This weekend, the L.A. Times took aim at Assemblymember Richard Alarcon for his allegedly opportunistic bid for L.A. City Council. The L.A. Weekly already had its turn a few weeks ago.  Daily News, what say you?

Meanwhile, just a few exits down the 5 South from Alarcon’s Northeast Valley Assembly district, Nicole Richie got busted this morning for swallowing Vicodin, smoking pot and driving eastbound on the westbound lanes of the 134 in Burbank.

Of each, we ask: tragedy or farce?