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Morning BuzzEnd of the line for aerospace
Boeing will take steps to shut down the C-17 plant in Long Beach. How long before all evidence of the aerospace era is gone from Long Beach, like at Burbank and Santa Monica airports?
Andy Young apologizes
Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young resigned as a flack for Wal-Mart after being quoted in the Los Angeles Sentinel complaining that black neighborhoods had been victimized by outside shopkeepers: "First it was Jews, then it was Koreans and now it’s Arabs." Young said he was shocked — shocked — that those thoughts came out of his mouth. NYT, LAT
Albert Robles' brother found dead
Mahatma Gandhi Robles was diving near a wreck three miles off the Port of Los Angeles when he did not return to the surface. His brother is the convicted former South Gate city treasurer. The coroner is investigating.
SoCal's first Krispy Kreme fades away
The La Habra store did $9 million in sales the first year. Lately, not so much. Upon its closure yesterday, Times reporter Jerry Hirsch says longtime employees "went from glazed to confused."
LA Biz Observed: Just how bad is the housing market?
AFTER THE JUMP: Boxer speaks out about LAX problems, AB 1381 stories of the day, swag bag anxiety and much more.
Politics
Boxer wants probe of LAX
Sen. Barbara Boxer called for a federal investigation into the equipment problems at Los Angeles International.
AB 1381's advance
Reports from Sacramento in the Times, Daily News
Look who's talkin'
Valley bus and train riders complain more than any other MTA customers, according to a new study.
Neighborhood councils DONE?
Today's LA Alternative cover looks at the battle for the soul and power of Los Angeles' neighborhood councils.
Media
Swag tax
More on the IRS deal with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over Oscar gift bags, from Sharon Waxman in the New York Times and John Horn in the Los Angeles Times.
Today
Media day on 'Patt Morrison'
L.A. Times reporter Joe Mathews talks about his book The People’s Machine: Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Rise of Blockbuster Democracy. Then Chris Anderson of the Register comes on to explain the paper's new tabloid, the OC Post.
Around LA Observed
Earlier at News & Chatter
Mel Gibson cops a plea
KZLA gives up country music
Being called about TV Times, Vietnamese publisher dies
KZLA gives up country music
Being called about TV Times, Vietnamese publisher dies
On the blogs
LA Biz Observed: Mark Lacter on the morning headlines
SoCal Sports Observed: Cold War intrigue in El Segundo
Chicken Corner: Jenny Burman despairs about J. Lo
Here in Malibu: Here in Melibu
SoCal Sports Observed: Cold War intrigue in El Segundo
Chicken Corner: Jenny Burman despairs about J. Lo
Here in Malibu: Here in Melibu
Our contributors
Kevin Roderick is the guest on Jay Kugelman's Sound Exchange today at noon on KPFK, 90.7 FM. On Saturday morning at 10 am, Kevin will be at The Derby on Los Feliz Boulevard for a Southern California Restaurant Historical Society event about Brown Derby lore.