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Bell voters throw the bums out, more election and census coverage, NPR's chief resigns over Tea Party comments and more.
Residents of Bell recalled the old City Council and elected a new bunch. LAT, AP
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said after meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown that the Senate will vote Thursday to pass spending reductions in Brown's budget plan, despite lacking Republican support for tax extensions. Bee
Jerry Brown’s recent reliance on religious rhetoric in trying to win Republican support for his tax plan may reflect a belief that his only hope for political salvation lies in the power of prayer. Or maybe it just means he’s suffering delusions of grandeur. Calbuzz
In an effort to thwart Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to eliminate community redevelopment agencies statewide, Los Angeles will take over $930 million in local CRA projects, the City Council decided Tuesday after a lengthy and contentious debate. DN
The CD4 results shouldn’t be viewed as a repudiation of the gains that cyclists and Livable Streets advocates have made in City Hall in recent years, says Streetsblog.
"Take heart, my fellow travelers, the struggle for a fair and just society is always a long and difficult journey -- no one ever said it would be easy." Ron Kaye
Three new appointees to the city planning commission. Emma's Memos
Another problem with value-added test score analysis as a method of evaluating teachers. NYT
California, once the very symbol of sun-drenched American growth, had a population increase of only 10 percent in the last decade, the slowest rise in the state’s history. NYT
Latino children for the first time made up a majority of California's under-18 population in 2010. WSJ
Surging numbers of Latinos and Asians accounted for virtually all of California's population growth during the past decade. AP
Traditional coastal strongholds like Los Angeles will lose clout due to the large number of minorities who have moved inland. LAT
Dan Walters: Census data will bring a big shift. Bee
he city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County experienced their smallest numeric population growth since the 1890 to 1900 census period. New Geography
Driven by surging numbers of Latinos and Asians, California's population swelled 10 percent over the last decade, while the San Fernando Valley is on pace to see 5 percent growth. Daily News
Vivian Schiller resigned as head of NPR in the wake of comments by Ron Schiller critical of the Tea Party movement, and he won't be joining the Aspen Institute after all. Romenesko
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark joined the board of the Center for Public Integrity. Romenesko
Blogger and Glendale resident Michael Schneider has "one final thought on Rick Caruso's Glendale land grab." Franklin Avenue
Redondo Beach held its city election entirely by mail — and the voting rate increased over previous years. Breeze
Rancho Palos Verdes voters overwhelmingly rejected a call to transform the municipality into California's newest charter city. Breeze
Westwood Village is close to getting back into the Business Improvement District business an d trying to revive the area's fortunes. LABJ
A Rancho Cucamonga furniture company owner was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. LAT
Well, of course: Narcotics agents raiding a Hemet pot house made a surprise finding amid dozens of plants and seedlings: a 50-pound alligator. LAT