AFTERNOON MEMOS: Children's Museum, Richard Alarcon response to editorial, defense of museum; United Teachers Los Angeles, contested elections for UTLA House of Representatives, concerns regarding influence of outside groups; Chris Essel, new job for former head of CRA....

***Various items relating to politics and/of policy in the Los Angeles area....

* Daily News (letter-to-the-editor):  "Councilman Richard Alarcon defends museum"

* Downtown News:  "Essel Leaves CRA Successor Agency"

* Los Angeles Times:  "Contested UTLA panel elections signal internal fissures" - "Some union members fear outside groups that encouraged teachers to run for UTLA's House of Representatives, its official decision-making body, will try to influence policy."