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Greuel on a jury, Garcetti for Echo Park lake crackdown, Whitman's amazing spending, Lakers playoff tickets for lawmakers and more.
Plus from Mark at LA Biz Observed:
L.A. investment bank foresaw Sam Zell's financial troubles
Billionaire Donald Bren gets scammed
The case against Maxine Waters
City unions nix health payment
Sidney Harman gets Newsweek
- Controller Wendy Greuel posted on Facebook that she's on jury duty and yesterday got picked for a jury. No discussion of the case, of course.
- City Council President explains why he supported a police crackdown on Sunday vendors at Echo Park Lake. Eastsider LA
- The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that Proposition 209 does not violate federal constitutional guarantees of equal protection in its ban on affirmative action. LAT, SF Chronicle
- New campaign spending reports put Meg Whitman at over $99 million, meanng that one way to look at it is she spends more in one day that Jerry Brown has spent altogether so far. AP, Bee, LAT
- Majestic Realty gave Lakers playoff tickets to the state lawmakers who were crucial in exempting the proposed Industry NFL stadium from environmental rules. LAT
- Furlough days for some state managers meant an increase in take-home pay because they became eligible for overtime. California Watch
- Jitahadi Imara, a top executive with the county probation department who is under investigation for his outside business interests, said he would retire from the county in November. LAT
- The city of Bell is now refusing public records requests from the Times, a councilman and community activists. LAT
- The median age of viewers of U.S. broadcast networks is getting older every year and is now over 45, and the media for "CSI" watchers is 56. NY Post
- The late Max Palevsky's Paradise Cove estate is on the market for $55 million. RealEstalker
- The CRA is again looking for a developer to re-do the Reseda Theatre site at Sherman Way and Reseda Boulevard. Curbed LA
- Radio talkers John & Ken have a segment on KTLA's 6:30 p.m. news, and it doesn't sound pretty. SoCal Media Scoop
- LAPD cop-turned-author Joseph Wambaugh talks about "The Onion Field." Films in Review
- Political writer Joel Fox will sign his debut novel, "Lincoln's Hand," at Mystery Bookstore in Westwood on Saturday. Fox & Hounds
- August is hot dog month for the 99 Cent Chef.
- Screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz, chairman of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, died at age 68. LAT