Will anyone listen to new controller?
What won what where- Civil rights attorney Molly Munger has contributed another $2.15 million to her campaign to qualify an income tax hike for schools for the California ballot. Bee
- The formal plan to build a California bullet train that would become partially operational in 10 years was approved by the state rail agency Thursday, with service added to Orange County. LAT
- USC and the LAPD plan to announce a $125,000 reward for information on this week's killing of two graduate students from China about a mile from campus. LAT
- With KPCC asking questions, the DMV finally suspended the driving license of sheriff's deputy Michael Cedarland after a fatal crash and several seizures. KPCC
- Ex-business manager Kelley Lynch was convicted of harassing Leonard Cohen and violating restraining orders to leave him alone.
- Marketplace created a wealth and poverty desk and hired Shereen Meraji from KPCC and and Krissy Clark, Los Angeles bureau chief for the California Report. Fishbowl LA
- 30 pianos, 30 locations around Los Angeles. DN
- Tom Hoffarth in the Daily News suggests the Dodgers should have a succession plan for Vin Scully but apparently don't. Scully missed all three games of the just-concluded Pirates series at Dodger Stadium with a cold
- The weekend celebration of Woody Guthrie began last night at the Hammer and continues with the renaming of 5th and Main today. KCRW
- Music fans are gathering out in Indio for the first weekend of the Coachella music festival.
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