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County jail for two, Greuel's fundraising lead, Caruso's next speech, Ricky Jay's book of KCRW commentaries and more.
Mayor Villaraigosa gives an op-ed pep talk about his accomplishments in the Daily News. Tonight at 6:30 p.m. he hold a town hall with the paper at Reseda High School. DN
The North Facility of Pitchess Detention Center was once home to some 1,600 men. Now it holds just two inmates. LAT
The number of women in elected office is actually falling. LAT
Controller Wendy Greuel has an early fundraising lead in the 2013 mayor's race. DN
Jon Regardie cheekily offers Rick Caruso's next speech, which begins "Good afternoon rich people." Downtown News
Mitchell Englander is biding his time until being sworn into the City Council on July 1. DN
The Downtown News cites by name the redistricting map work Blogdowntown's Eric Richardson. DTN
Pilar Marrero, the La Opinión political columnist, fills in today as host of "Patt Morrison" airing 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on KPCC.
Ricky Jay's new book, "Celebrations of Curious Characters," is a a collection of the weekly four-minute talks he did for KCRW. SF Chronicle
More PBS stations are considering dropping out of the network over fees. NYT
Fox News chief Roger Ailes wants to help elect a Republican president but can't yet find a candidate he likes. An unidentified person familiar with his thinking says "he thinks Palin is an idiot. He thinks she’s stupid." New York
Neal Pollack makes the case for self-publishing your own book. NYT
Monica Corcoran Harel writes in the first person on being a 40-plus woman who decides to have a child and discovers L.A.’s booming fertility industry. Los Angeles
An Alaska corporation has agreed to drop its defamation lawsuit in federal court against the Center for Investigative Reporting over a story in California Watch. CW
Off-Ramp contributor Jerry Sullivan, managing editor of the Orange County Business Journal, pens a nice piece about his late mother. KPCC
Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” won the Palme d’Or Sunday night in Cannes. Kirsten Dunst took the Prix d’interpretation feminine for “Melancholia.”
The DMV is cracking down on the fraudulent use of disabled parking placards, and those who are caught don't like it one bit. LAT
A North Hollywood shooting suspect was nabbed after a cop remembered giving his car a parking ticket. LAT
Jervey Tervalon calls the Foshay Learning Center a a model of school reform. LAT op-ed
The lake in Reseda Park reopens today after a year of clean up and rehab work. Dakota Smith/DN