LA Observed: Thursday melange

Thursday melange

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⇒ New managing editor at the Long Beach Press-Telegram: it's John Futch. Also, Jason Gewirtz becomes city editor for business and John Canalis moves to the editorial/opinion pages.

⇒ A new cartoon collection from L.A.'s own Donna Barstow, Love Me or Go to Hell, is out from Andrews McMeel Publishing.

The Rambler ⇒ Amy Alkon continues to personally collect restitution from the thief of her classic pink Rambler. If you never heard or don't remember the story, she found her stolen car in the sprawl of Los Angeles, got it back, had the guy prosecuted and has been hounding him for compensation ever since—all with a minimum of help from the authorities.

⇒ LAist rounds up the options for getting rid of your Christmas tree, which has become rather difficult if you live in Los Angeles.

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1:29 AM Sun | Dodgers' Billingsley breaks leg in fall

12:52 AM Sun | Prince at home in L.A.

11:44 PM Sat | Downtown to Santa Monica

10:42 PM Sat | MOCA mobilization on Sunday

10:19 PM Sat | Turnover at jazz beat...we think

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Strike? Now?

3:48 PM Sat | This is not a great time to walk off your job, but does that mean much to the 80,000 SAG members who barely make any money as actors?

RIP - Downey, PFF

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Going through 'The Changes'

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Lost thunder: BLM preparing to execute 30,000 wild horses

Deanne Stillman | We stripped the Indians of their ponies, and now we're doing it to ourselves.

LA's fire-orange sun

TJ Sullivan | When the sun looks like that, there's a big fire somewhere regardless of whether we see or smell smoke.

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