- 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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