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No wonder Shriver moved out of the Brentwood house and into a hotel when she found out the husband she defended, amid all the groping allegations, had kept an even bigger secret from her all these years. It's beyond fiction, this tale of greed and deceit. Steve Lopez/LAT
You have to wonder how many lies Arnold Schwarzenegger has told and whether he can keep them all straight. Dan Morain/Bee
In the end, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s political career finished the same way it began: amid questions about whether he was a skirt-chasing Hollywood scoundrel, with California gripped by political dysfunction and another “Terminator” sequel on the horizon. Politico
With DA Steve Cooley opting out of another run for reelection, county Supervisor Mike Antonovich endorsed Alan Jackson in the race. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is pondering whether to run.
The state's $6.6-billion of unanticipated revenue may relieve some of the pressure caused by California's huge deficit, but perhaps weakens Gov. Jerry Brown's argument for tax extensions. LAT
The Navy intends to name a cargo ship now under construction in San Diego for Cesar Chavez, and not everyone's happy. Union-Tribune, LAT
Supervisors Antonovich, Molina and Yaroslavsky voted to take control of Probation and Children and Family Services away from county CEO William Fujioka. Supervisors Knabe and Ridley-Thomas opposed the move. LAT, DN
City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana said that spiraling employee costs will slowly cripple the L.A. Zoo unless it can find a private operator to help foot the bill. DN
School librarian Nora Murphy argues against the LAUSD's treatment and plans to cut staff in her category. LAT op-ed
GOP strategist Allen Hoffenblum talks about Craig Huey, the Republican who got into the 36th congressional district runoff, this morning on KPCC's "Madeleine Brand Show."
Channel 5 on-air couple Mark Kriski and Jennifer Gould announced via Twitter that they are engaged.
Former Daily News staffer Rachel Uranga is graduating with a master's from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Facebook
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday the Dodgers have increased the size of the reward in the Bryan Stow beating by $100,000, pushing the total amount offered past $200,000. Also, the woman who drove the getaway car wore an Andre Ethier jersey. AP, Breeze wires
A Transportation Security Administration officer was arrested for allegedly stealing items from a traveler's suitcase at Los Angeles International Airport. Breeze
A Portrait of California 2011, said to be "full of revealing statistics about the well being of the racial and ethnic communities in Los Angeles and California, will be presented at 9 a.m. at the Center for Healthy Communities.
Getty officials and authors Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino were on hand in Sicily at the unveiling of the Aphrodite statue that was repatriated to Italy. LAT
The Times' Bill Plaschke wants TV analyst Jeff Van Gundy to coach the Lakers. LAT