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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."