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Morning Buzz: Thursday 7.26.07
The mayor's leverage with NBC and Telemundo, a possible discovery of Jeremy Blake's body and the return of L.A. Sniper — and a whole lot more.
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NBC Universal needs the mayor
Telemundo's corporate parent needs help getting its big redevelopment plan for Universal City through City Hall, and David Zahniser puts it in the context of the future of Mirthala Salinas. LAT
Meanwhile, Telemundo struggling
The network gets a new uber-boss whose assignment is to get Telemundo out of the tank. LAT
Blake's body may have been found
Authorities in New Jersey are asking for information on artist Jeremy Blake's dental history after finding a body in the ocean off Sea Girt, N.J. LAT
Mayor dropped ball on transit fund
Bill Bradley reports that with Villaraigosa caught up in his personal scandal, Sacramento responded to the power vacuum by cutting $336 million from L.A's package of transit money and imperiling the Westside light rail project. LA Weekly
Antonio got crib sheets
Mayor Villaraigosa was often provided with the questions before his weekly segment on KMEX 34 to take supposedly unscripted questions from viewers. ERSNews.com
Return of L.A. Sniper
Alan Mittelstaedt's politics column had a short run in the LA Weekly and resumes today in CityBeat, where he talks abut DA Steve Cooley and Cardinal Roger Mahony.
Downtown density
Councilwoman Jan Perry argues that the rules should be changed to encourage more building downtown. LAT Op-Ed
Clarkson suicide?
A defense expert testified that Lana Clarkson, not Phil Spector, fired the shot that killed her. LAT
Kaiser hospitals to be fined $3 million
The giant HMO disregarded complaints of questionable care and physician performance. LAT
Legalized pot shops raided
The feds cracked down on ten locations the same day that the City Council took steps to regulate but allow more to open. DN
UCLA coach arrested as burglar
Bruins wide receiver coach Eric Scott was arrested with two other men inside a home. LAT
Noted
Disagreeing on Felix Chevrolet
The dealer's operator belongs to the L.A. Conservancy and supports the trend toward HPOZ's around the city, but not the designation of Felix and its sign as historic-cultural monuments. Could end up costing him the business and 200 jobs, he argues in an Op-Ed piece. LAT
Farewell to Sherman Torgan
Andy Klein in CityBeat.
Forkish moves back downtown
Former City Hall deputy Jennifer Forkish, most recently with the California Grocers Association in Burbank, is joining the public affairs and lobbying firm of GCG Rose and Kindel.
New MSM blog du jour
Frank Girardot's Crime Scene at the San Gabriel Valley News website, covering pretty much what you would expect from the title.
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