• The City Council voted unanimously to offer early retirement to 2,400 employees in lieu of layoffs and furloughs. LAT, Ron Kaye
  • Producer John Wells was elected president of the Writers Guild of America, West, a position he has held before. The Wrap
  • The DWP says its water mains have suffered 34 “major blowouts” since Sept. 1, up from previous years. LAT
  • Superior Court Judge Harvey A. Silberman allegedly used a court commissioner as an intermediary to offer a bribe to a political opponent, according to testimony in newly unsealed grand jury transcripts. Daily Journal
  • KCBS and KCAL unveil their new "NewsCentral" branding over the weekend. Broadcasting & Cable
  • San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom's wife delivered a baby girl. SF Gate
  • USC Annenberg Dean Ernest J. Wilson III was elected chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting board.
  • Patti Rockenwagner, the top PR executive at Paramount Pictures, has left after a bit more than a year to pursue another opportunity. Variety
  • Eight things that journalism students should demand from their j-schools. OJR
  • KCRW host Frances Anderton will be honored Oct. 21 with the Honorary AIA Los Angeles Award.
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