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Thanks to Veronique de Turenne for jumping on the fires while I got out of town for a few days. Now here's a mix of today's headlines and some catch-up
- Mayor Villaraigosa gets points, mostly, for his performance during the recent spate of disasters. LAT
- New plans for LAX's Bradley International Terminal and the proposed midfield terminal were unveiled. LAT, DN, Daily Breeze
- Attorney General Jerry Brown urged the state Supreme Court to rule on Proposition 8 but to leave the measure in effect until it does decide the constitutionality. LAT
- Councilman Jack Weiss's office will put up $250,000 toward DNA testing by the LAPD. DN wires, LAT
- Madeleine Pickens, wife of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, said she plans to adopt the 2,000 doomed wild horses that Deanne Stilman blogged about last week, and possibly most of the 30,000 horses and burros kept in federal holding pens. Wash Post
- Mayor Villaraigosa's unfavorable rating was higher than his favorables in a statewide poll about the 2010 governor's race, but it was worse for potential rivals John Garamendi and Gavin Newsom. Also, former mayoral chief of staff Tom Houston has been living in Jakarta and working in rain forest issues. Orlov/DN
- Former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown's advice for Obama inauguration tickets: talk to a Republican. SF Chronicle
- The Office of Historic Resources and the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) are holding a public hearing on a significant overhaul of the historic preservation ordinance, Thursday at City Hall.
- Media layoffs at TV Guide, Forbes and Dallas D magazine. Via I Want Media
- American University professor Akbar Ahmed, a former Pakistani ambassador and leading expert on Islam, is traveling across the U.S. this year to study what it means to be Muslim-American today — and blogging about it. He arrives in Los Angeles today.
- Times columnist Patt Morrison offers some doggerel in blog tribute to new state poet laureate Carol Muske-Dukes. Opinion L.A.
- Ted Turner's book tour brings him to KPCC's "Airtalk" at 11:30 this morning.