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Gov. Jerry Brown has five open seats on the UC Board of Regents and is in no hurry to fill them. LAT
Mayor Eric Garcetti held his second open house on Tuesday in Van Nuys, hearing from constituents on a variety of issues — from a senior musical program to ways to increase horse riding trails. DN
Democrats plan to target the San Bernardino County congressional seat won by Rep. Gary Miller, whose district leans Democratic. LAT
Despite the Democrats' sizable statewide registration advantage, Republicans hold close to half the 2,500 mayoral and city council seats in California, according to figures compiled by GrassrootsLab, a Sacramento research and political data firm. LAT
Filing for fundraising purposes has already begun for City Council races in 2015. KPCC
The United Way of Greater Los Angeles and seven other groups want a say in how the L.A. Unified School District spends an extra $188 million meant to educate disadvantaged students. KPCC
CBS proved that "a Tyrannosaurus rex is still pretty scary, especially to a big cable operator," writes Joe Flint. "The network's new distribution agreement with Time Warner Cable, reached after a 32-day blackout, will see it receive a substantial increase in fees from the pay-TV distributor." LAT
The Jeff Bezos era at The Washington Post "had its symbolic beginning at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, when the high-tech magnate indulged in a decidedly low-tech ritual: striking a triangle to summon editors for their afternoon meeting." Post
KBIG-FM (104.3) and KLAX-FM (97.9) widened their leads in the August radio ratings in Southern California. It was the fifth month this year that former leader KFI was looking up at its competitors. LAT
"It is hard to describe the relationship between a host and a producer, but all of us who worked for a decade with Martin [Burns] on KCET’s "Life & Times" would agree he was the sweetest but also most professional man you could ever hope to work alongside." Hugh Hewitt
Patt Morrison and Gloria Allred talk San Diego's Bob Filner. LAT Op-ed
There are now no remaining broadcast reporters covering politics full time in the Bay Area. SF Chronicle
Stuart Leavenworth, editorial page editor of the Sacramento Bee since 2009, will leave the paper in December to become Beijing bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers. Bee
The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa put up a paywall after 15 free articles a month, "joining a growing number of newspapers around the country asking readers to pay for digital content that was once free." Press Democrat
The New Yorker does a video with Greg Packer, the East Coast man who has gotten himself quoted in the media nearly a thousand times. TNY
Huffington Post adds Hawaii. Arianna Huffington
Sergio Garcia, the undocumented lawyer whose case to be allowed entry to the State Bar will be heard today by the state Supreme Court, was on "Which Way, LA?" with Emily Green of the Daily Journal and columnist George Skelton of the Los Angeles Times. KCRW
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government acted correctly when it ordered Drakes Bay Oyster Co. in Marin County to close to clear the way for the first marine wilderness on the West Coast. LAT
Like a character from a graphic novel, Ciudad Juarez's "Diana, Huntress of Bus Drivers" dresses in black, has unusually blond hair — and kills bus drivers who sexually assault women. Mexico is watching. LAT
John Lahr profiles Claire Danes for The New Yorker but the piece did not carry a spoiler alert for the upcoming season of "Homeland" — and maybe should have. Crop of photo by Pari Dukovic.TNY
Billionaire LA developer Rick Caruso will be allowed to moor his 216-foot mega-yacht in Newport Beach after obtaining a special permit from the Orange County city. LAT
A second adult-film performer revealed Tuesday that he has tested HIV positive, two weeks after his girlfriend, who also has worked in the porn industry, said she was infected with the virus. DN
7 great vinyl record shops in SoCal (map). KPCC
What are LA's city councilmen doing for the Jewish new year? http://t.co/4HCCKollrj
— Huffington Post LA (@HuffPostLA) September 4, 2013
