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Large May Day rallies and marches are expected downtown today, the largest in the afternoon from Olympic and Broadway north to the plaza area. Separately, groups looking to save the 1939 Wyvernwood Garden Apartments plan to march from Boyle Heights to City Hall.
A federal judge dismissed a multimillion-dollar wrongful death lawsuit against the LAPD by the parents of Abdul Arian, the 19-year-old Winnetka man who was shot on the 101 freeway in the Valley following a late-night chase. DN
Friendly text messages from Wendy Greuel to Kevin James enthusiastically seeking his endorsement undercut her new hit pieces attacking Eric Garcetti for his endorsement by James. LA Weekly, LAT
A poll for Greuel's backers at the DWP union shows the mayoral race in a virtual tie after her latest TV and web ad campaign. Garcetti's side dismisses the findings. LA Weekly
The LA Times endorsed Cindy Montañez in the 6th city council district in the Valley. The Daily News endorsed Nury Martinez. LAT editorial, DN editorial
The county supervisors voted to temporarily lower filming fees at the new Grand Park downtown, hoping to stimulate interest. But it's still not cheap. LAT, DN, KPCC
Federal agents searched the homes of Moreno Valley's mayor and City Council members and the offices of a major warehouse developer Tuesday as part of a broad public corruption investigation in the Riverside County town. LAT
The Koch brothers plan more political involvement for their conservative network. NYT
This year's Webby Awards were announced. Website
Vancouver is worried about a big drop-off in movie and TV production. LAT
Next month LACMA will publicly unveil a $650-million plan by Pritzker Prize winner Peter Zumthor for a dramatic new museum building along Wilshire Boulevard. Included will be a horizontal building along Wilshire Boulevard, east of "wrapped in glass on all sides, and its main galleries would be lifted one floor into the air....From above, the structure would resemble an inkblot or a drop of water." LAT/Christopher Hawthorne
Graphic video: a motorcycle rider crashes into two cyclists on Mulholland Highway. LA Weekly
Epidemiologists are investigating an outbreak of valley fever that has sickened 28 workers at two large solar power construction sites in San Luis Obispo County. LAT
Take a photo tour of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, which is closing for conversion into an Imax theater. Curbed LA
