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A majority of juveniles arrested on prostitution charges in Los Angeles County come from the county's foster care system, and, in some cases, pimps use underage sex workers to recruit fellow group home residents, county officials said. LAT
Rep. Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) is expected to be named chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) the top Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. LAT, OC Register
LAUSD pays about $1.4 million a month in salaries for nearly 300 teachers accused of misconduct who wait in administrative offices reading, blogging or texting. DN
The sheriff's department claimed in a press release that it flew two women to safety after their rescue in Eaton Canyon above Altadena, but actually no copter was involved. DN
A San Diego website reported last week that Huell Howser would retire, with no details. Scoop San Diego
Arthur founder Jay Babcock on the former LA-based magazine’s return to print. The Fader
Amusing headline gaffe on the LA Times website. Romenesko
Mexico's president Felipe Calderon will become a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard after he leaves office on Saturday. AP
"Swatting" of celebrities and political bloggers has evolved from "a malicious prank among computer gamers...into a Grade-A crisis for law enforcement nationwide." LAT
Ikea plans to build its largest US store in Burbank, less than a mile from its current store. DN
More than 8,100 Southern Californians became new United States citizens on Tuesday at the Pomona Fairplex. DN
Preservation Heatmap: LA's 18 Most and Least Threatened Sites. Curbed LA
Several LAPD cruisers, a helicopter and Palisades Patrol responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 1400 block of Palisades Drive, only to find a man butchering a deer that had been struck earlier by a car. The man was not charged. Pacific Palisades Patch
