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An update [already] on Hawaii's classic ukulele- Mayor Antonio Villaragosa guests on NBC 4's "News Conference" Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Also reporter Jason Felch of the L.A. Times and a remembrance of Joe Cerrell.
- Supervisor Mike Antonovich talks to Patt Morrison about L.A. County's troubled child welfare system, providing assistance to the poor and children of illegal immigrants and his advocacy of pet adoption.
- Tim Rutten columnizes that the Police Protective League's recent political assertiveness has brought "decidedly mixed, often confused, results." I agree.
- "Black Swan" has a good opening night despite mixed reviews, says IndieWire.
- The man who killed himself in Hollywood has a long criminal past, but possibly no connection at all to the Ronni Chasen murder.
- WikiLeaks is looking for unix-based servers to host some of its documents and keep them online.
- The Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority board agreed to pay $25-30 million to compensate contractor Flatiron/Fluor/Parsons for delays on the project.
- James Rainey asks if Perez Hilton's transformation into a nicer celebrity blogger — after being called out for bullying closeted gays — is for real.
- The Joe Cerrell memorial service is scheduled for Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Christ the King Roman Catholic Church on North Rossmore Avenue.
- Geoff Kors announced he will step down as executive director of Equality California.
- New: The L.A. Stormwater blog.
- The Dodgers re-signed aging backup catcher Rod Barajas after letting former star Russell Martin become a free agent.
More by Kevin Roderick:
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