3:35 PDT, Tuesday January 6, 2009

Notes from LA

“It’s a great place to live, but I wouldn’t want to visit there.” —Will Rogers

Panic in Needle Park

New York’s city council is getting in on the term limits act, and voters might not even get a say in the matter.

* Update: Mayor Bloomberg wants another term too, but his mismanagement abilities rival Mayor Villaraigosa’s. NYC faces a monster FY’2010 deficit and Bloomberg is not ruling out new taxes.