Morning Buzz: Friday 9.19.08

  • Budget deal reached in Sacramento. Bee, LAT, SFC
  • A Blue Line train collided with a Metro bus near near Washington Boulevard and Griffith Avenue this morning, causing 13 minor injuries. LAT
  • DWP workers will receive a 5.9% raise next week triggered by inflation in a deal struck three years ago. DN
  • United is dropping its once-ballyhooed, but under-used Palmdale service. LAT, Breeze
  • The LAT's "road to nowhere" story about Gov. Sarah Palin is deceptive, says Patterico.
  • Two class-action lawsuits — filed in a Los Angeles Superior Court and federal court on behalf of exotic dancers — argue that L.A. strip clubs violate labor laws. Xbiz
  • Plans are in escrow for turning the former Douglas aircraft plant in Long Beach into a major studio complex. LBReport
  • Bill Boyarsky and William Bradley have been debating Gov. Schwarzenegger and post-partisanship all week online. Dust-Up

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