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Who attended the First Lady's fundraiser last night, Steve Lopez on high speed rail, the Coliseum's bags of cash, opening juvenile court to the media and reopening the Pulitzers deadline. Plus Susan G. Komen drops Planned Parenthood.
Mitt Romney won the Florida Republican primary decisively and picked up 50 delegates. Five takeaways. Politico
Quincy Jones, Harvey Weinstein and Berry Gordy were among the guests at a Tuesday night fundraiser in Beverly Hills attended by First Lady Michelle Obama. Hollywood Reporter
Gov. Jerry Brown is scaling back the state's highly controversial bullet train project to keep it alive, says Dan Walters. Bee
Steve Lopez on high-speed rail: "I like the concept. I just don't know if it's a realistic or even sane idea at the moment, despite Gov. Jerry Brown's recent cheerleading efforts." LAT
For at least five years, Coliseum officials passed bundles of cash totaling more than $1 million to an IATSE union representative, sometimes in a suitcase packed with $100 bills. The money was supposed to go to workers, but what happened to it isn't certain. LAT
Overall contributions to candidates in the 2013 mayoral race already total more than $3.7 million. Austin Beutner has already spent more than $500,000, leaving him less cash left than others. LAT, City Maven, LA Observed
Industry consultant Frederick H. Pickel was approved as the DWP's ratepayer advocate by the Los Angeles City Council. City Maven
What was wrong with five CRA projects. Neon Tommy
Jeff McConnell, president of McConnell Government Relations and a former legislative deputy to then-councilman Nick Pacheco, has joined Englander Knabe & Allen as senior vice president. McConnell was formerly a VP at Arnie Berghoff & Associates.
Los Angeles County Juvenile Court will be open to media coverage, with certain exceptions intended to protect the interests of children, under an order issued Tuesday by presiding judge Michael Nash. LAT
The Wall Street Journal’s new YouTube channel "showcases a daily 'Off Duty' lifestyle show based on the WSJ Weekend section," with contributors that include film critic Joe Morgenstern and auto reviewer Dan Neil. Jim Romenesko
The Pulitzer Prizes reopened the entry deadline after some applicants missed a new earlier date. Poynter
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity is stopping its partnerships with Planned Parenthood, opening a huge rift among the group's supporters. AP
"The Artist" was feted on a soundstage at RED Studios in Hollywood as "the only Academy Award best picture nominee shot exclusively in Los Angeles." City News Service
Architect Frank Gehry is donating his time pro bono to the Jazz Bakery project in Culver City. LAT
Police checked out a report of a mountain lion on a roof in Chatsworth last night, didn't find anything. LAT
John D. Lowry, founder of Lowry Digital Images, the renowned movie restoration company in Burbank, died at age 79. LAT