Some of the most talked-about posts from the past week at LA Observed:

1. Black teens guilty in Long Beach assault
2. KTLA's star makes news — on KTLA's "news"
3. Times editor O'Shea slams website into gear
4. Mayor Sleepy at the State of the Union
5. Rupert Murdoch and the Chandlers come together
6. Another reason for drivers and neighbors to loathe Playa Vista
7. Author Barbara Seranella dies at 50, not unappreciated
8. Creator of the Hollyweed sign dies
9. Standing down at LAVoice.org
10. When Lopez met Szabo, via Strumpette
11. OC Weekly editor ankles with a slam at the new owners
12. Fifty years behind the counter at the Apple Pan

Plus: Eli Broad's purchase of the Times was voted the top Los Angeles media story of 2007 by LA Observed readers, and results of our Readers Survey included a profile of LAO visitors.

Last week on News & Chatter