Politics and governing

The dean of newspaper science writers is apparently retiring at age 98. Slacker! Plus a ransomware attack at KQED and CalBuzz calls it quits for now.

NPR staffers won't face a strike. Obits for Martin Landau, George Romero, Bill Smith and Tenny Tenusian. Selected tweets.

Plus what some LA media people are doing and selected tweets from the past week.

Sen. Franken was on KPCC Friday and is talking about his new book in Beverly Hills (twice) and in Glendale.

Plus it's time to pay attention to the Dodgers, Roxane Gay is in town, media people doing stuff and selected tweets.

"Left, Right & Center is one of KCRW’s most popular shows, on air and as a podcast..."

Chock full of Monday observations on media and media people, politics, place and more. Plus a good week for selected tweets.

Our irregular compendium of media, police and place with selected tweets.

There will be yet another expensive and even smaller special election in Los Angeles later this year.

Our occasional roundup of news and observations from the media, politics and place. Plus selected tweets and more.

Walters says his politics column, around since 1981, will live on in a new home.

The total jumped 23 percent over last year despite many more homeless people being moved into housing. So it could have been even worse.

Our occasional roundup of news and observations from media, politics and place. With some selected tweets.

Our occasional roundup of news and notes on media, politics and place. Plus selected tweets.

A homeless encampment appears under a freeway or in a park near you. You’re a public spirited Angeleno. Who do you call?

Also: Monica Rodriguez elected to the Los Angeles City Council. Board of Education member Steve Zimmer lost.

Our occasional roundup of media, politics and place news and notes.

Take My Picture Gary Leonard is a weekly feature of LA Observed.

Our occasional roundup of news and observations on media, politics and place. Plus selected tweets.

Media and politics notes for the new week, plus selected tweets.

Challenger to Councilman Gil Cedillo says he remains in the race for May 16 runoff.

"As Mayor, there’s no issue I spend more time on," Garcetti says in his annual state of the city speech.

Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs each week at LA Observed.

You probably have heard of David Fahrenthold by now. Ex-LAT journalists re-uniting at CNN. Octavia Butler, Bob Miller, politics notes.

"He is not merely amusing. He is dangerous," Monday's editorial says. "He has made himself the stooge...for every crazy blogger, political quack, racial theorist, foreign leader or nutcase peddling a story."

"Nothing prepared us for the magnitude of this train wreck," the Los Angeles Times says of Donald Trump in a full-page editorial. Plus: Paul Magers, the Groundlings founder and more.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn says it’s “not the county sheriff’s job to be involved in immigration issues.”

After the surprising victory of Measure H, county and city officials and non-profit organizations are planning to move quickly to put its money to work.

Soon-Shiong looks to be moving on Ferro. Variety snags an editor. Another Los Angeles Magazine editor leaves.

He's under 50 percent in the final vote tally and becomes the first councilman since 1999 to face a reelection runoff.

Media and politics notes from all over, plus media people news, some place notes and selected tweets.

Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears weekly at LA Observed.

It’s something of a miracle that Measure H, the Los Angeles County tax increase to improve services for the homeless, may be near voter approval.