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Curated news, notes and observations most weekdays from LA Observed. Today, a Veterans Day holiday short stack.
Gov. Jerry Brown's approval rating has reached its highest level yet, per the latest USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences/Los Angeles Times Poll. USC
Overall, 55 percent of California voters approve of the job being done by Jerry Brown as governor – his highest rating since he took office in 2011, according to the poll.
Mayor Garcetti permits only two office staffers to have city-provided cars. Plus: Prospects in the 26th and 26th congressional districts, Nury Martinez on sex harassment at City Hall and Barry Sanders writes another book. Rick Orlov's Tipoff/DN
Garcetti met with Phil Anschutz and attempted to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about the future of a team in Los Angeles. LA Weekly
Garcetti heads out to Pacoima at 10:30 a.m. to serve as grand marshal of the San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade.
Hillary Clinton accepted an award from the Mexican American Leadership Initiative here amid more talk of a presidential race. KPCC, LAT
Lara Logan's "60 Minutes" apology and correction of the show's earlier Benghazi story is "panned by everyone." Romenesko
Digital media startup Vox Media will acquire Curbed Network, publisher of the Curbed sites in LA and elsewhere. Fortune, NYT
Another run at the mystery (if any) of journalist Michael Hastings' high-speed crash and death on Highland Avenue. New York
Amazon.com has struck a deal with the U.S. Postal Service for Sunday delivery of packages, beginning immediately in Los Angeles and New York City. NPR
State Sen. Bill Emmerson (R-Redlands) abruptly announced his resignation effective Dec. 1. LAT
Judge Harry Pregerson and his work for homeless veterans. Steve Lopez/LAT
Former Beverly Hills mayor Charlotte Spadero has been found incompetent to stand trial on 16 animal cruelty charges in connection with an animal shelter she was running in Riverside County. BH Patch
A pair of middle-aged ultra-Orthodox Jewish rockers have become unexpectedly popular on Israeli TV. Listen to them perform Hotel California. William Booth/Washington Post
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ESPN LA Dodgers columnist Mark Saxon suggests the team should listen to trade offers for this season's rookie phenom, Yasiel Puig.
A rock slide briefly closed Malibu Canyon Road this morning near the tunnel. The SigAlert was cancelled at 8:42 a.m.
