Morning Buzz: Thursday 4.2.09

• Ex-LAPD officer Anthony Razo was charged with lying about being shot by thugs outside his home and with setting fire to his car in a scheme to collect on insurance. LAT, KFI
• Rules requiring LAPD gang and narcotics officers to turn over detailed personal financial information takes effect this week, but the full impact won't be known for years. DN
• U.S. District Court Judge Manuel L. Real, facing questions again, now is being asked to account for $5 million or more in seized assets of the late Philippines Dictator Ferdinand Marcos. LAT
• Hollywood is supposedly saying no these days to front-end deals for stars, who often end up making less per movie. WSJ
• Big crash at the bottom of Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada Flintridge involving a runaway semi truck. At least 2 dead, 12 hurt, driver arrested. LAT, AP
• In a dispute with the Long Beach airport, Jet Blue threatens to move to LAX. LAT, P-T
• Weird twist in the Anand Jon criminal case, involving a juror and a Starbucks, could lead to a review of his conviction and some trouble for prosecutors. L.A. Daily, LAT
• Pro and con on the leadership of DWP chief David Nahai. LAT
• Global warning's probable effects on California include less water, fewer acres of farming and much bigger wildfires as the forests dry out, a state report says. LAT, SF Chronicle
• Today's Washington Post begins a year-long series looking at the Mexican government’s strategy to combat drug violence, led by Mexico bureau chief William Booth, reporter Steve Fainaru and video producer Travis Fox. WP
• LAPD officer Melissa Borck received $2.3 million from a federal jury that agreed she was sexually harassed in the Valley traffic division and retaliated against for reporting the abuse. LAT
• About 500,000 working-age Californians have lost health insurance in the recession, and 600,000 more could lose theirs even if the economy recovers, says a UC Berkeley report. SF Chronicle
• Report from the 30th annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards held Monday night. LA Weekly
• Andrea Mead Lawrence, an Olympic skiing champion who became an environmental leader in the Mammoth Lakes area and a member of the Mono County Board of Supervisors, died at 76 after suffering from cancer. LAT

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