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The California Democratic Party convention ended Sunday without endorsing a statewide candidate for Controller or Secretary of State. State Sen. Ted Lieu got the convention's endorsement in the 33rd congressional district. Endorsements, KPCC, LAT
Sharon McNary profiles candidate Marianne Williamson in the CD33 race to succeed Henry Waxman. KPCC
Politico has a magazine package of stories on the Antonio Villaraigosa legacy, including an interview with Margaret Slattery and analysis by Patrick Range McDonald, and pieces on the remaking of Skid Row by Ed Leibowitz and people driving less in Downtown by David Dayen. Politico
Rick Orlov's Monday Tipoff column: Villaraigosa legacy, Ron Galperin data nerd, Herb Wesson's smoking, county Democrats endorse Torlakson. DN
Attorneys for the city recommend the City Council pay $185,000 to settle a lawsuit over a 2012 car crash in which Councilman Jose Huizar rear-ended a former Huntington Park police officer. LAT
San Fernando Valley will be key in race to succeed Zev Yaroslavsky. LAT
Owens Valley native Kristine Ziegler rages against plans for a massive solar energy installation on DWP land east of the Manzanar historic site. Owens River Girl
This is a recess week for the LA City Council so several members can attend the annual National League of Cities' Congressional Conference in Washington. KPCC
Zócalo's Gregory Rodriguez has a plan to reinvent journalism and foundations are paying attention. Inside Philanthropy
Interviews with new Tribune Publishing CEO Jack Griffin and coverage of when he was forced out as CEO Of Time Inc in 2011 over his management style and in-the-workplace religious comments. Ad Age, Chicago Business, NYT
Sheriff's deputies saved two women stung repeatedly after a car crash in La Canada Flintridge unloosed a hive of angry bees. KTLA, LAT
A car hit a power pole carrying an industrial line on Sepulveda Boulevard and knocked out power at Westside Pavilion (cutting short the showings of several movies at the Landmark Theaters, including "Grand Budapest Hotel," where I was.) KTLA
The rookie LAPD officer injured in last week's Beverly Hills fatal accident was released from the hospital.
Ethiopians Amane Gobena and Gebo Burka were the first woman and man, respectively, to finish Sunday's Los Angeles Marathon. The winning time for Burka was 2 hours 10 minutes 37 seconds. KPCC
Big project by the OC Register: Suicide by train — Dozens of people in Orange County in the past decade have taken their lives by stepping in front of trains, deeply affecting hundreds. Register
Lots of buzz -- lots -- about the "secret" show that Prince gave in LA over the weekend. Randy Lewis/LAT, Steven Mirkin/Register
Chris Anderson, the curator TED Talks, on the events, the videos and the backlash. NYT
Remember when Henry's Tacos in Studio City switched ownership to longtime employees? Now Oscar Reyes has lost his wife, son and all of his belongings in a home fire on March 5. Friends and former Henry's owner Janis Hood are helping to raise money. GoFundMe
A team from USC began to exhume the remains of racehorse Native Diver [corrected name] from the grounds of closed track Hollywood Park. LAT
Jodie Meeks scored 42 points as the Lakers stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder, 114-110. ESPN LA
Psyched to see "The Making of The Writing Of The Manohla Dargis NYTimes Review of Interior. Leather Bar." A docudramentary. #fakeSXSW
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) March 6, 2014