LAPD looking at those movie location motor 'cops'

They don't actually work for the police, even though the look like they do. The LAPD wants to provide its own off-duty officers to the film industry, but the members of the Motion Picture Officers Assn. (yes, there is one) fear the loss of those lucrative and cushy jobs. LAT

Villaraigosa will perform gay weddings

The mayor offers his services and his support for the state Supreme Court ruling. But it's San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom who gets a piece on the Times' Op-Ed page. LAT

More turmoil at CityBeat

Newsroom sources say that columnists Mick Farren and Andrew Gumbel won't be writing any more. With the depleted freelance budget, it's hard to know who will be writing — and whether they'll be worth reading. A gangs piece commissioned from writer Annette Stark reportedly is headed to the LA Weekly.

John Futch returns to Press-Telegram

The managing editor who lost his job in the recent restructuring of Long Beach and the Daily Breeze is back as executive city editor, replacing the departed Jason Gewirtz. P-T

America's best-appointed green room

That would be the study at Ron Burkle's mansion, says Tina Daunt. LAT/Cause Celebre

Detective of the year

That would be the LAPD's Bill Longacre, who broke up the burglary spree of Roberto Caveda, who victimized more than 1,000 homes in two years. Longacre retires later this year. DN