• In addition to today's three Daily News layoffs, LANG has also eliminated the DN Travel section and reassigned the chain's sports editor, Kevin Modesti, to be a metro reporter. Gary Scott
  • Sam Quinones has a new dispatch from Monterrey on the Times website about the bloody Mexican drug wars, with video. LAT
  • The City Council passed an ordinance to let it inventory billboards — but, well, you know. We'll wait and see. LAT
  • Sunset Strip club owner Elmer Valentine died in his sleep and will be remembered at 8 p.m. with dimmed lights. LAist
  • Unlike my civilized jury duty experience, Eric Pinckert found his "inefficient, sclerotic, dispiriting and dehumanizing." Brand Culture Talk
  • Blogger Carolyn Kellogg says her personal goodbye online to Forrest Ackerman. Jacket Copy
  • In time for the holidays, Robert Niles' recommended gifts for online journalists. Online Journalism Review
  • Tony Blankley moderates a "Politics of Culture" show devoted to "whither conservatism" with Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Al Regnery of American Spectator and David Frum, Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. on KCRW.
  • Ellen Endo, former managing editor of the Rafu Shimpo, is the new executive director of the Asian American Journalists Association. Release
  • After school, 17-year-old Joey Freeman is helping manage Robert Schwartz's campaign for the 5th District City Council seat. Jewish Journal
  • Diesel, the new bookstore in the Brentwood Country Mart, holds its grand opening party on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.
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