This little piggie went after Mike: So...

This little piggie went after Mike: So there was County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, feeding popcorn to a pot-bellied pig named Piglet during a meeting of the county Regional Planning Commission.

Antonovich was present to show support for a proposal to allow households in unincorporated areas to keep one such porker each, providing that the critter is spayed or neutered. The measure passed but Antonovich paid a price. Piglet, which belongs to one of his constituents, bit the supervisor on the hand and the wound required a bandage.

Yet another sign of election-year disgruntlement with an incumbent.

Dueling photos: Obviously, the U.S. Postal Service came up with a winner with its idea to hold a vote on which portrait of Elvis to select for the King’s stamp. We predict this will be only the first of a series of such promotions. After all, there are all manner of celebrities who would generate interest, including these two then-and-now candidates.

L.A. Tea Party: The staff of U.S. Senate hopeful Jim Trinity of Glendale called his appearance outside the downtown Federal Building the “most dramatic tax protest/government spending party since the Boston Tea Party.”

Well, the most dramatic this week, anyway.

Trinity, a Republican, stood on a bale of phony dollar bills and spoke out against “the $300-billion interest that is wasted on the $4-trillion federal debt this year.”

Trinity, by the way, is handing out tea bags during his campaign. The two Senate campaigns are a collector’s dream, what with the combs being sent out by Leo (Do Your Part) McCarthy and Sonny Bono’s Sonny Tan lotion.

Billing Central: In a survey commissioned by the State Bar, a Menlo Park think tank has found that 45% of the state’s lawyers are based in the “Los Angeles area.” Of course, Orange County was also lumped into that region (thanks a lot, Menlo Park).

Incidentally, 48% of the attorneys who responded said they work 50 or more hours per week. They were not, however, under oath at the time.

Quiet on the set: Our own think tank has determined that 99% of the actors who portray lawyers live in Southern California. One of them--Richard Dysart, who plays Leland McKenzie on TV’s “L.A. Law”--was a keynote speaker at the state Democratic Convention at the Bonaventure Hotel over the weekend.

Delegates attempting to enter the hotel’s California Ballroom a few minutes before the session began found the doors blocked by ushers. Dysart was at the podium, rehearsing his speech.

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Author Bruce Henstell (“Sunshine and Wealth”) writes that the first cafeteria in L.A. was opened by one Helen Mosher on Hill Street between 3rd and 4th streets in 1905. She advertised: “All Women Cooks--Food That Can Be Seen--No Tips.”