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Look for a warmer day, Brown on YouTube again, Rosendahl gets a Lopez column, Anaheim votes to go after the Sacramento Kings and Amy Tan sells a new book.
A weak Santa Ana condition should bring warmer temps today and reach into the 90s in inland valleys on Thursday. NWS
With the snowpack looking good, Gov. Jerry Brown will declare the state's drought officially over. DN, wires
Gov. Jerry Brown again took to video to explain what happens now that budget talks with the Republicans have failed. YouTube
Councilman Bill Rosendahl's questions about AEG's NFL stadium gets him a Steve Lopez column in the Times. LAT
The City Council is expected to begin the process of naming 21 residents to the city's redistricting commission. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will appoint three members, the council president two, and the Controller, City Attorney and each of the other council members one. City Maven
Tim Rutten op-eds in favor of the America Fast Forward concept that has roots in Mayor Villaraigosa's 30/10 idea. LAT op-ed
Why endorsements could matters in the 36th congressional district race. CalBuzz
Less than three months since he has been lieutenant governor, Gavin Newsom is prepping to run for governor again. SF Chronicle
Amy Tan's "The Valley of Amazement," set in 1890-1940 San Francisco and Shanghai "about a painting called the 'Valley of Amazement' that is passed along through three generations of women of the same family," moved to Ecco for US publication and to Harper Canada. Publishers Lunch
UCLA professor of Egyptology Kara Cooney, host of Discovery Channel's "Out of Egypt," has sold Hatshepsut: The Woman Who Became King," — "the definitive account of one of the ancient world's most accomplished and audacious rulers" — to Crown for publication in Spring 2014. Publishers Lunch
The Anaheim City Council approved a $75 million incentive plan Tuesday designed to lure the NBA's Sacramento Kings to play in Honda Center. Register, Bee
Airline passenger traffic continued to inch upward at Los Angeles International Airport in February, according to figures released Tuesday. More than 4.12 million travelers passed through LAX in February. Daily Breeze
The remarkable life and quiet death of Hollywood’s forgotten superlawyer, Arthur Crowley. Hollywood Reporter
Patt Morrison devotes her 2 p.m. hour on KPCC today to a walk through Boyle Heights. Guests include Mayor Villaraigosa and David Kipen.