Morning Buzz: Friday 3.23.12

  • Short jokes and redistricting were the rage at last night's LA Political Roast of City Council President Herb Wesson. LA Weekly, City Maven
  • Speaking of racism and Sanford, Florida: Jackie Robinson was treated so badly there the Dodgers moved their spring training camp out of the city. The Nation
  • The Sheriff’s Department sent the DA a case alleging that an official in the department’s Aero Bureau colluded with an outside contractor to manipulate a multimillion dollar service provider contract. Witness LA
  • Giovanni Ramirez says he deserves at least an apology from Los Angeles police for connecting him initially with the Bryan Stow beating at Dodger Stadium. AP
  • Two radical plans for remaking Westwood Village. Curbed LA
  • LA Times honchos are reportedly in the Washington bureau today.
  • Kim Kardashian had white flour thrown on her last night in West Hollywood at the launch of her fragrance line. TMZ

More by Kevin Roderick:
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Matt Kemp, Dodgers and Kings start big weekend the right way
LA Times writers revisit their '92 riots observations
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