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• All in the family

• Words of Chairman Sam *

Mega-mortgages

Bev Hills billionaire Ron Burkle has $56 million in loans against his two houses. The McCourts have borrowed $28 million on their properties.

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Friday morning headlines

TJ Sullivan / 'Sire of Wilshire' is back on the air

Steve Jones, the self-proclaimed Sire of Wilshire (a nod to the physical address of his former home at Indie 103.1 FM), is back on the air!

Erika Schickel / "Ass, Cash or Grass" - I used to be a Swinger

She gaped at me like I was living history -- Miss Jane Pittman come to put her withered lips to the "Young Only" fountain straw of ageism.

Phil Wallace / LA football stadium approved

A landmark day for those who have waited 15 years for NFL football in LA. Now, who could move here?

Phil Wallace / Elgin Baylor Leaves Clippers

After 22 years of loyalty, Baylor is unceremoniously shown the door.

Bill Boyarsky / A union gumshoe

As newspapers and television pull back from investigative reporting, foundations and other organizations are beginning to fill the void. One of the most interesting is Accountable California, a project of Local 721 of the Service Employees International Union.

Frugality form

Thinking more about buying less.

Signs of Saturday: No dumping

This drains to the ocean.