It's Thursday -- just one more day to the weekend. (Why is it that short weeks always seem longer?)

In case you missed Mark's posts about the brouhaha yesterday, Assemblyman Mike Duvall resigned after spilling graphic details of his extramarital flings in front of a live mike. LAT, OC Reg

As weary firefighters work to out-flank the two-week old Station Fire, which threatened Mt. Wilson, officials are already planning for the next one. LAT

Contract workers at LAX get a pay hike.

The west-bound Pomona (60) Freeway is a mess this morning due to a flipped big rig. Daily News

A $2.5 billion order for 10 more C-17 cargo planes could keep the Boeing plant in Long Beach alive through 2012. Press-Telegram

You know all those people standing up on paddle boards all over the SoCal coast? The NYT catches on to the trend. NYT

Will Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach succeed in merging their fire departments? It depends on who you ask. Daily Breeze

Another prefab rising in Venice. Curbed LA

Some thoughts from Rick Orlov on the one-year anniversary of the horrific Metrolink crash. Sausage Factory

Be sure to check out business updates throughout the day with Mark Lacter at LA Biz Observed. And you can follow him on Twitter. (And me!) (And TJ Sullivan!) (Oh -- and David Rensin!) And, needless to say, the big kahuna himself, Kevin.