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An ambulance for Porter Ranch, hating the paper bag ban idea, LAUSD hires ex-TV reporter to run social media, New York Times cuts back on free articles, a possible return of McDonnell/Douglas the radio show, and more.
The LAFD said it will assign an ambulance to Porter Ranch due to issues over response time. DN
Another experimental project turned residential Los Angeles trash into fuel and fertilizer has fallen apart. DN
Eric Garcetti's vision for the mayoralty at the AIA/LA forum. City Maven
Jon Fleischman is upset about the city's proposed ban on paper and plastic shopping bags. Flash Report
LAUSD has hired former CBS/KCAL reporter Stephanie Abrams as the district's director of social media. DN
Nicollette Sheridan's lawsuit over being dropped from the cast of "Desperate Housewives" ended in a hung jury and mistrial. LAT
Arianna Huffington’s top editors are working on a new digital tablet magazine app to be called Huffington. Forbes
The New York Times is reducing its ration of free articles to visitors to 10 a month from 20, and says it has 454,000 paid digital subscribers. Jim Romenesko
Lesley Bargar Suter of Los Angeles magazine and Jonathan Gold, then of the LA Weekly, are among this year's nominees for a James Beard Foundation award in journalism. List
Daily News staff writer C.J. Lin ran the marathon, tweeted as she ran and wrote a column right after finishing. DN
Joe McDonnell and Doug Krikorian are planning to relaunch their former sports talk radio show on the Internet, streaming afternoons from 3 pm to 5 p.m. URL to come. Radio-Info
As often happens, this month's storms have eased the fears of a water storage drought this year -- still below normal but not crucial. SF Chronicle
In South Los Angeles, foreclosures hurt renters too. HealthyCal
An estranged couple's reconciliation meeting at Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City ended in her being shot in the head and him being under arrest. LAT, DN
Nathan L. Chroman, a Beverly Hills attorney and wine enthusiast who wrote an influential weekly wine column for the Los Angeles Times in the 1970s and '80s, died at age 83. LAT
