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All the perennial candidates plus a bunch more file to run for the City Council, Antonovich and Commerce, redistricting, Rizzo's pension and the Galaxy lose. Plus more, inside.
- Fifty candidates filed the first round of paperwork to run in City Council races before the deadline. DN, City Clerk list, Rick Orlov's Tipoffs
- Supervisor Michael Antonovich contacted the City of Commerce about the possibility of it annexing Vernon, in large part because he said he wants to prevent a similar move by the city of Los Angeles. LAT
- Members will be chosen this week for the citizen's commission that voters have put in charge of redrawing the state's legislative districts. DN, Ventura Star
Plus: Charles T. Munger Jr., a Stanford University physicist and the son of Warren Buffett's billionaire investment partner, poured $12.6 million of his inherited wealth -- 10 percent of his net worth -- into redistricting reform, making himthe biggest contributor in California this election cycle. San Jose Mercury - The U.S. Department of Justice has warned the LAPD that it needs to do more to do away with racial profiling by officers. LAT
- Robert Rizzo and other former Bell officials who collected huge salaries won't get pensions to match because the city can't document their raises, state retirement system officials said. LAT
- An estimated 410,695 Californians face the potential cutoff of unemployment benefits if Congress doesn't act by Nov. 30. OC Register
- Media coverage of last week's "mystery missile" spotted by a Channel 2 cameraman draws a story in the New York Times.
- Some residents of Woodland Hills are fighting Westfield's plan for a Costco in Warner Center. DN
- Politico Pro will launch in February with a staff of 40 journalists and subscriptions starting at $1,495 a year. Romenesko
- L.A. food stylist Adam Pearson was briefly questioned on board a Delta Air Lines flight about a tattoo that a fellow passenger reported as suspicious. LAT
- It’s good to ask questions and not blindly embrace the proposed Downtown football stadium, but AEG’s track record means the company deserves the chance to further develop its plans in concert with the city. Downtown News editorial
- veteran Los Angels real estate executive Nelson Rising has resigned from his post as president and CEO of commercial real estate giant MPG Office Trust, Inc. Downtown News
- Yahoo has tapped former Defamer editor Mark Lisanti to head up original entertainment coverage, and former Deadspin editor and current New York Magazine writer Will Leitch to cover movies. Ad Age
- D.C. Dallas defeated the Galaxy to make the final of Major League Soccer.
- Ken Iman, an NFL player with the Los Angeles Rams from 1965-1974, died in Springfield, Pa. at age 71. AP