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Patrick Soon-Shiong cover story: Can The World's Richest Doctor Fix Health Care? Forbes
Board of Supervisors candidates Sheila Kuehl and Bobby Shriver held their first debate of the fall campaign last night at UCLA. LAT, DN, DN live-blog, KPCC
Gov. Jerry Brown has $22 million in the bank and a 21-point lead in the polls, but as he seeks a historic fourth term, he's conducting one of the most unusual re-election campaigns ever witnessed by state voters - one in which he hasn't starred in a single TV or radio spot, campaign mailer or Web video. SF Chronicle
Brown signed legislation on Tuesday overhauling the state's management of its groundwater supply, bringing it in line with other states that have long regulated their wells. AP
James Sexton became the seventh LA County sheriff’s deputy or official to be found guilty of trying to thwart an FBI investigation into jailhouse abuse and misconduct. LAT
Officials broke ground Tuesday morning on a $508 million modernization of the first building Angelenos see when they drive to Los Angeles International Airport, Terminal 1. LA Register
Touring, mapping and maintaining LA's vast underground sewer system. Gizmodo
Jennifer Eberhardt, associate professor of psychology at Stanford University whose research explores racial stereotypes and crime, is among this year's class of MacArthur Foundation grant recipients — the so-called genius grants. AP
KCRW has gone into pledge drive mode. My segment will not run this coming Monday.
No matter the quality of your prose, the act of writing itself leads to strong physical and mental health benefits. Arts.Mic
An unlikely ballerina: the rise of Misty Copeland. New Yorker, LA Observed
Doug McIntrye columnizes on "the long, melodic life of Johnny Rotella," a musician and songwriter in the Valley who died at age 93. DN
The terminally ill Australian polymath Clive James, 74, "has written the kind of poem that will bring your day to a standstill." Slate
Carson woman pleads for thief to return 90-pound tortoise. Daily Breeze
Andrew Ward is the guy behind #sofasofla, an homage I guess to Abandoned Couches. LAT
Nicole Brown, the wife of LA Kings captain Dustin Brown, will star in “Hockey Wives,” a new reality series on Canada's W Network that chronicles the lives of eight women who are married to NHL players. Yahoo
"Hi Kevin. Ever wonder what device they prefer to watch porn on in Iran?"
