Friday desk clearing

Los Angeles Magazine on Gore Vidal's LA house story and why he moved back from Italy.
At home with the developers of the Toy Factory Lofts and Biscuit Company Lofts as they try to green the Arts District.
Editor of the LA Times tweets what his high-profile food writer will be up to: @DavanMaharaj The next assignment for @thejgold: find the best Thai food in America. Consensus: Lotus no Jitlada.
Jim Romenesko has been getting hate email from non-comprehenders over a post he put up about a reporter's reaction to the Chick-fil-A protests.
The city's final tab for the Occupy LA occupation: $4.3 million, including $2.5 million in police costs for the raid that broke up the encampment, the CAO said in a report.
Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield has filed the papers to raise money and run for the City Council from the Valley's 3rd district, where Dennis Zine is now.
City Engineer Gary Lee Moore was appointed by Mayor Villaraigoa to be interim general manager of the city’s Information Technology Agency.
How to execute a perfect Olympic dive, by a USC professor.
Surprise stat: 67 pedestrians and 12 bicyclists were killed by drivers in New York City in just the first half of 2012.
The Dodgers acquired starting pitcher Joe Blanton from the Phillies.