Morning Buzz

Morning Buzz: Wednesday 3.28.12

Short stack for today. I'm out early to take part in an exercise for the city's Survey LA program of identifying historic properties around Los Angeles.

  • Pasadena police chief Phillip Sanchez said Tuesday has asked the county's Office of Independent Review to do an independent investigation into the fatal police shooting of Kendrec McDade. Star-News
  • The numbers of homeless street people on Skid Row has risen back to levels seen before the city's Safer City Initiative. LAT
  • The Police Commission voted to formally stop collecting fines from traffic violators caught on red-light cameras as of Saturday. DN
  • Construction set to begin on a combined Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn tower at Olympic and Francisco in Downtown. LAT
  • A guide to Mad Men filming locations in the Los Angeles area. Curbed LA

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