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Managing editor Jill Stewart was named acting editor of LA Weekly while the parent company searches for a successor to Sarah Fenske, who is returning to St. Louis.
The practice of CHP officers stealing and circulating nude photos from the cellphones of female suspects is limited to the Dublin office, says the CHP chief. But there has already been a case found in Los Angeles. Contra Costa Times
Jian Ghomeshi, the co-creator and host of the Canadian arts and culture show "Q" that airs at 10 p.m. weeknights on KPCC, will step down, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced Sunday without giving details. On Facebook, Ghomeshi says he was fired because of false allegations of abuse made by a jilted girlfriend, and CBC's discomfort with his preference for BDSM and what he calls "rough sex." "Let me be the first to say that my tastes in the bedroom may not be palatable to some folks. They may be strange, enticing, weird, normal, or outright offensive to others. We all have our secret life. But that is my private life." KPCC, Globe and Mail
Lake Balboa residents are irked by dust from a city asphalt pile. DN Daily News photo
Brown, Kashkari campaigns test two connected theories. LAT
Jim Newton on big spender Bill Bloomfield's attempt to buy the 26th state Senate district race for Ben Allen. LAT Op-ed
Sheila Kuehl announced the endorsement of labor leader Dolores Huerta.
The LA City Council's "ceremonial nonsense" gets in the way of real action, says Steve Lopez. LAT column
When the City Council voted to raise the minimum wage for many hotel workers, Councilman Paul Krekorian voted no but didn't speak against the measure, favored by Council President Herb Wesson. LAT
Jim McDonnell's career as Long Beach police chief could show how he'd lead as sheriff. LAT, KPCC
The LA Times does a whole story claiming "California's 'yes means yes' sexual standard has liberals divided" based on quotes from four online pundits. No interviews, no real people, no depth — and no point. LAT
Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach congestion hit toy companies hard. DN
Ten years later, the film "Sideways" still makes waves in the Santa Ynez Valley economy. KPCC
The Journalism and Women Symposium JAWS Camp and conference comes to La Quinta starting Thursday. Schedule
Longtime baseball writer John Lowe, formerly with the LA Daily News, retired from the Detroit Free Press at age 55. While working in Los Angeles, he created the "quality start" statistic, which has stuck in the baseball lexicon. DFP
The Giants won game 5 of the World Series behind pitcher Madison Bumgarner and go back to Kansas City up 3-2 with a chance to win the championship on Tuesday night. ESPN
Actress Marcia Strassman, a member of the Screen Actors Guild board, died Saturday at home in Sherman Oaks after a battle with breast cancer. She was 66. Deadline
Jack Bruce, original bassist of the rock group Cream, died in England at age 71 of liver disease. NYT
No room at the Inn of Print today for this review of Mike Tyson's @adultswim show, but in the Manger of the Net, yes: http://t.co/MEtulOOrVb
— Robert Lloyd (@LATimesTVLloyd) October 27, 2014