Democratic hopeful John Edwards is in town today. He'll drop in at SEIU Local 721, the public service workers, after noon and be endorsed by Councilman Richard Alarcon and SEIU official Tyrone Freeman.

Home Sweet Home: The homes of the presidential candidates include Mitt Romney's $3 million New Hampshire cottage, the Clintons' $3.6 million place and Edwards' $5.4 million estate in Chapel Hill, N.C. Those are in American dollars, not California real estate dollars. L.A. Land blog