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An LA judge signaled Tuesday that he intends to order Department of Water and Power union chief Brian D'Arcy to turn over financial information demanded by Controller Ron Galperin showing how two nonprofit trusts used $40 million in ratepayer money. LAT, DN, KPCC
Greg Lucas, a Sacramento reporter and blogger, was named California State Librarian by Gov. Jerry Brown. The post pays $142,968 a year. "I cracked up when I heard the news,” said one media veteran. “Then I realized April Fool’s isn’t ‘til next week.” Calbuzz, LAT
Assemblyman Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga) won a special election Tuesday to fill a vacant seat in the state Senate, avoiding a runoff in June. LAT, KPCC
Anthony Byrnes explores these dark days for theater coverage in LA media. "One bright spot: Don Shirley's posts are now part of the LA Observed website." KCRW
The first annual Location Managers Guild of America Awards in Beverly Hills is sponsored in part by groups that want to take jobs out of Hollywood to other states. LA Weekly
USC will offer a fall class in Google Glass journalism. Mashable
The closed Fung Lum Chinese restaurant in Universal City is being torn down to make way for another hotel. Curbed
Mick Jagger, family and friends held a private funeral Tuesday at Hollywood Forever for L'Wren Scott, the designer who killed herself in New York on March 17. LAT
The Dodgers are ending the Yankees' 15-year streak as baseball's biggest spenders and as of Tuesday had a projected payroll of $235 million, according to study by Associated Press. AP
