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Anschutz, Schwarzenegger, Nahai and more, after the jump. Also see today's Mark Lacter morning headlines at LA Biz Observed, and follow Mark and Kevin on Twitter.
- Phil Anschutz had dinner in Washington with the editors of his publications there, and they were done by 8 p.m. Politico
- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger collected tens of thousands of dollars for his political causes in September from donors interested in some of the 700 bills that were sitting on his desk, and invited others to events to raise money. LAT
- In his first public appearance since resigning, former Department of Water and Power head David Nahai urged Angelenos to take water problems seriously and avoided talk of his contract or other controversies. DN
- City Council President Eric Garcetti plans to introduce a motion that would create a Ratepayer Advocate at the Department of Water and Power.
- On his way out the door, LAPD chief William Bratton endorsed San Francisco DA Kamala Harris for state Attorney General — and not Rocky Delgadillo. LA Weekly
- People in the Valley's 2nd council district have so little to argue about, they're haggling now over whether a debate scheduled at Woodbury University is in L.A. or Burbank. DN
- Sheriff's deputy Abel Escalante may have been killed as payback for the LAPD shootout on Drew Street in June 2008 that left a gang member dead. LA Weekly
- Ted Turner, the former vice chairman of Time Warner, would like to return and run the place. Hollywood Reporter
- Reporters from USC's Neon Tommy are doing unannounced drop-ins at the offices of local politicians to observe what goes on. Assemblyman Mike Davis got a little testy. Neon Tommy
- Kenneth Turan reviews "Visual Acoustics," the documentary about Julius Shulman and the buildings he photographed. LAT
- The team producing the documentary for PBS "Tom Bradley's Impossible Dream" has a new website up.
- Bob Beverly, a Republican who served in the Legislature from the South Bay for nearly 30 years, died Wednesday morning of Parkinson's disease. He was 84. Daily Breeze
- Cullen Bryant, a star for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1970s and '80s, died of natural causes at age 58. LAT