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Friday short stack:
- A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appeared unlikely to throw out a ruling against Proposition 8, the 2008 California measure that banned gay marriage, on the grounds the judge was in an undisclosed, long term same-sex relationship. LAT
- The state Fair Political Practices Commission and the City Ethics Commission issued advice letters saying candidates who lost money in the Kinde Durkee situation should be given additional time in which to close out campaign accounts. DN
- County prosecutors declined to file a felony case against Elizabeth Macias, the woman who allegedly used pepper spray while shopping at a Walmart store in Porter Ranch during a Black Friday Eve sale last month. DN
- Patrick Meighan, "a husband, a father, a writer on the Fox animated sitcom 'Family Guy' and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica," describes in detail his arrest during the LAPD raid on Occupy LA outside City Hall. Personal blog
- The new owner of the San Diego Union-Tribune said one reason he bought the paper is that "local newspapers need to be a cheerleader for what's right and good for the country, such as promoting the new stadium or whatever. I felt that there's been a lack of that here in San Diego." Voice of San Diego
- Buscaino is ahead of Furutani in the fundraising count in the 15th council district runoff. City Maven
- The Dodgers can sell their television rights along with the team, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross ruled Thursday. LAT
- Robert Lawrence Balzer, the former wine writer for the L.A. Times, died at age 99. LAT