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Deja vu in the race for governor, HuffPost examined again, Tribune papers not close to giving up print, the Downtown stadium gets onto "Entourage" and much more for Monday after the jump.
From the weekend: Mayor to name new planning director
- Political consultant Clint Reilly says the strategy unfolding in the Meg Whitman-Jerry Brown race is like what worked when Pete Wilson defeated Kathleen Brown in 1994. CalBuzz
- If you had to declare a winner among Internet media companies today, the victor easily would be Arianna Huffington — but questions about the future of the HuffPost remain. Newsweek
Plus: Huffington Post today launches a blog with Tony Robbins. - Conservative websites are circulating a fake list of participants in the journalist email group Journolist, says Cenk Uygur. HuffPost
- Tribune CEO Randy Michaels says in response to a question "We will stop printing if and when it's no longer economically viable. Today, at every one of our papers, it's not even close." WSJ
- News Corp. plans to re-launch a younger version of MySpace. Yahoo
- Casey Wasserman and AEG's vision of an NFL stadium at L.A. Live made it into the latest "Entourage:" episode, promoted by Ari Gold himself. Blogdowntown
- Big law firm Latham & Watkins made a presentation to Controller Wendy Greuel on the pros and cons of municipal bankruptcy. Orlov/DN
- Jose Cornejo, the chief of staff to Councilman Tony Cardenas, accepted contributions for his unsuccessful race for county assessor from companies vying for concession contracts at LAX. LA Weekly
- Downtown's Central Business District Redevelopment Project has ended after 35 years and directed $750 million in tax revenues into development in the Central City. It's a legacy of Tom Bradley, says Raphael Sonenshein. Downtown News
- Digital billboard news on the Grim Sleeper murder case could change the political discussion of billboards. LABJ
- La Opinión and other Impre Media newspapers published special reports on SB 1070 in Arizona. La Opinión
- One customer's review of the new Magnolia Bakery on West 3rd Street: "Ehh. Slightly disappointing." Neon Tommy
- Two quirks in California law run counter to the efforts of public health officials trying to stop the whooping cough epidemic. California Watch
- Pick-up trucks full of scrap metal and junk are riling one North Hollywood neighborhood. LAT
- "Houdini Pie," a new novel by Paul Michel, incorporates the 1930s L.A. legend of the lizard people. Website
- USC Annenberg director Geneva Overholser will talk about objectivity in journalism on KPCC "Airtalk" at 11:30 a.m.