this year. Denver Daily
- Neon Tommy rounds up plans for the nationwide Student Day of Action, "to protest budget cuts to higher education, tuition hikes and other issues," scheduled for Thursday, including at campuses across California. NT
- All content for the Huffington Post's Impact section is outsourced to Causecast, a for-profit company that has nonprofits for clients. Nieman Journalism Lab
- Time Warner Cable launched My Government On Demand, a free 24/7 service with interviews, meetings and other informational programming about government. TWC also opened a Sacramento bureau to gather content. Via release
- "Bookworm" host Michael Silverblatt airs the first part of an interview with Patti Smith Thursday at 2:30 p.m. on KCRW.
- In addition to Mark Lacter's new blog for the station's website, KPCC has launched Morning Edition with Steve Julian and All Things Considered with Alex Cohen.
- City Council president Eric Garcetti guests on KPCC's "Patt Morrison" at 2:06 p.m. to talk about the state of the city.