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The parent of City National Bank, the largest bank headquartered in Los Angeles, has agreed to be purchased by Royal Bank of Canada for $5.4 billion, the firms announced Thursday. LAT
The National Trust for Historic Preservation will announce today it has added the Southwest Museum to its list of 55 "national treasures" and will begin leading efforts to save the institution. LAT
The controversial process for hiring firefighters at the Los Angeles Fire Department needs another overhaul, according to a new Rand Corp. report released Thursday. LAT
Deputy Mayor Doane Liu, 52, was appointed to a new position as deputy executive director and chief of staff at the Port of Los Angeles. He will report to executive director Gene Seroka. Daily Breeze
Outside the Beltway, some Democratic power players and donors are coalescing behind the goal of electing California's first Latino senator, and they have their candidate in mind: former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. National Journal
Latinos in California say the Democratic establishment’s quick embrace of Kamala Harris threatens to deny a Hispanic candidate a fair shot at the state’s first open Senate seat in more than two decades. Politico
Both Villaraigosa and Harris paid weekend calls on Sen. Barbara Boxer out in Rancho Mirage. LAT
Veteran GOP strategist Rob Stutzman says he plans to launch an anti-Tom Steyer effort if the billionaire environmental activist runs for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Boxer. LAT
Mayor Garcetti won’t mistake picking fights for vision of Los Angeles, he tells James Nash. Bloomberg/Businessweek
Councilman Jose Huizar unfriends Rudy Martinez. LA Weekly
Eleven of his 14 colleagues on the City Council have endorsed Huizar, he says.
The Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association heard from the crowded field of candidates in the 4th Council district. DN
Don’t try too hard to please Twitter — and other lessons from The New York Times’ social media desk. Nieman Lab
Photographer Terry Richardson's work is back on the covers of glossy magazines despite accusations by women of sexual misconduct. NYT, BuzzFeed
What to expect when you’re interviewed by AP. The Definitive Source
In one chart: Media outlets by the ideological composition of their audiences http://t.co/JasvEyThNJ pic.twitter.com/CIoOKO1kum
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) January 22, 2015Some officials in the city of Carson want to boycott the Daily Breeze because the paper covers bad news in the city. Yawn. Romenesko
Thom Mayne shares his plans for “Next Generation Case Study” on the Bradbury site. KCRW/Design & Architecture
To some in California, Father Serra is far from a saint. NYT
South LA oil field scraps effort to expand drilling, but neighbors remain uneasy. KPCC
Building Sponge City: Redesigning LA For Long-Term Drought. NPR
How the Beatles saved the gay inmates of Men's Central Jail. LA Weekly
Norms on La Cienega Boulevard is still endangered. The Architects Newspaper
My Supermarket Doesn’t Love Me: Grocery Stores Are in My Blood, Which Is Why I Was Crushed by the Changes at My Ralphs in Sherman Oaks. Zocalo
Alwyn Hight Kushner is the woman behind the latest new life of Grauman's Chinese as an IMAX house. LAT
How Mexicans became Americans, by Sam Quinones. NYT Sunday Review
Climate data for 2014 for southwestern California. Much drier & warmer than normal. #cawx #LAWeather #SoCal pic.twitter.com/aTUts9kNZj
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) January 21, 2015Every exit of the 405 freeway labeled in a quip. Thrillist
The Lakers are the NBA's most valuable franchise, worth $2.6 billion, according to Forbes' annual rankings released Wednesday. LAT
The Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez on the Mariachi soundtrack of his life ESPN Magazine
