Judy Eckerling describes the bizarre behavior of Dodgers first baseman James Loney, after he crashed his Maserati into her car and several others.

It happened on the 101 freeway near the Sepulveda offramp on November 14th.

Despite reports that Loney has apologized for what happened, Eckerling has yet to hear from him.  She's had trouble even getting his insurance information.

The L.A. City Attorney's Office is waiting on a blood test for drugs and alcohol before deciding whether to prosecute him. A spokesman expects a determination to be made next week.

What a week it's been... with the LAPD closing down the Occupy LA encampment, a windstorm, and the sentencing of Conrad Murray.

I'm just using the camera in my phone...

The final standoff occurred at around 4AM on Wednesday. Police evicted 4 demonstrators and their dog from a tree house in City Hall Park.

The protesters were arrested. The dog was taken to a shelter.

After the LAPD raided Occupy LA, city sanitation workers cleaned up the mess...
...And they found all kinds of things:

We spoke to a demonstrator who has built an elaborate treehouse, without using a single nail, in between four palm trees near the steps of City Hall.

He intends to build the structure even higher. He says he wants it to eventually have a view through the windows of Mayor Villaraigosa's office.

From last night's minutes of the Occupy LA General Assembly, we learn more details about the offer the city is making (in exchange for demonstrators taking down their tents in front of City Hall).

The city would provide a 10,000 square foot space in an old bookstore at the subterranean L.A. Civic Center Mall, across the street from City Hall.  In the minutes, they refer to it as "Dutton Books".  They must mean B. Dalton Books, which used to be located there before closing years ago.

THE CITY PROPOSAL TO THE 'OCCUPY LOS ANGELES GENERAL ASSEMBLY VIA JIM LAFFERTY, NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD OF LOS ANGELES

Here's what the city said it will do. 1. It will guve us for those who want to use it a 10,000 square foot building. 2. It will give one or more pieces of land to those ...who wish to farm it. 3. It will open up additional beds for the homeless. 4. It will open Single Residency Occupied, SRO residences. The important thing is... we do not represent you, we are only telling you what people have asked for, that you want. They have also ...when they will not allow this occupation to continue on this site here. ...that we now hope that you all will think of other things that you'd like us to demand on your behalf with the understanding that we will agree to nothing unless you have decided what to do. and we have made that time after time again... ...One of the things we made clear to them that even if ...accepted ...you will still be conducting the same kind of action that you have been conducting up to now.

8:06 pm, Jim:  We asked to see the lease so that the rug is not pulled from under us. ...it's a dollar a year lease. It is in the Civic Center Mall with all the windows. It's the old Dutton Bookstore ...about 300 yards from here.

Where would the farmland be?  Well, according to LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, it could be a parcel of vacant land somewhere in the city...  He wouldn't say exactly where.  

But, from the minutes, some of the Occupy LA demonstrators are discussing the possibility of growing vegetables and marijuana:

Chicken:  ...this has great possibilities. ...me being a farmer is about the farmland. Will he have to use 'Round-Up' ready plants? Will be able to grow tomatoes or Ganja.

Jim. ...unless you have a license.

You can read all of the minutes here:

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There's no controlling hecklers, as I learned yet again.

We got close... maybe a little too close.

For people who've argued that colleges are too dependent on football for money and prestige, the Penn State child sex abuse scandal proves a point.

You had a big-name coach and several administrators failing to notify police when they found out about a sexual predator.

That molester attacked more victims before he was finally arrested.

Did Paterno and his bosses keep their mouths shut because they didn't want to tarnish the image of Penn State football?

Will this scandal cause major universities to rethink their addiction to the money they get from major sports?

An article from Bloomberg.com argues it will have no impact:

Major football universities have become so dependent on athletic departments to raise money and keep alumni happy that scandals like the one at Penn State won’t be enough to change sports’ influence on most college campuses, school administrators said.

Do you agree or disagree?  Leave your comments below, and we'll read them next hour....