Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Wednesday

Boy talk about pay to play! Former Hahn era deputy mayor Troy Edwards testified he got free massages at the behest of an ex-city commissioner since indicted for allegedly embezzling from his employer, according to a grand jury transcript unsealed Tuesday. Edwards told the grand jury in August that he went to the Bonaventure Club several times with Leland Wong and that there were times when he was not given a bill.

Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. on KPCC, Patt Morrison will host a debate on Proposition 90 which restricts local and state government’s eminent-domain power to confiscate private property solely for public use. The guests include Tom Adams, Board President of the California League of Conservation Voters, speaking against and Assemblyman Ray Haynes speaking for the measure.

David Hernandez reports at Mayor Sam 2 that the House of Representatives has passed legislation that would make it harder for groups such as the ACLU to collect fees in efforts to sue to outlaw religious symbols such as they did with the LA County Seal. Such a measure would make it more likely for citizen's groups to take on the ACLU in court without the threat of financial ruin.

Stories by Jennifer Solis and Walter Moore caught the eyes of editors of KCET's Life and Times blog who are covering the emergency room crisis in Southern California and the situation at King Drew Medical Center.

Former Congressman and Clinton impeachment prosecutor, James Rogan of Glendale, took the bench Tuesday to begin a new career as an Orange County judge. Rogan, appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger back in July, served as a Glendale Municipal Court Judge back in the 1990s.

Starting today, our "Open Thread" segment will be carried at our sister blog "We Clean Your Toilets." Usually, this will start with some news item about the Mayor, but you can take it from there. Posts here on the Sister City should relate to the topic at hand as best as possible, anything too far off topic may not get published.