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Former mayoral candidate Kevin James will endorse Carmen Trutanich for city attorney this morning outside City Hall.
Trutanich and his former consultant John Shallman have confidentially settled their lawsuits against each other over last year's race for DA. Shallman currently represents rival city attorney candidate Mike Feuer. LA Weekly.
A website personally attacking mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti was placed behind a password after the Daily News asked the Wendy Greuel campaign about the site. Commenters suggest Greuel paid $8,000 to have the site built. DN
Emily's List backed up its endorsement of Greuel with a $400,000 donation to an independent committee backing her campaign. KPCC
The mayoral candidates return to the Sherman Oaks Homeowner Association for a 7 p.m. debate tonight at Notre Dame High School.
USC tweeted that a new Price/LATimes Poll is coming this weekend in advance of the Monday (April 22 -- date fixed) mayoral debate at USC. Twitter
Asked in Sacramento yesterday who he would endorse for mayor, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa took the occasion to reveal he has been talking with Mitt Romney, the Republican ex-candidate for president. "You know, I have a couple of Republican friends who kind of think that I'm challenging my friends from time to time, and they like it," he said.
"I want to work the Democrats and Republicans alike. President Obama, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton, anybody who wants to move our country, our state, our cities to a better place." Bee, LA Weekly
Fred Pickel, the ratepayer advocate at the Department of Water and Power, said Monday that eliminating coal from the utility's power mix ahead of a state-mandated deadline is projected to cost more than $600 million. LAT
Legal issues over the port of LA's Clean Trucks Program were argued at the Supreme Court. Which Way, LA?
AEG, one of two firms looking to take over management of the Los Angeles Convention Center, could be knocked out of the running after executives failed to open their accounting books to city officials, according to a report from City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana. CNS
The City Council gave unanimous approval to the Fairfax Theatre project, which will see much of the art deco theater at Fairfax Avenue and Beverly demolished and replaced with a five-story mixed-use development. Curbed LA
Quentin Kopp, the former head of the California High Speed Rail Authority, explains to Patt Morrison why he is now opposed to the state's current train project. LAT op-ed
The joint venture of Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons, low bidder to build the first segment of California’s high-speed rail line, includes a firm with a history of cost overruns and costly lawsuits. California Watch
"Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson was the top selling hardcover fiction book last week in Southern California independent bookstores. "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg was the bestseller in hardcover nonfiction. Bookweb
The LA Times has mapped some local literary references and bookstore locations. "Not meant to be comprehensive or definitive," writes staffer Hector Tobar. LAT
Dawson's Books is offering 49 books by Ansel Adams that are either signed or inscribed by the photographer. Website
Channel 2 entertainment reporter Suzanne Marques interviewed her brother, Brooklyn composer Matt Marks. Twitter
A Costa Mesa city councilwoman complained that the OC Weekly's review of the hit play "The Motherfucker with the Hat" at South Coast Repertory said the word seventeen times. OC Weekly
A second local gay man died of a bacterial meningococcal meningitis infection, back on Dec. 16, 2012. A San Diego student also has died. WeHo News, LAT, AP
John Odom, a Torrance businessman on the brink of retirement, was critically injured in the bomb blast at the Boston Marathon finish line and underwent surgery Tuesday to repair his badly damaged legs. Daily Breeze
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, expect increased police patrols and undercover presence at Sunday's Ciclavia between downtown and Venice Beach. (Presumably also at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC.) LA Weekly
The Los Angeles theater community is pulling together to help actor Adrian Black, who was mugged at Union Station and faces serious injuries without health insurance. Bitter Lemons, Give Forward
Fela!,” the 2010 Tony Award nominee for Best Musical, returns to the Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, April 26.
The Lakers play the Houston Rockets tonight to end the regular season and see if they can squeak into the NBA playoffs.
Turns out the Dodgers knew what they were doing when then lefty pitcher Chris Capuano out of their starting rotation. He started last night, gave up four runs in the first inning, and left early with an injured calf. LAT
