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The Los Angeles Times hiring binge continues. Today's memo announces the addition of author, columnist and former OC Weekly editor Gustavo Arellano as a feature writer and the return of two more ...

Soon-Shiong. Photo: Zocalo Public Square. 11 am update: On Monday morning the Times announced that Sue Horton will return as Op-Ed Editor in December after a four-year absence.Now a top news editor ...

Patrick Soon-Shiong sent the wire this morning that made it official — the Los Angeles Times is now a private company with him as the owner — and he followed with a note to the newsroom. He says nice ...

For the first time in its history, the Los Angeles Times will be housed outside the city of Los Angeles by this summer. New owner Patrick Soon-Shiong spoke to the assembled staff on Friday and said ...

For more reading, here's an oral history interview with Soon-Shiong and his wife, Michele B. Chan, in 2016. Both grew up in South Africa and immigrated to Los Angeles. The oral history was taken by ...

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Los Angeles TV news crews await the speeches at press event inside the construction site for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Museum in the old May Co. department store at Wilshire and ...

Now this is Hollywood, and a place where some people will do anything to promote anything. So it could be just that: a promo for something yet to be revealed. But it seems that on Page A7 of Monday's ...

Wednesday was the last day of work for many of the close to 80 newsroom staffers who are leaving the Los Angeles Times, with farewell gatherings and toasts in several departments. "Hysterical," is how ...

Cal State University Los Angeles has set about to ramp up its community and public affairs presence under new president William A. Covino and Jose Gomez, the longtime Sacramento hand who is chief ...

Willie Nelson, beardless and braidless, at the Palomino in 1970. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images at LA Magazine's website. Before everyone forgets that LA's music lore includes North Hollywood, Los ...