Los Angeles magazine threw a deb party for Amy Saralegui , the new publisher. Charming and affable in a long black coat (designed by her brother in law), Salagui had been with Texas Monthly (another Emmis Publishing title), but moved to LA in a flash, and is renting Timothy Leary's old pad.

There was talk about the WGA strike, but not enough to be a conversational trend.

Mickey Kaus, Anna Soellner (Center for American Progress), Roland Wiley (RawInternational), Bob Johnson (WithoutABox.com/producer/attorney), Linda Deutch

Amy Alkon, Ron Kaye

Kit Rachlis, Amy Saralegui and Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas