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Facing severe criticism of his leadership, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca finds himself confronting his toughest political test since he took the helm of the nation's largest sheriff's department nearly 14 years ago. LAT
Plus Baca op-ed: We are fixing the jails
Rick Caruso still playing the media on the will he or won't he run for mayor question. LAT
Rick Orlov's Monday Tipoff. DN
San Jose police, in a dispute with the city's mayor, gave him a ticket for not signaling a right turn — while in a right-turn only lane. Bad move, says columnist. San Jose Mercury
A feature on the Survey LA effort to discover all historic structures in the Valley. DN
Ten greatest songs of Antonio Aguilar, the ranchera legend who got his own statue at Placita de Dolores near Olvera street. OC Weekly
The time Dick Cavett met Stan Laurel in the Oceana Apartments in Santa Monica. NYT
The Space Shuttle Endeavour is on schedule to arrive over Los Angeles on Thursday and land at LAX. LAT
Actress Amanda Bynes was ticketed again this morning for driving on a suspended license and had her car impounded. City News Service
T. J. Simers had his breakthrough conversation with Dodgers slugger Adrian Gonzalez, thus averting years of columns harassing the player for not giving Simers good quote. LAT
The Olympic champion U.S. women's soccer team beat Australia 2-1 on Sunday at Home Depot Center, then the players gave an on-field tribute to departing coach Pia Sundhage. Daily Breeze
