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 The six-mile Gold Line Eastside Extension opens to the public today, with free rides and community celebrations from 9am to 5pm. Regular service begins on Monday morning. Find out more from Blogdowntown. Read a "A Streets-Level Review of the Gold Line Eastside Extension." See a video of the metro ride over to the official opening, &feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">here.
Struggling movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is looking for a buyer. The decision, which reverses its refusal to sell a year ago, came during a conference call Friday between restructuring expert Stephen Cooper, now MGM's vice chairman, and the 140 lenders owed some $3.7 billion in bonds maturing in mid-2012, according to a person close to the situation. The Daily News has the story. The Times explains Charlie Beck's "epiphany, and an evolving philosophy of policing," here. While the Daily News reports that even though Beck's confirmation as Los Angeles police chief is a virtual certainty, he doesn't want to jinx it. More here. To-be Chief Beck is also answering questions from constitutents on the "Meet the Chief" page on the Mayor's website. Read his answers, here. (Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page.) Last week's Los Angeles Times/USC poll depicted a California whose residents don't have much positive to say about their state: bad direction, inefficient politicians, and long term problems to deal with in the future. While there was much agreement on general topics, voters opinions varied along geographical lines. Find out more, here. Witness LA provides some social justice shorts for the weekend: Take a look at how one USC Neon Tommy Reporter Caused One of LA's Top Public Health Officials to Hide Out. The fun just keeps on comin' in the CD2 Special Election: Now the Mayor Sam blog asks whether or not "Paul Krekorian is a Conspiracy Theorist?" Read more, here.
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