L.A. voters will be asked to increase taxes, yet again. Will they do it for firefighters? – Los Angeles Times NewFilmmakers Los Angeles to Spotlight Canadian Filmmakers at July Festival – BroadwayWorld Courtney Maum, NYT’s IT author, in L.A. – Larchmont Buzz Greenspan Brings the Jewish Deli Back to Its Roots – Larchmont Buzz Elevated Bacteria Levels Force Closure Of LA County Beaches. Heres Where – Patch Why LA’s massive warehouse inferno is so hard to put out – SFGATE Automakers could halt car sales in California without delay in vehicle tracking law – Reuters Former LAFD chief sues Bass, says mayor should pay out of pocket for campaign remarks – Los Angeles Times Half-cent sales tax to fund LA city fire department heads to the Nov ballot – LAist LA City fire tax – LAist