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May 25, 2007
Patrick McGreevy, a fixture at City Hall for the L.A. Times, is transferring to the buyout-impacted Sacramento bureau. Memo after the jump.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Unless something startles me out of my stupor, News & Chatter will be taking off until after the holiday. Keep an eye open for fresh... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Lisa Napoli came home from the doctor's office so annoyed she typed up these notes. The Boobs As overheard by Lisa Napoli Scene: The very... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
LA Observed subscribers are being offered tickets to another musical premiere, this one the debut performance of composer Peter Schickele's new work Three Cellos with... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
May 24, 2007
Times editor Jim O'Shea emails the staff to report that 57 editorial staffers will be leaving, some voluntarily and some given the Al Martinez treatment.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Our long reptilian nightmare is over — they caught Reggie this afternoon. The alligator dumped in Machado Lake way back in ought five — and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Al Martinez just sent a second email to his L.A. Times colleagues, informing them that the newspaper will de-activate his email address tonight. He included... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
OK, if I ran Times Sports I might try to hide my connection with T.J. Simers too. But since his mug is all over newsboxes... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The LA Weekly's Steven Mikulan has been covering the Phil Spector trial like a theater performance, observing the development of characters and scenes. Hey, you... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Curtis Hazell, the third-ranking official in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office and college roommate of DA Steve Cooley, says he did not begin... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The news is hidden after the jump for aesthetic reasons. Click to go on in.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
May 23, 2007
How's this for a tangible book prize? Charles Rappleye, formerly of the LA Weekly, won the $50,000 George Washington Book Prize, "honoring the most important... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Anzack's family in Torrance was notified by the Army that his body had been found floating in the Euphrates river near Baghdad. The 20-year-old was... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Real Talk LA may claim they will be out with a second issue soon and all is cool, but in addition to emails from magazine... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Columnist Al Martinez has been with the Los Angeles Times more than 30 years and, despite being exiled to the back of the features section... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Four Daily News reporters — Jason Kandel, Brent Hopkins, Rick Coca and Rachel Uranga — are contributing items to It's a Crime, with a Valley... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Mid-week buzz after the jump.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The most successful and most entertaining pro team in Southern California isn't the Lakers or the Dodgers. And it certainly isn't the Kings. SoCal Sports... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Staffers at the Los Angeles Times were more than a bit shocked when they got to work Tuesday. Posted on the elevator walls were large... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This time it's the city of Claremont getting all umbraged up about the Claremont Insider, recounted on the blog of San Garbriel Valley Tribune city... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The L.A. Phil is treating another LA Observed subscriber to this weekend's late-night premiere of Pravda. Daniel Evans and a guest will be in the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The only writer for the Santa Barbara News-Press that anyone has heard of is stepping away from the keyboard after what the Santa Barbara Independent... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
May 22, 2007
How about a little Buzz with your coffee? Click the link to join in.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
May 21, 2007
Before this morning's parade of defendants began at the LAX courthouse on South La Cienega, the court reporter in Department B sat down at her... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Jenny Burman was invited out this morning by Dodgers VP Howard Sunkin. They had a good chat at the Rodeo Grill on Sunset about baseball,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Nothing punctuates buyouts under the threat of layoffs like some new hires. While the top suits contemplate how many of last week's rush to the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
So many local media sources emailed me last week with reports of the impending demise of Real Talk that I mentioned the scuttlebutt while trying... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Colin Brown's Flickr stream of the burn area includes several scorched animal skeletons, including this deer that looks to have gotten snagged in a tree.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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KCRW has invited me to join the roster of commentators that air in the afternoons during NPR's "All Things Considered." General manager Ruth Seymour, who... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
May 20, 2007
Phew, there was quite a rush to claim the free tickets to the Saturday, May 26 world premiere of Pravda at the Walt Disney Hall.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson won't announce Monday at the L.A. Press Club after all. His campaign sent out an urgent notice that the Millennium... $MTEntryExcerpt$>