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Mike Piazza retires, Brian Wilson returns, American Idol vs Lakers traffic tomorrow -- it's last links!

5:51 PM, May 20, 2008

Former Dodgers catcher Mike Piazza retires. LAT

Here's a traffic nightmare: Lakers series at Staples Center vs. "American Idol" finals at the Nokia Theatre tomorrow night.

Commencement tonight at CalState Northridge. The Homeroom

California's state parks need $1.2 billion in repairs. LADN

Subway sandwich shops in downtown L.A. go to 24-hour service. Angelenic

The sounds of summer -- the genius behind the Beach Boys sound, Brian Wilson, sets local concert dates. Los Anjealous

A career in education: woman graduates after 17 years in night school. The Signal.

Taxes on wrestling, sideshows and menageries to rise in Pasadena. Star-News

LA's still using too much power and the DWP's David Nahai's still scolding. LAist

--Veronique de Turenne & Jesus Sanchez

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Veronique de Turenne is a journalist, essayist, book critic and blogger, and has been a staff writer at virtually every newspaper in Southern California. One of the highlights of her career was interviewing Vin Scully in his broadcast booth at Dodger Stadium, then receiving a handwritten thank you note from him a week later. She lives in Malibu.