What happens to Richard Riordan's promised weekly newspaper if he runs for governor in the recall free-for-all? The ex-mayor hasn't said publicly, but Matt Welch -- who helped Riordan put together the L.A. Examiner prototype and who says he would have a key role if the paper actually happens -- writes in a comment he posted today on Roger L. Simon's blog:

Simon had lamented the possible demise of the L.A. Examiner, based on a comment Welch wrote on his own blog two days ago. That comment dealt with the status of the paper and of LAExaminer.com, the website Welch and Ken Layne began before Riordan's project came along:

LAExaminer.com has posted one entry since July 10. The original publisher of the print Examiner, Jane Kahn, has gone off to Distinction as publisher.