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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was reelected, Democrat Terry McAuliffe won in Virginia, and liberal Bill de Blasio was elected mayor of New York. Bad day for Tea Party Republicans. NYT, LAT, NPR
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a request for proposals to develop free Wi-Fi service citywide. DN
The City Council is set to vote Wednesday on a pilot program introduced by Councilman Jose Huizar to expedite the process for local businesses to obtain sidewalk dining permits.
Are LA‘s transit plans too big for Eric Garcetti? Next City
How the fleeing crowds were managed throughout the LAX Terminal 3 shooting attack and its aftermath is coming under intense scrutiny. LAT, Daily Breeze
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, a San Bernardino conservative who has been an outspoken opponent of illegal immigration and efforts to pass new gun laws, announced he's running for governor. His video says the only thing sexy to him about the state of California is "my wife." Bee, AP, LAT, YouTube
Patt Morrison talks with Carol Schatz, president and CEO of the Central City Association. LAT Op-Ed
Emily's List — the progressive Democratic political action committee that supports women candidates — recently brought potential office-seekers to a training program at a downtown hotel. KPCC
SEC filing raises doubts about whether Aaron Kushner has the money to buy the Riverside Press-Enterprise. LAT, KPCC
"The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt is the SoCal bestseller of the week in hardcover fiction. "David and Goliath" by Malcolm Gladwell is the bestseller in nonfiction. SCIBA
Nate Silver has hired “Numbers Guy” columnist Carl Bialik away from the Wall Street Journal. Romenesko
Some Nikki Finke tweets since last night's news that she is free pursue other opportunities and will no longer be part of Deadline.
More offers for http://t.co/8vaMwz16aD now that I'm free of Penske and can negotiate them. All I can say is wow - just wow.
— Nikki Finke (@NikkiFinke) November 6, 2013
Let me be clear: I have NO non-compete and NO confidentiality with Penske. Anyone claiming that hasn't read my contracts.
— Nikki Finke (@NikkiFinke) November 6, 2013
I'm very lucky, thanks to Penske. I can afford to have the courage of my convictions when it comes to covering Hollywood truthfully..
— Nikki Finke (@NikkiFinke) November 6, 2013
Former Moreno Valley city councilman Marcelo Co has agreed to plead guilty to a federal bribery charge for taking a $2.36 million cash payment from an undercover informant posing as a real estate broker -- "believed to be the largest bribe ever accepted by a public official in an undercover operation." Banning-Beaumont Patch, LAT
CBS2 Investigation: LA Traffic Cops Caught Slacking On The Job. CBS LA
Family of Santa Monica Airport crash victim sues pilot's estate. LAT
A 60-year-old man died Tuesday afternoon when he opened the door and jumped out of a private helicopter near the Balboa Pier. It's being investigated as a possible suicide. Newport Beach Patch
Ruskin Hartley, Heal the Bay's chief executive officer, says the LA Aqueduct changed the world. "But now we must change." Heal the Bay blog
A growth spurt promises to change the skyline of Santa Monica. LAT
Truth altered the course of a new Alex Gibney film about Lance Armstrong, says John Horn. LAT
The former headquarters for U.S. Borax across the street from the former Bullock's Wilshire store in Koreatown has been renovated as an apartment complex, The Westmore. Apartment Guide
Chicago chef Charlie Trotter, "an inspirational and notoriously mercurial figure whose eponymous restaurant became an international destination and who pioneered a bold, distinctly American form of haute cuisine," has died at age 54. LAT
Joel Oberstein, president of Almighty Music Marketing, died Friday from complications of West Nile Virus. He was 50. "Nicest guy ever in the music business," says a comment on the Billboard story. Billboard
Hollywood community activist Chris Shabel, considered the "Godmother of Hollywood," died at age 80 of respiratory failure tied to pulmonary fibrosis disease. LAT
Dreamt last night that Los Angeles was an island, with another island to the east of it, and you could take the 405 to get there.
— Hillel Aron (@hillelaron) November 6, 2013
