Schwarzenegger years labeled a disappointment, a newspaper calls for getting rid of the lieutenant governor, and you can now get Reagan on your iPhone. Plus more after the jump.
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- Columnist George Skelton sums up Gov. Schwarzenegger in one word: disappointing. LAT
- The New York State Senate decisively rejected a bill on Wednesday that would have allowed gay couples to marry. NYT
- The Daily News editorialized in favor of getting rid of the state's lieutenant governor office. DN
- The Ronald Reagan iPhone app, introduced this week, promises to "deliver Ronald Reagan right to your fingertips." SF Chronicle
- The Police Foundation will play for new grass to replace the lawn damaged by a big party at the new LAPD headquarters. Blogdowntown
- Homeless people would be allowed to park overnight in designated zones throughout Los Angeles under a plan that is generating strong opposition from some residents. DN
- "Right now we live in a city that is the antithesis of my own vision," blogs Ron Kaye.
- How Frank Gehry, Nancy Rubins, Cesar Pelli, Maya Lin and others are reinventing Las Vegas, through the new City Center project. LA Weekly
- Mayor Villaraigosa will swear in new LAPD chief Charlie Beck at 10 a.m. at the headquarters, and at 6 p.m. will stop by the opening of the Kings' holiday Ice Rink at L.A. Live.
- There's a dispute over the glass block that was in the sidewalk outside the Rite-Aid at 5th and Broadway, a historic building that was the home of Title Guarantee & Trust company. Blogdowntown
- Dave Ihlenfeld, a staffer on "Family Guy" who previously wrote for "Malcolm in the Middle," has sold "Dog Days," a book about his post-collegiate year driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile around the U.S. and Europe, to Union Square Press for publication in September 2011. Publishers Lunch
- Andrew Donohue of Voice of San Diego explains the site's thoughtful new policy barring anonymous comments by readers. VOSD
- Northeastern University's School of Journalism is looking to fill a tenure-track position as an assistant professor with a specialty in multimedia news, masters degree required.
- Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is the latest to sit in the guest DJ Project chair at KCRW. Interview
- Author Amy Alkon guests on "Patt Morrison" at 2:30 p.m. to talk about her book "I See Rude People."
- Activist lawyer Robert Berke died at age 61. LAT
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