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In a very rare sitting for interviews, AEG founder Philip Anschutz said his decision not to sell the company makes the NFL stadium at LA Live more likely to happen: "I'm reengaged." About longtime collaborator Tim Leiweke, Anschutz said: "I think he made his decision based on the fact that I had terminated the process for the sale, combined with the opportunities that he's looking at elsewhere as well. So he's done what he's set out to do, I think." LAT, DN
Anschutz: "It's time for the NFL to get serious and decide what they want to do...Clearly a deal can get done." DN
Tim Leiweke's departure as head of entertainment giant Anschutz Entertainment Group sent ripples through not only L.A.'s business community but also its civic and political circles. He said he may talk next week. LAT
Councilwoman Jan Perry, sports business expert David Carter and Downtown News editor Jon Regardie discussed the impact of AEG's news on the future of the downtown football stadium. Which Way, LA?/KCRW
The city will give the newspaper carriers shot at during the hunt for Christopher Dorner $40,000 to buy a new truck. This does not affect any possible lawsuits in the future. LAT, DN
Newark mayor Cory Booker is "emerging as Hollywood's new political darling, with a large fundraiser set at Producer Jerry Weintraub's Beverly Hills mansion in April." Hollywood Reporter
Residents packed Claremont's City Council Chamber Tuesday as the council considered backing Senator Dianne Feinstein's gun control bill. Patch
Matthew Keys, a social-media editor for Reuters, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on charges of helping Anonymous hack the Los Angeles Times' website in 2010 after he lost his job at Tribune TV station KTXL in Sacramento. LAT, LA Weekly
Claude Brodesser-Akner, a writer and West Coast editor for Vulture for three years, confirmed he has been laid off. The Wrap
The Boston Phoenix, published since 1966, pulled the plug on itself and put out its final issue. Publisher's statement, Romenesko
KPCC City Hall reporter Alice Walton paid off a lost bet over voter turnout by singing on the air during Thursday's "Take Two" show. KPCC
Family turns tragedy -- losing a baby -- into a safe haven for other kids. KPCC Off-Ramp
Kenneth R. Weiss and Rick Loomis of the Los Angeles Times receive $10,000 and the Edward J. Meeman Award for "Beyond 7 Billion," their five-part series on global population issues. Scripps Howard Foundation
Here are some recommended alternatives to Google Reader, which shuts down Ju1y 1. Lifehacker
Ten years of cat blogging by Kevin Drum. Fishbowl LA
Eli Broad remains a player in LACMA's proposed takeover of MOCA. LAT
