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What the police commission won't tell us, how Homeboy is no MOCA, GOP attacks on Streisand, more on Klinkenborg's L.A. and The Ring cycle's singers feel at risk. After the jump, plus more.
- The Police Commission has failed to publicly disclose its findings on at least 240 police shootings and other violent encounters with suspects, despite a promise four years ago to be more transparent and post its decisions on the Internet. LAT
- Five million dollars are needed to keep Homeboy Industries going, Father Gregory Boyle said last night at an Aloud event. "“People are willing to raise tens of millions to save the the Hollywood sign and MOCA and I don’t begrudge that," he said. "I just wish the same level of concern was present when it comes to saving the real, live human beings who come through our doors every day at Homeboy.” Witness LA
- The May revise of the state budget to be released today by Gov. Schwarzenegger is expected to call for more massive cuts in services. Rough & Tumble roundup
- Republican attacks on campaign contributions from Barbra Streisand "happen every election cycle, but it seems a little early this time around," says Ted Johnson. Wilshire & Washington
- The two leading singers in the Los Angeles Opera's staging of the "Ring" cycle have harshly criticized the director, saying the production is artistically flawed and physically dangerous for performers. "The most dangerous stage I've been on in my entire career," said one. LAT
- Doctors in the City of Hope Medical Group have sued the medical center in Duarte as part of a larger fight over future control. Daily Journal
- Columnist Hector Tobar responds in today's column to the recent NYT musing — "Something escapes me about Los Angeles" — by Verlyn Klinkenborg. LAT
- Park 101, the proposed downtown freeway cap, could cost $700 million. LAT
- Former LAPD Chief William J. Bratton and former L.A. Philharmonic music director Esa-Pekka Salonen are among those receiving honorary degrees today at USC commencement ceremonies. LAT
- The LAT's James Rainey "lacked perspective on The Journal and its readership" in his piece on the Jewish Journal, says the weekly's God Blog.
- The New York Times will begin charging for some web articles under a metering model in January. WSJ
- The Chicago History Museum and the Library of Congress have teamed up to post 5,500 interviews by Studs Terkel online. NYT