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- Sallie Hofmeister is the new business editor at the Los Angeles Times, reporting to the managing editor. LA Biz Observed
- Scary forecast about the financial future of newspapers, also via Mark Lacter. LABO
- Comedian Harvey Korman died today at age 81 while at UCLA Medical Center. He was a star on TV's "Carol Burnett Show" and played Hedley Lamarr in "Blazing Saddles." AP
- Mayor Villaraigosa proposed targeting ammunition and guns in the battle against gangs. LAT
- Judge candidate Bill Johnson has some baldly racist views. Jewish Journal
- So why are Iraq and Afghanistan fading from news coverage? KCRW/To the Point
- It's almost balls out at Silver Lake's Ivanhoe Reservoir. Curbed LA
Also: Still some seats to be had on the June 14 Neon Cruise. To reserve, call the Museum of Neon Art at (310) 489-9918 and mention LA Observed to get the discount. More info.
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| Bev Hills billionaire Ron Burkle has $56 million in loans against his two houses. The McCourts have borrowed $28 million on their properties.
| Advice for Greenies in a Complicated World
| Steve Jones, the self-proclaimed Sire of Wilshire (a nod to the physical address of his former home at Indie 103.1 FM), is back on the air!
| She gaped at me like I was living history -- Miss Jane Pittman come to put her withered lips to the "Young Only" fountain straw of ageism.
As newspapers and television pull back from investigative reporting, foundations and other organizations are beginning to fill the void. One of the most interesting is Accountable California, a project of Local 721 of the Service Employees International Union.
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