Here today, gone faster: Mitch O'Farrell from Eric Garcetti's office said the Angelus Temple acted within the law in erasing the bungalow it owned on Lemoyne:

Angelus Temple obtained the demolition permit for that location before the ICO [interim control ordinance] was adopted. The ICO is still in place and would prohibit demolition of remaining protected structures within the ICO radius without a hardship exemption.

Deputy Cats: One list server from the Echo Park Animal Alliance posted this morning that:

The L.A. County jails have been using cats for years. It's amazing to me that every time I go down there, there's a whole group of them just strolling along...however...then you see a giant rat.