Morning Buzz: Monday 6.6.11

It's a short stack kind of morning.

  • Teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District have overwhelmingly ratified a one-year labor contract with the district, saving 5,000 jobs, UTLA said. DN
  • City crews fanned out this weekend to fill as many as 20,000 Los Angeles potholes. LAT
  • Mayor Villaraigosa takes over June 21 as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. also: City Hall parking for neighborhood councils, Lt. Garcetti goes on duty, Zine to decide if he's running for Controller, and more. Orlov's Tipoff/DN
  • Beverly Hills school officials are turning up the heat on their opposition to a subway stop in the heart of Century City, preferring the Santa Monica Boulevard route. LAT
  • Ex-governor George Deukmejian has moved his papers to Cal State Long Beach from Stanford's Hoover Institution. LAT
  • Retired pitcher Orel Hershiser says he's part of a group led by Steve Garvey that is interested in buying the Dodgers. DN
  • Orange County Latino leader Nativo Lopez makes a show of coming out in support of Frank McCourt. OC Weekly
  • On the trail of a little-known Hermosa Beach zine from 1965 called Horseshit. Viceland.com
  • Author and LA Observed contributor Denise Hamilton guests on KPCC's "Patt Morrison" at 2:40 p.m. to talk about perfume.
  • Katie Couric guests tonight on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."

More by Kevin Roderick:
Ralph Lawler of the Clippers and the age of Aquarius
Riding the Expo Line to USC 'just magical'
Last bastion of free parking? Loyola Marymount to charge students
Matt Kemp, Dodgers and Kings start big weekend the right way
LA Times writers revisit their '92 riots observations
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