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Switching over to a lighter format for the holiday week.
- A two-year-old fell to his death from the luxury suites level at Staples Center after last night's Lakers game. LAT
- Federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the shooting of a man in an alley off Melrose by an off-duty U.S. marshal, after DA Steve Cooley's office declined to prosecute. LAT
- Rick Orlov's Tipoffs: City Council candidates and matching funds, Villaraigosa and the school board. DN
- Planning Director Michael LoGrande released "Blueprint 2010-11, Doing More With Less." DN
- A refrigerated warehouse at LAX is changing the local flower business. LABJ
- Patt Morrison aired an interview with the Cal State Fresno student who is in the U.S. illegally. KPCC
- Los Angeles port commissioners agreed to provide berth space for the USS Iowa battleship. Daily Breeze
- The state Labor Commission ruled that six former employees of the District Weekly in Long Beach are owed more than $70,000 in wages, unpaid vacation, penalties and interest. Via release
- Jesus Sanchez, publisher of The Eastsider blog, reported on a fire at a duplex he owns in Echo Park. The Eastsider LA
- New blog: Dogs of Downtown
Also: The Dick Cavett-Mel Brooks tickets are gone.