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- Bob Hertzberg is also sniffing around a challenge to Mayor Villaraigosa — or a run for city attorney against Jack Weiss — the former Villaraigosa friend and foe tells David Zahniser.
- Steve Sugerman, who pleaded guilty in the Fleishman-Hillard scandal a few years back, is co-hosting a $500 per person fundraiser for Weiss on June 10 in Santa Monica.
- Candidates Bernard Parks and Mark Ridley-Thomas will debate on KNBC's "News Conference" Sunday morning at 9:30 following "The Chris Matthews Show." Conan Nolan hosts.
- Chick audit of LAFD: Progress made, but more to go.
- BoifromTroy connects the dots between the latest trash fee hike and City Councilman Greig Smith taking aides on a $250,000 overseas trip to study trash-to-energy projects.
- A blown-up (and fake, it turns out) Los Angeles Magazine cover gets some screen time in "Sex and the City."
- There is a new Guelaguetza on Venice Blvd. that is closer to Culver City than the Palms locale, but still not quite there. That's the one Tu Ciudad meant.
- In partnership with Time Warner Cable and LA36, the Center for Governmental Studies has produced the Voter Minutes in Spanish. YouTube
- EcoAngeleno is a new blog about L.A. environmental issues by consultant Daniel Freedman.
Earlier this week:
Lakers blogger cussed out by Vanesssa Bryant, goes off-line
Sallie Hofmeister gets LAT business editor
Rick Caruso may challenge Antonio
BookExpo notes Tuesday and Wednesday
Andrew Malcolm, oldest blog rookie
B-a-a-a-a-d forecast for newspapers
Moguls, millionaires and movie stars
Azteca America leaves town
Sydney Pollack, filmmaker was 73