Some highlights from the past week at LA Observed, chosen by the guy who signs the checks.

1. Judith Regan's firing by fax breaks late Friday.
2. David Geffen offers $2 billion cash for the Times — and publisher David Hiller tries to stave off a pressroom union.
3. KFI's Bill Handel goes nuts on another station's air.
4. Wait, does the LAPD really have an office equipped as a bedroom?
5. How many UCLA personal files were hacked? Only 800,000 or so — over a year.
6. Daily Breeze finally sold and the new regime takes over.
7. Waxman and Holson square off against Goldstein and Horn — the subject is Hollywood coverage.
8. Video blogger Jacob Soboroff takes LAO courtside at Staples Center.
9. Richard Alarcon gets an (almost) clear shot at the 7th council district.
10. UCLA prospect Kevin Love comes to town and gets David Davis thinking about the proper balance for high school athletes.
11. KB Homes drops out of L.A. Live, leaving Anschutz to speculate on the hotel tower alone.
12. TJ Sullivan asks a thief for his mountain bike back.

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