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A quickie round-up today.
- Ann Louise Bardach's 2004 story showing how Arnold Schwarzenegger's path to the governor's mansion "has been anything but accidental" -- helped by tabloids owner David Pecker -- has been reposted by Los Angeles magazine. LA Mag
- Jacob Dayan, Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles, talks about President Obama's speech at the top of the 10 o'clock hour on "Airtalk with Larry Mantle" on KPCC.
- Alan Abrahamson on Dick Ebersol's "stunning resignation" from NBC and what it means for the Olympics. 3 Wire Sports
- KABC's John Phillips gets space on the LAT's Republi-blog to talk about Chris Christie, Tom Bradley, Richard Riordan and Bill Wardlaw. And he quotes me. Top of the Ticket
- Chatsworth boarding stable owners are imposing voluntary quarantines due to a confirmed case of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy in Acton, across the county. Chatsworth Patch
- Tom Leykis claims no one will take his offer of a $50,000 reward in the Bryan Stow beating. DN
- Best of L.A. People 2011. LA Weekly
- Being a big magazine editor in New York right now is a dudes thing. WWD
- Daily News reporter Rick Orlov received the Valley Interfaith Council's first-ever Journalism Leadership Award on Thursday. DN
- Scott Timberg on Keith Roberts, who went from IT manager at a software development company to jazz king of the California desert. SecondAct
- Fishing in the Los Angeles River near Atwater Village. YouTube
- Kings president of business operations Luc Robitaille is facing foreclosure on his Santa Monica home, says TMZ.