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Invisible South Central
Since the South Central Los Angeles name was dropped, mostly in favor of labels like "over there," the community it once defined along Central Avenue has become largely invisible. LAT
Incompetent cops an LAPD problem
That, lack of training and a circle the wagons mentality hurts the department, says an officer speaking anonymously. Witness LA
Parcel tax for gangs?
This could be the week the Los Angeles City Council votes on Janice Hahn's proposal for a $3 monthly tax to finance gang programs. Rick Orlov/DN
Real estate value of L.A. Times building
Some real estate experts think the Times headquarters could be attractive to buyers, mostly to hold on to until the Downtown market improves: "In this market, it would be really hard for local buyers to speculate on 'land banking' with no cash flow," says Brad Luster, ""but foreign investors are doing that." Downtown News
Giving charter schools a break on zoning
Relaxing the rules would help many charter schools, say officials. DN
Miguel Contreras pool to open
The city and the County Federation of Labor will donate funds to run the pool on 3rd Street west of Downtown today. DN wires
Debating the Times
Journalist Marc Cooper and blogger Patrick Frey will volley back and forth about the Time sin the paper's online Dust-Up feature this week.
Ex-scribe thinks LAT issue is simple
Those who remain after the layoffs can just work harder, then there should be no serious loss of quality, writes Paul Oberjuerge.