Morning Buzz: Thursday 5.27.10

Janice Min's plans for THR, a Mickey Kaus radio spot, plus billboards, Charlie Beck, Bobby Shriver and a fun transit blog.

Janice Min plans a dramatic makeover of the Hollywood Reporter, turning it from a weekday trade paper into a slick weekly magazine aimed at high-end readers. The Wrap, LAT, Patrick Goldstein
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the city's ban on new supergraphics and billboards, saying no First Amendment rights are violated and overturning a lower court ruling that struck down the law. LAT, DN
LAPD chief Charlie Beck joined other police officials to denounce the Arizona immigrant law as misguided and bad for law enforcement. LAT, LA Daily, KPCC News
Plus: The Board of Supervisors considers an Arizona boycott vote. LAT
The way the budget posturing sounds in Sacramento portends a long stalemate. Capitol Weekly
Here's a Mickey Kaus for Senate radio spot. Audio
The head of the Forest Service told a U.S. Senate panel that the agency is considering ending its ban on using federal firefighting aircraft after dark. LAT
A Superior Court judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by a group of self-proclaimed Tea Party activists who had tried to get themselves declared the rightfully elected leaders of the Los Angeles County Republican Party.
Los Angeles County auditors substantiated 101 instances of fraud during the last six months of 2009, including Fire Department officials playing golf while listed on duty. LAT, DN
Neighborhood council members play an active role in shaping the present and future of the Valley community, Councilman Paul Krekorian says. DN Op-Ed
A filed against the county and Sheriff Lee Baca by the family of slain teenager Jamiel Shaw was dismissed by a judge. LAT, DN wires
Charles Hobbs' blog More than Red Cars explores the "obscure, offbeat and half-forgotten transportation history of Southern California." Streetsblog
Bobby Shriver begins taking his turn as mayor of Santa Monica. SM Daily Press