Morning Buzz: Tuesday 7.19.11

By Kevin Roderick | July 19, 2011 8:48 AM
  • Developer Matt Karatz, the son of former KB Homes President Bruce Karatz, will be named today as the new deputy mayor for the Office of Economic and Business Development. DN
  • All 73 city libraries were open for business on Monday, but most will close for four hours on Fridays to control costs. LAT, DN wires
  • Former Assembly Speaker Curt Pringle resigned from the embattled California High-Speed Rail Authority board, to "focus my attention on my company and my other responsibilities." Sacto Bee
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced plans to install a 94-foot tall steel sculpture of a rainbow at its studios in Culver City. Daily Breeze
  • "For me, Grantland is already required reading," says Patrick Goldstein, who interviews the site's founder, Bill Simmons of ESPN. LAT/The Big Picture
  • Norbert Olberz, who founded Sport Chalet in La Cañada-Flintridge, died at age 86. LAT

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