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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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As newspapers and television pull back from investigative reporting, foundations and other organizations are beginning to fill the void. One of the most interesting is Accountable California, a project of Local 721 of the Service Employees International Union.
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