Schwarzenegger's bad day at the track, Angeles Crest stays closed and an exit chat with CRA's Cecilia Estolano, plus more after the jump.
From the long weekend:
New Hollywood site seeks writers
Mike Penner, sports writer was 52
Radio traffic reports fading away
Avery Clayton, curator was 62
Which L.A. authors are with Villaraigosa in Guadalajara
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- Gov. Schwarzenegger was booed Sunday by the crowd at Hollywood Park, where he appeared in the winner's circle to give an award to horse owners Jerry and Ann Moss. Fabulous Forum
- Clippers announcers Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith met with Iranian player Hamed Haddadi before Sunday's game, a week or so after being suspended for saying stupid things about him. LAT
- Angeles Crest Highway did not open this morning as scheduled, due to new rock slides. LAT
- Tussling in the CD2 campaign over which candidate is more of an insider and thus not trustworthy. DN
- This is Cecilia Estolano's last day as CEO of the CRA. She talks about it in Q&A. Downtown News
- Colfax Meadows in Studio City could be considered ground zero in the debate over the future of the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, says Rick Orlov. DN
- Packing material and other trash is piling up in the Toy District due to the impending closure of the local business improvement district. Downtown News
- The LAPD wants to add 10 more surveillance cameras in Jordan Downs and install new video systems in two other nearby housing projects – Nickerson Gardens and Imperial Courts. KPCC
- "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" is being renamed "PBS News Hour" and, as of Dec. 7, Lehrer gets a rotating co-anchor. WashPost
- Lachlan Murdoch is part of the group that wants to buy The Hollywood Reporter and other titles from Nielsen. Financial Times, The Wrap
- Stephen Randall, deputy editor at Playboy, says Facebook introduced him to a sad fact: "Many of my friends have dark sides that they had kept from me." LAT Op-Ed
- The 99 Cent Chef celebrates his second year of food blogging in words and video.
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