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Morning Buzz: 9.5.08
- Eli and Edythe Broad gave another $400 million to the Cambridge-based Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, making a total of $600 million. The gift is one of the largest ever in U.S. academia. LAT, NYT
- Seven Inglewood police officers and a sergeant were placed on administrative leave pending further training and investigation into the shooting of 47 rounds at a homeless man. LAT, Breeze wires
- DWP board will take up an ethics policy for dealing with conflicts involving top executives. DN, LAT brief
- LAPD lieutenant Jim Gavin testified in his federal suit charging official harassment after he leaked embarrassing info about a murder conviction. LAT
- Sosei Matsumoto is the 88-year-old tea master of downtown's Little Tokyo. AP
- Ed Justice Sr., one of the Justice Brothers of SoCal auto racing fame, died at age 87. LAT
Plus: Morning headlines from LA Biz Observed
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| Yes, the numbers are terrible, but they were supposed to have been terrible - and they will continue to be terrible for some time.
| The promotion runs between now and June 3, which is typically a slow time in the theme park business - likely to be even slower this year.
| The gel-filled wrist support I purchased from Amazon.com arrived today ... in a really, REALLY, big box.
| Eventually the meter-revenue claim becomes bureaucratic doublespeak for "meter-maid revenue."
| The MTA's Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive jumps into Web 2.0 with enthusiasm, with Flickr photos and YouTube clips.
| Chuck Todd and his goatee
Peter Kaye's memoir, Contrarian, is both the story of his career as a political writer and the downward slide of the paper he worked for, the San Diego Union-Tribune
The inimitable Arthur as an entity on paper has just turned to dust in our memories. Jay Babcock moved the...
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