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Cedars-Sinai cited for endangering children
State report looking into the over-medication of Dennis Quaid's infant twins and others found "multiple failures by the facility to adhere to established policies and procedures for safe medication use...These violations caused, or were likely to cause, serious injury or death to the patients who received the wrong medication." LAT
CBS writers finally get a deal
After working without a contract since April 2005, the news writers, producers, editors, artists and assistants working for CBS radio and television stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington have reached agreement. NYT
Conferring on traffic and transit
A cheeky blogger would count how many of the participants and attendees at today's Downtown conference on transit and traffic arrive solo in cars. Impressive list of speakers.
Metro polls on sales tax
The transit agency spent $65,000 polling residents on support for a half-cent bump in the sales tax. Reportedly they found such a proposal could get a two-thirds vote. DN
Newhall Ranch advances
The Regional Planning Commission approved the first four "villages" of the massive development proposed for west and north of Santa Clarita. A vote at the Board of Supervisors is still required. DN
Pellicano allowed to represent himself
He has a fool for a client if he does, the judge all but says. LAT
Gardena police officer wounded
Suspect arrested last night hiding in a hot tub. Breeze
Hertzberg recognized across the pond
Former mayoral hopeful Bob Hertzberg was named one of 50 "green heroes" by a panel of environmental experts convened by the Guardian in the U.K. Other Californians include Terry Tamminen, Monica Howe, Laurie David and Leonardo DiCaprio. Here's what they said about Huggy Boy:
Bob Hertzberg, 53, founder of venture capital firm Renewable Capital, is one of a new breed of financier piling unprecedented amounts of money into renewable technologies. He ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 2005, finishing in third place. Renewable Capital has holdings in electric car companies, solar electric firms and windfarms. He is also backing a company in Cardiff that produces solar cells that do not need direct sunlight to generate electricity. In a process similar to photosynthesis, it uses nano-sized titanium crystals to turn light into electricity.
A chat with Julius Shulman
The venerated L.A. photographer, now 97 and still working, talks to CityBeat's Steve Appleford. CityBeat