Did you catch the name of the...

Did you catch the name of the Hollywood man who’s been granted a new trial on charges that he lit a cigarette on a no-smoking flight and then allegedly shoved a flight attendant during a resulting melee?

It’s James Tabacca.

L.A.-type landmarks:

A sign on the outside of a Bank of America building in West L.A. proclaims:

“Our walk-up window has been closed since January, 1983.”

L.A. is often viewed as a pace-setter, but here’s one statistic that didn’t endear it to The National, the just-folded sports daily.

More copies of that newspaper were stolen from coin racks each day in L.A.--about 25% to 35% of the total--than in any other city, the L.A. Business Journal reported. The thefts, about 12,600 daily, were so widespread that The National began stamping coin-rack copies with a message asking readers who bought them from other sources to contact the newspaper.

Cities and communities that should voluntarily change their names to show support for water-conservation efforts:

1--Lawndale.

2--Bell Gardens.

3--Palos Verdes Estates.

4--Green Valley (Saugus).

5--Bellflower.

Reader Howell Thomas spotted a warning sign on Ramona Road in Alhambra (see photo) that he figures belongs in the “No Kidding” category.

The Lakers at least finished No. 2, which is more than the movie, “Laker Girls,” could say. The cheerleaders drama, shrewdly screened by CBS on Saturday night to capitalize on excitement over the NBA finals, finished 71st in the weekly ratings.

When he was an L.A. County supervisor, Pete Schabarum feuded with several reporters, including three that he referred to as That Little Sonofabitch, That Nasty Broad and That Jackass. Since he retired, the atmosphere has sweetened . . . somewhat.

A receptacle containing earthquake supplies, including a shovel, was placed in the press room several days ago, but it’s locked and the county has yet to provide keys to the reporters.

“Maybe when the earthquake strikes, it’ll crack open,” commented That Jackass.

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When the Trojan equine mascot, Traveler, made his debut in 1961, rider Richard Saukko wore Charlton Heston’s outfit from the movie “Ben Hur.”