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Will urban ratepayers in Southern California subsidize San Joaquin Valley agribusiness interests on the costs of the delta pipeline? LAT
Working for Rep. Brad Sherman seems to be a political springboard. DN
New City Council member Mitch O'Farrell's priorities for the LA River and his support for Hollywood's Millennium project. The Planning Report
Councilman Paul Krekorian and Bob Blumenfield traveled to Armenia last week courtesy of the Armenian government. Rick Orlov's Tipoff/DN
A 7-story mixed-use builidng of luxury condos is being proposed for the corner of Wilshire and Coronado in the Westlake district. Building Los Angeles
Mayor Eric Garcetti's appointees to the Library Commission include former City Council member Rita Walters.
Garcetti's "five-worst appointees," leading with Kevin James. LA Weekly
Gabrielle Giffords, the Scripps College years. David Allen
The Primetime Emmys happened: here are the winners and, if you click the right button, the nominees aka the losers. Emmys
The family that was the focus of the LAT's big Sunday front-page piece on the continuing effects of the recession includes laid-off Daily Breeze photographer Bruce Hazelton. The story doesn't mention the competitor, but a Times photo editor did on Twitter. LAT
"If there’s a lonelier place in the universe than the aisles of a big-box home improvement center, I’ve yet to see it," columnizes Doug McIntyre. "By valuing price over performance, corporate America has shipped every job possible overseas and cut the remaining workforce to the barest of minimums. Meanwhile, many of those employed in this system have landed in the orange apron out of desperation rather than aspiration." DN
San Francisco Chronicle editor Ward Bushee retired, not long after the arrival of a new publisher. SF Gate
Anna Wintour's reign extends beyond Vogue. NYT
The unfortunate fact is that online journalism can’t survive without a wealthy benefactor or cat GIFs. PaidContent
Slate editor David Plotz explains the site’s new look. Slate
A weekend visitor to Cliff's Books in Pasadena reports that every book in stock is now $1 and the store will remain open every night until midnight, then close for good on Thursday. Earlier news
Weekend violence took ten lives in Los Angeles County. LAT
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy shot at a "suspicious pedestrian" in Paramount over the weekend and missed, then used a Taser on the man. No weapon was found. LAT
Do Sheriff Baca's jails need a federal consent decree? KPCC
Police commission president Steve Soboroff was on "News Conference" on Sunday. NBC 4 video
Robert Koga, retired LAPD officer and self-defense innovator was 83. LANG
A first-person report on being kidnapped in the parking garage at Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks. LAT op-ed
Residents in the University Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles suspect a foul smell, headches and nosebleeds are from an oil well on land leased from the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. LAT
An online survey of downtown residents found the median household income is up 10% since the last survey two years ago. LAT
Cecil Fergerson, LACMA curator who advocated for minority artists was 82. He began at the museum as a janitor. LAT
Entertainment reporter Suzanne Marques of KCBS Channel 2, on Emmys day.
Feeling like a Latina Holly Golightly hairbypaulperez! http://t.co/Mjuh1a1tDi
— Suzanne Marques (@suzmarques) September 22, 2013
