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DA Jackie Lacey announced Tuesday that she has issued new policies on when to disclose information about police officer misconduct and other evidence in criminal cases to defense attorneys. The move drew praise from the ACLU of Southern California, which sued the county last year accusing prosecutors of improperly withholding key evidence from defendants. LAT, DA's office
Long Beach police chief Jim McDonnell will not run for sheriff against Lee Baca. "The race between McDonnell and Baca would have been extremely interesting," says Celeste Fremon. LAT, Witness LA
Garcetti reminds LA unions of $2.7 million mistake. Reuters
How money twists LA elections. LAT editorial
The LAPD investigates incidents involving the use of force by officers in a way that makes it difficult in most cases for the city's police watchdog to evaluate the thoroughness of those investigations, according to a report by Alex Bustamante, the inspector general for the L.A. Police Commission. LAT
A senior official at the Federal Aviation Administration defended the agency’s decision to support voluntary solutions rather than legislative ones to ease helicopter noise complaints in Los Angeles County at a congressional field hearing Monday night. DN
Five Poems the Next Mayor of Los Angeles Should Read. Frying Pan News
Doug McIntyre stood in for his brother Jeff at the high school graduation in North Carolina of his niece. DN
This week's bestsellers in Southern California independent bookstores: "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini (hardcover fiction), "Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls" by David Sedaris (hardcover nonfiction), "The Great Gatsby" by F.Scott Fitzgerald (paper fiction), "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed (paper nonfiction.) Indiebound
The “PBS NewsHour” is planning its first significant round of layoffs in nearly two decades and closing its office in San Francisco: "We anticipate building new relationships with a variety of locally based freelance video journalists around the country." NYT
An article by Michael Barbaro on the women involved in the 2011 sexting scandal of Anthony D. Weiner, the New York City mayoral candidate and former congressman, appeared briefly on the New York Times’ website Monday. Then it was taken down. Public Editor's Journal
An excerpt from "Hitchhiking With Larry David," by Paul Samuel Dolman. Vulture
A 35-year-old Metro bus driver died this morning after her bus collided with a tow truck at 5th and Broadway in Downtown. CNS
Two others were injured when the bus and a flatbed tow truck collided, sending the truck into a 7-Eleven store.
Two more people were shot near Santa Monica College. LAT
Santa Monica police seek 2 suspects in kidnap-robbery of 5 at motel. CNS
Who pinched West Holywood's pink pooch? WeHo News
The departure runway at Burbank Bob Hope Airport is built on a decline: the south end is 65 feet lower than the north end. LA Airspace
An Australian newspaper is reporting that the Dodgers and Diamondbacks will open the 2014 baseball season in Sydney. Daily Telegraph
Gerrit Cole, the former UCLA Bruins pitcher who was the top pick in the 2011 baseball draft, made his debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates and won his first major league game. ESPN
