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Tom Clancy, an insurance salesman when he sold his first novel, "The Hunt for Red October," went on to have 17 books reach #1 on the New York Times bestseller lists. Among those made into films were his first novel plus “Patriot Games” and “Clear and Present Danger.” Clancy died Tuesday at age 66 in Baltimore. NYT
The National Transportation Safety Board suspended its investigation into the weekend jet crash at Santa Monica Airport due to the federal government shutdown. The bodies of two females and several pets were found in the wreckage, in addition to the two men previously identified.
Gov. Brown signed a law inspired by so-called revenge porn that makes it illegal to distribute private images with the intent to harass or annoy someone — such as an ex-girlfriend or boyfriend who trusted you not to share nude pictures. LAT, Bee, AP
The new DWP commission elected former Rep. Mel Levine as president and gave Department of Water and Power officials two weeks to "account for millions of ratepayer dollars spent by a pair of nonprofit trusts created to improve relations between the city-owned utility and its largest employee union." LAT, DN, KPCC
Mayor Eric Garcetti is using Heidrick & Struggles, a high-profile executive search firm, to help fill his position of Deputy Director of Economic Development, his office confirmed this week. DN
The City Council on Tuesday asked for a law to be drafted dealing with the so-called Starbucks stakeholders in neighborhood councils. DN, KPCC
"Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King is the bestseller in hardcover fiction in SoCal independent bookstores. "Zealot" by Reza Aslan is the top seller in nonfiction. Schools are back in session so "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger leads the mass market category. SCIBA
The Los Angeles Times was praised for its sequence of stories that followed the push by opponents to stop the Hollywood Millennium project by publicizing an earthquake fault at the site. CJR
How Los Angeles authors Felicia Luna Lemus and Nina Revoyr met, got married and had their marriage recognized in their home state of California. Akashic Books.com
Steve Lopez hopes that the gentrification of the Grand Central Market doesn't push out all the old cheaper places. LAT
Hollywood Reporter freelance editor David Simpson filed a class action lawsuit on Friday against parent company Prometheus Global Media, accusing THR of “willfully misclassifying their freelancers as independent contractors and denying them the wage and hour rights and protections of employees under the California Labor Code and applicable Wage Order.” The Wrap
The children and brother of former radio and TV music figure Casey Kasem gathered outside his Holmby Hills home demanding that Kasem's longtime wife allow them to see him. Police were called. TMZ
Sheriff Lee Baca's recorded promotion for a nutritional supplement is an embarrassment to him and the department. LAT editorial
The Dodgers and owner Mark Walter gave $250,000 to the campaign to raise private money for LAPD on-body video cameras. LAT
The recent turmoil over the Grand Avenue redevelopment effort leaves a bunch of pretty basic questions unanswered, says Christopher Hawthorne. LAT
The largest sheet of ice in Yosemite National Park, the Lyell Glacier that has provided the water to streams in Tuolumne Meadows, is rapidly melting away. LAT
Note to wire editors: It should be "ting-a-ling-a-ling" and not "ring-a-ding" in Maureen Dowd's column. http://t.co/G0ceOrejCA
— Romenesko (@romenesko) October 2, 2013
