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Jamie McCourt's SUV hits a pedestrian, Paris Hilton pleads guilty in Vegas, The Madeleine Brand Show debuts at 9 a.m. and more for a Monday — including items on Jerry Brown, Rick Caruso, Rick Dees, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, Ruben Martinez and others.
- Jamie McCourt's driver struck a pedestrian in the crosswalk while backing up outside the Stanley Mosk courthouse this morning. Via Twitter
- Is Jerry Brown a loose cannon or a straight shooter? LAT
- George Skelton suggests that Brown vow to serve just one term. LAT/Skelton
- The state Fair Political Practices Commission approved a new disclosure rule that requires elected officials to report free tickets even if conducted official business at the event. LAT
- Santa Monica Airport is closed for runway work until Friday, giving residents nearby a respite from airplane noise and fumes. KPCC News, ABC 7
- LAPD officers are no longer supposed to decline to testify on traffic tickets when they don't recall the details. LAT
- Developer Rick Caruso, a possible candidate for mayor, will be the featured speaker at a Sept. 22 forum of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association. Rick Orlov's Tipoffs/DN
- Having failed in their effort to recruit companies to the so-called Clean Tech Corridor in downtown Los Angeles, city officials are shifting gears and asking companies to come to them with proposals for developing the 20-acre site. DN, Downtown News
- The L.A. Times has looked at the quirky family enclave of Vernon several times through the years, and now has done it again. LAT
- Paris Hilton pleaded guilty in Las Vegas this morning to misdemeanor drug possession and obstructing a police officer, in a plea deal. TMZ
- Rick Dees has joined Ryan Seacrest at KIIS/fm. LA Radio
- LACMA’s new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Pavilion moves the business couple into the first rank of L.A. arts patrons, says the L.A. Business Journal.
- The family of author Rubén Martínez "played a modest role in the story of American Tropical, the David Alfaro Siqueiros mural unveiled at Olvera Street in 1932 and soon after painted over for its political content. LAT Op-Ed
- Author Daniel A. Olivas interviews Gustavo Arellano on the occasion of his promotion tio managing editor of the OC Weekly. La Bloga
Plus: A welcome embrace to Boyle Heights' Libros Schmibros. - A flock of migratory Vaux’s swifts has taken root in the chimney of the vacant Chester Williams Building at 5th and Broadway. Downtown News
- Here's a rundown of events scheduled as part of Social Media Week in L.A.
- KPCC's Madeline Brand Show debuts at 9 a.m. with Sharon Waxman of The Wrap as a guest and a story on UCLA students returning to class with higher fees. KPCC
- Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Health, talks about the call for letter grades on food trucks at 10:30 a.m. on "Airtalk with Larry Mantle" on KPCC.