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The L.A. Times website plans to launch tomorrow a new Flash-driven service feature called L.A. Off the Map. The first un-Timeslike installment has staffer Pete Metzger, on video wearing shorts, shopping for "offbeat and underground" toys at Wacko on Hollywood Boulevard and at stores in Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Hollywood and the Toy District. Here's an early look. Also...
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♦ Howard Fine totes up Mayor Villaraigosa's six-month accomplishments in the L.A. Business Journal and warns the coming months will be "crucial."
♦ CNN scrapped a plan to move its Los Angeles studios to Wilshire Boulevard and is looking for another space, the LABJ says. The owner of CNN's building on Sunset has put it up for sale anyway.
♦ Rep. Henry Waxman introduced a bill to allow building of a Wilshire subway. Now all he needs is $5 billion and twenty years; a change of parties in Congress would help his chances.
♦ Southern California Edison is kicking off the tenants of land under many of its power lines, including the popular Green and Fresh Christmas Tree Farm in Pasadena.
♦ I'm featured—above the mayor—on the cover of this week's Sherman Oaks Sun under the hed San Fernando Valley Observed.
♦ In L.A. today: Sen. Barbara Boxer guests on KPCC's Talk of the City after 2 pm to chat about her novel with Kitty Felde.
In addition to weekend posts on Tom Cruise and Scientology, the newest Dodger and the story of the Times' 85-year-old auto racing writer, here are some items from last week...
Queen Mary II coming to L.A.
DreamWorks sells out
Zuade Kaufman is the woman behind Truthdig.com
Kellogg the new editor at LAist
Westwood's Undie Run tradition
Tookie Williams executed without incident
HBO plans series on life of Ruth Reichl
Milton Bradley, former Dodger
Playboy grotto observed
Guerdon Stuckey gets the boot
DreamWorks sells out
Zuade Kaufman is the woman behind Truthdig.com
Kellogg the new editor at LAist
Westwood's Undie Run tradition
Tookie Williams executed without incident
HBO plans series on life of Ruth Reichl
Milton Bradley, former Dodger
Playboy grotto observed
Guerdon Stuckey gets the boot