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Teachers prevail over charters in LAUSD vote, Schwarzenegger turns to a friend, Ridley-Thomas' office redo is back — and more after the jump.
- District teachers, not charter schools or other outside groups, were given control of most of the 30 LAUSD schools included in a reform effort. LAT, DN
- Gov. Schwarzenegger has named longtime friend and former adviser Bonnie Reiss to the vacant post of state education secretary. Capitol Alert
- The City Council wants the DWP to share data it collects on household dogs so the city can take in more revenue by forcing pets to be licensed. LAT
- Ex-Speaker Fabian Nuñez filed papers or a committee to raise money for a run for state treasurer in 2014, but it may be just a place to stash some cash. LAT
- A firm has been hired to assess whether the office renovation sought by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, but dropped under pressure, is needed. DN
- Mayor Villaraigosa is in Washington to pitch the feds for a bridge loan to cover construction of the subway extension into the Westside. KPCC
- Profanity from the mouth of an 11-year-old girl in the trailer for the upcoming "Kick-Ass" is, according to Brooks Barnes, "igniting debate about how Hollywood advertises its R-rated films on the Web." NYT
- James Rainey pronounces NYT Jerusalem bureau chief Ethan Bronner's work as fair, even with his son in the Israel Defense Forces. LAT
- Terry O'Day, executive director of Environment Now, was appointed to the Santa Monica City Council to fill the vacancy created when Ken Genser died. LAT
- Bad weather and fish shortages related to El Niño probably explain the recent rash of distressed pelicans, the state Department of Fish and Game says. LAT
- KCRW's Edward Goldman reports from the Los angeles exhibitions at ARCO Madrid on Art Talk.
- "Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers," a play by Geoff Cowan of USC's Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, will be opening Off-Broadway in New York.
- Denise Gellene, formerly of the Los Angeles Times Business staff, writes the obit of scientist Dr. Albert Kligman in the NYT.
- The San Francisco Chronicle plans to farm out some sports writing work to the "citizen sportswriters” at Bleacher Report. SF Business Times