Morning Buzz: Wednesday 12.3.08

The attempted putsch of LAUSD Supt. David Brewer was put on hold because Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte, the lone black member, did not attend the board's closed session. LAT, DN
The state says more than 60% of eligible Californians — 80% of registered voters — voted in November, the most since 1972. LAT
State Senator Gloria Romero takes a step toward becoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Witness LA
The City Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee rejected calls for a moratorium on new digital billboards. DN
Don Knabe takes the gavel as chairman of the Board of Supervisors this time around. Sausage Factory
Eric Bauman, chairman of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, is vying to stop John Burton from becoming chairman of the state Democratic Party. PolitickerCA
The Geffen Contemporary will close for at least six months as part of an emergency budget cut at MOCA, but new shows will open in the main museum. Culture Monster
The clarity of the red light that was run before the Chatsworth Metrolink crash is in question by investigators. LAT
When Measure R funding could kick in on the Expo and Gold Line projects. LA Visions
USC Annenberg dean Ernest Wilson took a leave of absence to join the Obama transition "leading a team reviewing America�s international broadcasting services, including the Voice of America and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and I will advise the transition team working with the U.S. Department of State on public diplomacy issues." Witness LA
Will comedy change during the Obama years? Adam Baer in GQ.
Architecturally speaking, Christopher Hawthorne says the new phase of L.A. Live "seems to rule out for good the prospect that L.A. Live might bring a fresh, forward-looking model of mega-development to downtown." LAT
Patt Morrison calls for renaming the Marina Freeway the Ballona Freeway. LAT Op-Ed
Services for Ethel Bradley will be Friday at 1:30 p..m.. at First AME Church, with viewing the night before, from 6 to 7:30, at Angeles Funeral Home on Crenshaw, Councilwoman Wendy Greuel announced at the end of yesterday's City Council session.