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I've been in light posting mode this week. It will continue a couple more days. Here are some catch-up items from the media, our in box and other LA Observed sources.
The military air space closure over the ocean west of LAX was extended to Sunday, adding three more nights of additional late-night flyovers in South LA areas -- and possibly foretelling another missile launch from a submarine. LAT, LANG
Claremont McKenna College’s dean of students, Mary Spellman, resigned Thursday over racial tensions on the campus. LANG, NYT
City Hall never did officially call the state of emergency about the homeless that it announced. LAT
The Downtown Regional Connector subway line is already over budget and behind schedule, even though tunneling hasn't even begun. LAT
Disney Chairman and CEO Robert Iger will lead the effort by the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders to build an NFL stadium and move to Carson. He stays at Disney, which owns ESPN. LAT
Rep. Sam Farr, a Democrat from Monterey County, announced Thursday he will not seek reelection and plans to leave Congress in January 2017 at the end of his current term. Roll Call
Los Angeles will be able to start enforcing its new ban on firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition next week, a court ruled. LAT
Proposed Class-Action Settlement Against DWP May Not Help Certain Customers. CBS LA
Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, called for the replacement of the DWP's taxpayer advocate. Mayor Garcetti says no. LAT, DN
Magic Johnson and Maria Elena Durazo are joining the campaign to bring the Olympic Games back to Los Angeles in 2024 as vice chairs. AP
Why Ben Carson has no business near the Oval Office. Doyle McManus/LAT Op-ed
These savvy women have made Black Lives Matter the most crucial left-wing movement today. LA Weekly
Mayor Eric Garcetti’s ethical ‘boo boo’ is no small matter. DN editorial
Lennie Laguire has moved from the county's Department of Public Works to join the communications staff in the county CEO's office.
Tribune Publishing filed papers disclosing that buyouts have been approved for 7% of the 7,000 eligible employees. Numbers were not broken out for individual newspapers. At the LA Times, a number of critics and columnists were told they could not take the buyout, but editor ranks are expected to be hit hard. Last day for most: Nov. 25. Chicago Tribune, AP
Frank Pine was promoted to executive editor of Los Angeles News Group, succeeding Michael Anastasi. LANG
More bad news for OC Register journalists: Aaron Kushner didn't keep the pension fund fed, so retirees may see their pensions cut in the bankruptcy process. OC Weekly
Last week's Tavis Smiley interview of Austin Beutner. Video
How Composing for TV Is Paying Rents and Hurting Bands. Pitchfork
Former LA Times sportswriter Gordon Edes has left ESPN Boston to join the Red Sox as an in-house advisor and historian. WEEI
Oops: The LA Times misidentifies Bel Air as a Los Angeles suburb. Correction
The National Park Service confirmed that mountain lion P-34 died of exposure to rat poison.
Carol Doda, the most famous topless dancer in San Francisco, died at age 78. SF Chronicle
The Story and Nightmare Emails Behind One Elite Silver Lake Preschool's Turmoil. Jezebel
The Joan's on Third restaurant in Santa Monica may not actually be affiliated with the original Joan's. But nobody's talking. Los Angeles Magazine
KCRW's Saul Gonzalez profiles La Monarca, the growing bicultural Los Angeles bakery and café chain. WWLA
The Santa Monica City Council approved up to $275,000 in city funds to restore the late Paul Conrad's anti-nuclear war sculpture “Chain Reaction.”
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns named as grand marshal of the 2016 Rose Parade https://t.co/iHo04E0tGX pic.twitter.com/zsTadC8Mz4
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) November 10, 2015@melaniesill @LAObserved It's just gonna be pictures of old floats with a voiceover for each one. The parade will also be 8 hrs over 4 days.
— Michael Coons (@Michael_Coons) November 10, 2015