Good morning -- here's what's happening 5.02.08

A big fight over the flag in the little town of Montrose. Scott Gold gets to the heart of things.

An airline passengers rights measure gets the nod from the state assembly. As one legislator said, "This is a time when we need to spank the airlines." The line forms to the right. Nancy Vogel has the full story.   

Another Cal State teacher gets the boot for refusing to sign the state's loyalty oath, which dates back to 1952, the era of the Red Scare. Today, the oath keeps some religious faiths, like Quakers (ooo, scary!) from working in the schools. Richard C. Paddock has the details.

So Bill Plaschke answers his phone and hears this: "Hello Bill? This is Vin Scully." OMG. It's about the retirement talk, of course, which seeped into a Scully speech this week. There is mulling, but there's also good news. Check out Plaschke's column, where he tells all. (And btw, Dodgers won their sixth in a row.)

May Day -- smaller and more peaceful than last year. Check our coverage -- pix and stories and one-the-street videos here and here.

Measles cases have doubled this year and health officials -- and parents -- are getting worried. Rong-Gong Lin II explains what's happening.

The hunt is on for the tiger shark that killed a California surfer in Mexico, and environmentalists say the long, long lines of baited hooks will end in indiscriminate slaughter. AP via LAT.

Bob Dylan's teenage flame tells all in a new book. Josh Getlin reviews it.

--Veronique de Turenne

Photo: Los Angeles Times

Comments

[Joe Bell]

Rocky L.A.s' top cop a drag on Villaragosa? When Rocky put his wife in an city owned car. He had to know she had an suspended license. Rocky also knew his wife would not get pulled over in a city vehicle. What cop would pull her over with exempt plates? Now Bratton the chief of police says little crimes leads to larger crimes. My question would fall on to the citizens of Los Angeles. Should Bratton file conspiring against the people of Los Angeles charges or ask Rocky to resign?