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- LAUSD Superindentent Ramone Cortines made $150,000 last year from a company that has profited $16 million from the school district.
- The inventor of the Frisbee, originally called the "Whirlo-Way" and "Pluto Platter," died on Tuesday.
- A "first of its kind in the world," the L.A. County Sheriff's Department have bought a ship for screening cargo vessels at the L.A and Long Beach ports. They also bought a radiation-detecting helicopter.
- Plans for Bundy Village, a controversial medical center on the Westside, was delayed today when the L.A. Planning Commission told the developer more work needed to be done.
- After a two year closure, many were happy when Doughboys reopened last month, but sad news comes today as we find out that owner and founder Frank Waldmen has died.
- Steve Bing, the film producer and real estate developer, was the number one top political donor--$58 million in all--in California during the first decade of the 21st century.
- Media Notes: Matthew Fleischer, formerly of the LA Weekly and City Beat, joins FishBowlLA and USC Annenberg Students are teaming up with KCET's SoCal Connected for web stories.
- Anyone interested in covering state politics and/or the upcoming election for LAist and SFist? E-mail us at editor@laist.com.
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