A new state law will require city council members to disclose in public how much they are being paid for those 5 and 10 minute CDC meetings they hold.

It's a step towards greater transparency.

Probably more information than most supposedly informed voters care to hear, but there's an article in the LA Times on the recent cut in the Vehicle License Fee.

The purported commander of a purported army was sentenced Wednesday to three years in state prison.

Today's Los Angeles Times has a story regarding the rocky relationship between former President George W. Bush, and Rick Perry, the Texas governor who succeeded W. I get a kick out of how W supposed regards Perry as a "political lightweight."

Recently, I've given a few lectures on the fragmentation of the broadcast audience. Most of that was due to satellite and cable tv supplanting national networks in the 1980s and 1990s. However, with the advent of digital broadcasting, the physical limitations on the number of broadcast outlets in a given market are largely lifted.

Tribune has a list of many free area concerts this summer. Elvis seems to be making a lot of local appearances.

Today's Tribune has Roger Hernandez running for the east San Gabriel Valley congressional seat that would probably be assigned to long-time Republican David Drier.

I found this article in the LA Times interesting. I never heard of the term, "intellectual stammer," but if Meghan Daum is right about what folks are saying about Obama's speaking ability, she's on to something.