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- Heavy fog in Sacramento aborted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's flight from Santa Monica, so he made his fiscal emergency declaration in Los Angeles. Capitol Alert, LAT
Also: Fox 11's Phil Shuman spots the Governor smoking a post-media stogie, blogs about it. - State Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, is the new Democratic caucus chair. Capitol Alert
- Mark Ridley-Thomas takes over as the L.A. County Supervisor for the 2nd district vowing to reopen MLK Medical Center. LAT
- Respected housing blogger Tanta died and got an obit in the New York Times. LA Biz Observed
- Tina Fey discusses her facial scar in a Vanity Fair cover story by Maureen Dowd. Defamer
- New KCRW Music Director Jason Bentley's first track played on "Morning Becomes Eclectic" was “Crash” by composer Mark Isham, from the “Crash” movie soundtrack.
- LA Weekly photographer Ted Soqui ferrets out some of the lowest gas prices in town. LA Photo
- Broadcasting & Cable magazine executive editor Melissa Grego answers questions about her now long-running Mel's Diner blog. LAist
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher announced thirteen new partners. LA Legal Pad
- At least one Curbed LA reader must not pay much attention to the national news. Curbed LA
- UCLA's Daily Bruin goes overseas again, dateline Bangkok this time. Bruin
- Daniel Zingale, chief of staff to Maria Shriver and senior aide to the governor, will join the California Endowment as a senior VP for policy and communications based in Sacramento. Capitol Alert
- Former Daily Breeze reporter Dennis Johnson, editor of motorcycle business mag Dealer News, has gone the blog route.
- ESPN Zone opens today at L.A. Live. LAist
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