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Weekend desk clearing

  • The Coliseum Commission decided to allow scheduled raves to take place, but aded some new rules including a ban on minors. LAT, ZevWeb
  • How Rep. Brad Sherman went to Reseda and "inadvertently got Fox News gum in his hair" over the Black Panther meme. L.A. Weekly
  • Meg Whitman, San Jose Mercury News reporter Karen de Sa and economist Jack Kyser will be Conan Nolan's guests on KNBC "News Conference," Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.
  • At the annual AltWeekly Awards, the L.A. Weekly took first place in food writing (Jonathan Gold) and in the arts category (Randall Roberts, (now at the L.A. Times), as well second in the arts for a story by Gendy Alimurung.
  • Peter Guber, now part of Golden State Warriors ownership, tweets: "Dealing with the sports media is a different animal than movie/tv folks - no hyperbole just the facts ma'am just the facts." Twitter
  • The city's 24-hour 3-1-1 service will be cut back to 15 hours daily due to budget cuts. LAist
  • A portion of the upper Pasadena Freeway will be closed this weekend to begin the decorative work for renaming to the Arroyo Seco Parkway. L.A. Now
  • While model and Daily Show correspondent Olivia Munn was attacking Ringling Bros. circus as animal cruelty, she was promoting horse racing at Del Mar. OC Weekly
  • The L.A. County Coroner's office is creating its own accredited DNA lab to aid investigations and help establish paternity. ZevWeb
  • Los Angeles County had the lowest turnout of registered voters in the June primary: 23.5 percent. LAist
  • Samuel Camarena, the owner of La Fiesta Brava restaurant on Rose Avenue in Venice, was killed July 7 in an automobile accident in Mexico. Yo Venice
  • Jerry Buss and his Lakers legacy are featured on the cover of this month's Haute Living magazine. Story
  • KCRW last night re-aired an original radio production of Harvey Pekar’s “American Splendor” that first aired on the station in 1991.
  • The Center for Investigative Reporting and California Watch are looking to hire a Director of Web Strategy and Technology, based in Berkeley. Info
  • Damien Newton announced that Streetsblog L.A. will cut back its frequency of publication rather than go offline or merge with another website. Blog
  • How New York is doing its new bike lanes on city streets, with picture. Metblogs
  • Magnolia bakery arrives from New York to start selling cupcakes at 8389 West 3rd Street. L.A. Magazine
  • There's a social media campaign going on to prevent Hollywood's Ye Coach and Horses bar from losing its lease. Franklin Avenue
  • Blogger has a Spanish cooking affair at home. The Foodinista
  • Glenn Falkenstein, a mentalist who was a staple at the Magic Castle in the 1970s, died at age 78. LAT

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