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- George Kieffer, partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and former chair of the L.A. Chamber of Commerce, was appointed a University of California regent, according to Shane Goldmacher of the Sacto Bee via Twitter.
- Also, Goldmacher is leaving the Bee to join the Los Angeles Times Sacramento Bureau in June. At 25 he'd be the youngest member, I believe. Capitol Alert
- Fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski will not return to the U.S. this week to meet a court deadline for his surrender, his attorneys said Monday. LAT
- The business mags are so thin this month it's hard to be optimistic about their futures. LA Biz Observed
- Business Team LA sent out a release saying the firm has been retained by the estate of the late Glenn Goldman to broker a sale of Book Soup.
- Santa Anita will be sold at auction, attorney says. SGV Tribune
- The staff that produces the monthly Los Angeles Times Magazine will edit a new lifestyle weekly to be called LA Etcetera and delivered in the Sunday paper starting May 10. Laura Stegman
- Lawyer Gloria Allred has sued Octomom Nadya Suleman, supposedly to protect the babies. TMZ
- Maggie and Peter are now officially the Gyllenhaal Sarsgaards of L.A. and NYC. AP
- "Which Way, L.A.?" tonight at 7:30 discusses shocking differences between the cost of healthcare in Los Angeles and San Diego — and how L.A. is being studied by policy makers as a model of of how not to deliver efficiency and quality. KCRW
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| CBS and ABC have far bigger fish to fry - namely whether their stations can get back the auto and retail advertising that fell off a cliff in 2009.
| And there's still time to take part!
| Searching for answers after a third loss this year.
| Jihad and cash offers meet American soldiers during the Gulf War, and beyond.
| After a tough year financially, the Museum of Contemporary Art put on a gala party to celebrate with 1,000 of its closest friends.
One of the last of Doug Ring’s many good deeds was a visit to the Los Angeles Times editorial board with members of Housing LA, an organization advocating affordable housing for the thousands of residents being forced out of the city by high rents.
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