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More post-game election pondering:
- Deep cuts inevitable now, affecting services of many kinds. LAT, Bee, LAT (on schools), Rough & Tumble, DN, Which Way L.A.?
- Calls for a constitutional convention to fix California are rising, and so is the scoffing. LAT editorial, Bee, NYT, CalBuzz, Patt Morrison audio
- LAT Op-Ed page invites Bill Maher to opine on the election: Schwarzenegger "came to America with nothing but a jar of protein powder and a nice pair of 36D-cup breasts and became the biggest star in Hollywood despite never learning to speak English." LAT
- Election results are a setback for Villaraigosa. Zahniser & Reston/LAT, DN, Jill Stewart/LA Weekly
- About 3,000 votes remain to be counted in the 5th council district, where Paul Koretz leads David Vahedi by 335 votes. LAT
- Truthanich gets chills thinking about his win. DN
- The special general election in the 32nd congressional district will be July 14. And noted: Incumbent Angela Reddock was knocked off the LACCD board by Tina Park. LAT
- Democracy finally lives in LA, says Ron Kaye. Plus:
- A state commission voted to slash the pay of legislators and other officials by 18 percent. SF Chronicle, LAT
- Nearly 600 people receive Los Angeles city pensions in excess of $100,000 a year, led by former LAPD chief Bernard Parks' $265,090. LAT
- The L.A. Times live-blogged last night's "American Idol" finale — during the East Coast broadcast. Anti-West Coast bias?
- KIIS-FM still leads the local radio ratings, followed by KFI. LAT
- Effects of Monday's Los Angeles Marathon on Leimert Park. Leimert Park Beat
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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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