An audit of L.A.’s program to fix deadly streets outlines its many failures – Los Angeles Times

China’s Foreign Ministry says rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made “encouraging progress” in recent talks in China’s capital on promoting reconciliation.

Editorial: L.A. County shows L.A. city that reform doesn’t have to be hard  Los Angeles Times

Review: SUFFS at Hollywood Pantages  BroadwayWorld.com