- There were 38 citations written and no arrests on the first night of LAPD occupation at Dodger Stadium. LAT
- City Attorney Carmen Trutanich filed civil charges against Van Wagner Communications over its supergraphic signs. DN wires
- Three million trees to be planted in Station Fire zone, but is that good? LAT
- Public radio stations KCRW, KPCC and KUSC will raise money on the air for earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan by partnering with the California Community Foundation and the U.S.-Japan Council. Release
- City Attorney Carmen Trutanich endorsed Janice Hahn in the 36th congressional district.
- Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky's photos and video from Africa. ZevWeb
- Nielsen ratings exposed as worthless, big changes coming. Marty Kaplan/JJ
- Nordstrom gets rid of most of its stores' piano players. Culture Monster
- Former Daily News editor Robert Lund dies at 54. DN
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