• A federal judge issued a TRO stopping the city of Los Angeles from taking action against unpermitted supergraphics erected on at least 18 buildings by Sky Tag. LAT
• The same day that the Times wrote about the hit-and-run death of Agapito Gaspar Nicolas, Mayor Villaraigosa approved a $50,000 reward in the case. LAT
• Mayor Villaraigosa told the AIPAC convention in Washington about his Jewish connections: "Let me tell you about Herman Katz..." God Blog
• The Easy Voter Guide Project and the Center for Governmental Studies have partnered to produce "Video Voter Minutes" on the May 19 ballot propositions. CGS on You Tube
• Rep. Laura Richardson of Long Beach has once again riled up her neighbors in Sacramento, this time over her lawn. LAT
• The Los Angeles Police Protective League has begun sending out a daily news roundup and has plans to start a blog later this month.
• USC Annenberg grad students and Crenshaw High School tonight launch “Intersections: the South LA Reporting Project,” a joint project to produce news stories about the community. Witness LA
• The Onion is said to be pulling out of Los Angeles. Gawker
• Former Hollywood Reporter editor Howard Burns is now editor of the Santa Monica-based quarterly Moving Pictures.
• Former L.A. Times reporter David Streitfeld has a front page story in today's New York Times on the beginnings of a housing rebound in some areas. NYT front
• The new Kindle is too late to save newspapers. Denis Wolcott
• UCLA was fined $31,000 by Cal/OSHA and is making safety changes as a result of the lab fire in December that killed a worker. LAT, UCLA Newsroom
• A brief history of Hollywood madam Michelle Braun, her clients and the stung that stung her. Hollywood, Interrupted
• Metro has more than doubled its solar energy activities and plans further installations. PV-tech.org
• LAPL has posted podcasts of Dion Neutra, Kelly Lynch and others talking about the Richard Neutra exhibition of drawings and sketches at the Central Library. Podcasts | Exhibition
• KCSN-FM at Cal State Northridge won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards. Release
• Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis chats with Patt Morrison at 2 p.m. on KPCC.
• LA Observed contributor Jenny Price has a piece in the new Sunset magazine on biking the Los Angeles River.

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