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Top LAT editors opposed last week's "Alice in Wonderland" ad, evolution of the Howard Jarvis organization, Sheriff Baca to hit the streets, KUSC, Jaime Escalante and more.
- Russ Stanton and other top editors at the Los Angeles Times vigorously opposed last week's "Alice in Wonderland" ad that covered the front page and used the paper's flag, but they were overruled by the business side. “Stretching the boundaries was what we were going for,” said a spokesman. NYT
- The L.A. Times new earlier print deadlines missed another local sports game, Saturday's Kings sell-out against the Montreal Canadiens, despite an earlier start.
- That Las Vegas exhibit of LAPD evidence from the archives has been a big draw even without the RFK items. ABC News
- The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has evolved into "a sophisticated series of nonprofit corporations and political action committees" and money machine that pays president Jon Coupal $255,000 a year. Sacto Bee
- The California Green Party may be fading to chartreuse. San Jose Mercury
- Big plans for reform of California government are quietly dimming. California Watch
- The 24 state office buildings that have been put up for sale are drawing a lot of interest from potential buyers. LAT
- Where Sheriff Baca might serve his shifts back on regular duty. Police One
- The refusal by City Hall unions to make serious concessions is "a tragedy that organized labor one day may come to regret," Tim Rutten argues. LAT Op-Ed
- Orlov column: Huizar's campaign finance reform forum, city officials off to D.C. again, and more. DN
- As state and local governments fight off potential bankruptcy, some officials are taking a new look at scaling back pension benefits for public employees. DN
- The Simon Wiesenthal Center has agreed to pay $150,000 to Homeowners Opposed to Museum Expansion in order to avoid going to court. LAT
- Looking at Time Warner's new government on demand service. DN
- Bach to the future: How KUSC became the most-listened to public radio station in the country based on Arbitron ratings. Downtown News
- Former Editor & Publisher mainstay Joe Strupp landed a job as media reporter-blogger for the liberal group Media Matters. Politico
- Jaime Escalante's media presence has roared back since the little news flurry a week ago that he is fighting cancer. LAT
- Headline of the day: What happens when vegetables watch TV. New Yorker