• One San Jacinto City Councilman was not indicted in the scandal that ensnared former Assembly candidate Jim Ayres. Steve DiMemmo gets a glowing portrait in the Riverside P-E for his troubles.

• The Chair of the Fresno County Republican central committee has resigned in the scandal now catching up with Asm. Joel Anderson.

• San Francisco Health Department officials don’t plan on shutting down HealthySF if/when a national  health care plan goes into effect.

• Medical marijuana is quite the topic these days. Even as national support grows, local ordinances around the state are trying to reel the dispensaries in. There’s been debate for 5 years over the LA ordinance, and the San Jose City Council is also trying to limit the number of clubs.

• The MLK, Jr. hospital that will reopen after being closed to all but outpatient care earlier this year.