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The new California chief justice, Nathaniel Ayers goes to the White House, Fiorina changes her mind, DWP defends its money hoarding, Lindsay Lohan's 13-day sentence and more.
- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to nominate Tani Cantil-Sakauye, a Republican appellate court justice with a reputation as a moderate, to be chief justice of the California Supreme Court. It would give the court a female majority for the first time. Bee, LAT
- Nathaniel Ayers, the Downtown street musician portrayed in "The Soloist," begins a trip to visit the White House later this month. Wave Newspapers
- Carly Fiorina changed her mind and told a a San Francisco radio show she would have voted yes on the unemployment benefits extension bill that Republicans opposed in the Senate. Register
- Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn disavowed his earlier opposition to gay rights legislation. LAT
- "With newspapers shrinking and new media alternatives slow to step into the void," James Rainey wonders how many other uncovered City Halls conceal stories such as Bell's high salaries. LAT column
Plus: Bell's city manager, assistant and police chief will be asked to resign. LAT news story - DWP officials went to the City Council and defended the decision to withhold $73.5 million from city coffers in the middle of a recent fight over electricity rates, saying they did so to protect the utility's credit rating and its customers. LAT, DN, LA Weekly
- A criminal probe into whether Los Angeles County Probation Department managers improperly steered millions of dollars in contracts to specific companies has expanded to include a second major vendor. LAT
- The second L.A. Street Food Fest will be bigger but with a lot less street and won't be in L.A. anymore. The Atlantic
- A man found stabbed in the Trousdale Estates area was the third homicide victim in Beverly Hills since January 2007. LAT
- A maintenance worker at the Sepulveda Basin Dog Park mowed over about 50 small lawn chairs, strewing debris over the grass where dogs run. DN
- Lindsay Lohan is projected to serve 13 or 14 days of her 90-day sentence, the sheriff's department says. LAT
- ABC will air a Diane Sawyer interview with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on tonight's "World News Tonight" and on "Nightline." THR
- Apple reported its highest quaterly revenue ever, while Yahoo's quarter was so disappointing that new cost-cutting is expected. CNET, LAT, Marketwatch,
- The Huffington Post launched a new travel section, sponsored by Starwood Hotels.
- The National Hockey League rejected Ilya Kovalchuk's contract with the New Jersey Devils, so in theory the star might be available again to the Kings. TSN
- A Noise Within broke ground in East Pasadena on a new home for the classical repertory theatre company, at Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa.
- Up north, the Bay Area might be experiencing its coolest summer in 40 years (and that is saying something.) San Jose Mercury News
- "The Moth Radio Hour" returns to KCRW for five Sundays at 11 a.m. to noon, starting this weekend.
- Producer director Phillip Noyce talks about “Salt” with Elvis Mitchell on "The Treatment" at 2:30 p.m. on KCRW.