Afternoon snacks

• Warren Olney devotes tonight's "Which Way, L.A.?" on KCRW to the South Central Community Gardens evictions. Guests include Daniel Hernandez of the LA Weekly, Robert Gottlieb of Occidental College, Mark Williams of Concerned Citizens of South Central and Joe Hicks of Community Advocates Inc.
• The Board of Supervisors adopted the San Gabriel River Corridor Master Plan.
• MTA is adding another Metro Rapid bus route, this one on Sepulveda Boulevard between Sylmar and Sherman Oaks.
• Blogger Patterico is soliciting donations for paralyzed LAPD officer Kristina Ripatti, and posts some background on her officer-husband.
• Scott Doggett, former staffer for the now-defunct LAT Outdoors section, is writing a column on the outdoors lifestyle for MSN.
• Franklin Avenue caught the LAT-owned Glendale News-Press running an astroturfed letter to the editor.
• The conservative-themed Liberty Film Festival announced it is merging with David Horowitz's Center for the Study of Popular Culture.
• The New York Times will launch a real estate magazine, KEY, on September 10.
• The Kings named Ron Hextall their assistant general manager. As a player Hextall was the first goaltender in NHL history to score a goal.