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Kevin Roderick • December 15 2008 5:19 PM

Ex-Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano was sentenced to 15 years in prison. LA Biz Observed
Las Lomas project in the Newhall Pass appears to be dead. Ron Kaye
The Daily News eliminated its Travel section and now the editor, Eric Noland, has left rather than go cityside as a reporter.
Dr. Drew Live got the axe from Westwood One. LAist
"Day to Day" aired a bunch of mail from listeners protesting bemoaning the show's cancellation by NPR. There's also a Facebook group devoted to saving the show, which is slated to end in March. DtD
No more Arena Football: the league cancelled its 2009 season. Looks like a City News Service story on the Daily Breeze website.
Pershing Square's outdoor ice rink had a holiday predecessor in 1952. Blogdowntown
Strategist Chad Griffin is the only Angeleno on the Advocate's list of People of the Year.
San Pedro Today magazine is launching under the former editor of the terminated San Pedro Magazine. Gary Scott

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Media A little KCRW pledge drive satire LAT adjusts changes, misses Clippers game Olney out for today's shows Best local location for a Super Bowl commercial Correction o' the day: reuniting families	Politics Black leaders feeling insulted by Villaraigosa Yosi Sergant's strange year as a 'left-wing propagandist' Memo challenges mayor's authority to order layoffs Jan Perry reiterates that she's running for mayor Whitman backs off '30 years in California'
LA Biz L.A.'s haves, have-nots Now that's a price cut L.A. credit worries Tuesday morning headlines Deal cut in pay-to-play case	Arts, Books & Food Novel of SoCal dream going bust NYT gets its arms around Eli Broad's 'iron checkbook' Equator Books in Venice, RIP Bestsellers: Edwards, Beatty, Salinger, food Michael Brand lists his differences with Getty boss
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Black leaders feeling insulted by Villaraigosa

11:58 AM Tue | The head of the SCLC in Los Angeles accuses the mayor and his staff of dissing African Americans, especially in comparison to Latinos.

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11:17 AM Tue | United Way study notes a higher poverty rate and a greater percentage of working poor than the rest of the nation.

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9:32 AM Tue | L.A. credit worries

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