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108-564: Los Angeles Times publisher Norman Chandler funded the construction of the art deco Hollywood Palladium at a cost of $ 1.6 million in 1940. It was built where the original Paramount lot once stood between Argyle and El Centro avenues, and was operated by film producer Maurice Cohen . The dance hall was designed by Gordon Kaufmann , architect of the Greystone Mansion , the Los Angeles Times Building and

216-501: A 168-page magazine about the opening of the sports arena. The magazine's editors and writers were not informed of the agreement, which breached the Chinese wall that traditionally has separated advertising from journalistic functions at American newspapers. Publisher Mark Willes also had not prevented advertisers from pressuring reporters in other sections of the newspaper to write stories favorable to their point of view. Michael Kinsley

324-788: A Democratic newspaper, were both afternoon competitors. By the mid-1940s, the Times was the leading newspaper in terms of circulation in the Greater Los Angeles . In 1948, it launched the Los Angeles Mirror , an afternoon tabloid, to compete with both the Daily News and the merged Herald-Express . In 1954, the Mirror absorbed the Daily News . The combined paper, the Mirror-News , ceased publication in 1962, when

432-534: A May 2007, mostly voluntary, reduction in force , characterized the decrease in circulation as an "industry-wide problem" which the paper had to counter by "growing rapidly on-line", "break[ing] news on the Web and explain[ing] and analyz[ing] it in our newspaper." The Times closed its San Fernando Valley printing plant in early 2006, leaving press operations to the Olympic plant and to Orange County . Also that year

540-466: A below grade-parking garage. The Towers were designed by Stanley Saitowits of Natoma Architects for developer Crescent Heights. The L-shaped design resembles and echoes the design of the Palladium. The local AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) filed a lawsuit in 2016 citing over development and improper approval process. One of many local lawsuits filed by AHF president Michael Weinstein. In August 2018,

648-662: A de León spokesman, his meetings with city officials on AHF's behalf were only intended as briefings. In 2023, AHF organized a "We The People" national rally in response to bills introduced in state legislatures that the organization claims discriminate against women, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals, and others. More than 4,000 people marched in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in July 2023, including activist organizations and individuals like David Hogg and Debbie Allen . Labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta also joined

756-589: A dinner given in his honor by the California Democratic Party at the Palladium on November 18, 1961. In 1964, it was announced that none of the jazz bands scheduled were to be paid and a riot ensued after the show was cancelled. The Joe Loco Orchestra and show performed on the March 1965 Latin Holiday with singer/dancer Josephine "Josie" Powell. Pop Expo '69, referred to as a "teenage fair,"

864-423: A drug that greatly reduces the risk of contracting H.I.V. AHF does, however, prescribe PrEP, and as of 2022 is the largest provider of PrEP in the U.S. According to AHF's founder and president, Michael Weinstein in 2019, "It's a mischaracterization to say that we were opposed to PrEP." He stated that "PrEP would help individuals who were certain not to use condoms," and "We said that we did not believe it would be

972-743: A lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles over the mismanagement of AIDS Housing Funds. Following a state legislator's audit, the Los Angeles City Controller revealed that more than $ 17 million in federal funds for people with AIDS went unspent as an AIDS homeless crisis raged in Los Angeles. In 2004, Darren James and three other adult film actors tested positive for HIV. In response to the outbreak, AHF began lobbying in favor of laws requiring condom use by male actors during sex scenes in adult films. In 2010, AHF unsuccessfully sued

1080-635: A link between Viagra, methamphetamine , and unsafe sex. Pfizer denied AHF's claims, and mentioned that AHF had recently asked Pfizer to fund an educational program about meth. In August 2007, AHF began purchasing full-page ads in Indian newspapers accusing Cipla of overpricing. According to AHF, a year's worth of Viraday cost Rs 54,000 when sold in India, but only Rs 21,000 when exported to Africa. Some NGOs declined to join AHF in criticizing Cipla's drug prices, citing

1188-476: A local Metromix site targeting live entertainment for young adults. A free weekly tabloid print edition of Metromix Los Angeles followed in February 2008; the publication was the newspaper's first stand-alone print weekly. In 2009, the Times shut down Metromix and replaced it with Brand X , a blog site and free weekly tabloid targeting young, social networking readers. Brand X launched in March 2009;

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1296-538: A number of major publications and writers, including The New York Times , Boston Globe critic Ty Burr , Washington Post blogger Alyssa Rosenberg, and the websites The A.V. Club and Flavorwire , announced that they would boycott press screenings of future Disney films. The National Society of Film Critics , Los Angeles Film Critics Association , New York Film Critics Circle , and Boston Society of Film Critics jointly announced that Disney's films would be ineligible for their respective year-end awards unless

1404-464: A period of many years," under the 340B Drug Pricing Program , a federal drug discount program designed to stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible for community healthcare providers such as AHF. The organization is a participant in the 340B Program, claiming it improves the "clinical outcomes of vulnerable Americans" while "cost[ing] the American taxpayer nothing." In May 1999, AHF filed

1512-588: A plane crash in South Carolina. The Hollywood Palladium was also used as the memorial service site for DJ AM on September 3, 2009. For the 2008–2009 season, a yearlong table for four cost $ 30,000. The Los Angeles City Council approved an expansion of the Palladium property parking lot in March 2016. The plan consists of two 28-story residential towers that surrounds the Palladium, standing 350 feet (110 m) tall and creating 731 condominiums, 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m) of store-front retail space, and

1620-477: A potential conflict of interest: Cipla's opposition to the patent application for Viread , a component of Viraday, filed by AHF contributor Gilead Sciences . Gilead denied involvement in AHF's complaint, and an AHF regional chief stated that AHF also opposed Gilead's patent application for Viread. In March 2008, AHF petitioned drug manufacturers including Abbott , Boehringer Ingelheim , Bristol-Myers Squibb , Gilead, GSK, Merck, Pfizer, Roche and Tibotec to freeze

1728-612: A program called Global Immunity, whose goal is to change the course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic by expanding access to treatment for those living with HIV across the globe. As of 2023, the organization operates clinics in 45 countries. In 2001, AHF became the first international organization to sponsor an HIV/AIDS clinic in South Africa. The clinic, Ithembalabantu (Zulu for "People's Hope"), was opened in Umlazi, Durban where 10% of

1836-693: A series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and finalized their first union contract on October 16, 2019. The paper moved out of its historic headquarters in downtown Los Angeles to a facility in El Segundo, near the Los Angeles International Airport , in July 2018. Since 2020, the newspaper's coverage has evolved away from national and international news and toward coverage of California and especially Southern California news. In January 2024,

1944-400: A successful Los Angeles County initiative to require condoms in adult films ( 2012 Los Angeles Measure B ), and then a similar statewide initiative which failed ( 2016 California Proposition 60 ). They also ran two measures seeking to cap prescription drug prices ( California Proposition 61 (2016) and Ohio Issue 2 (2017) ), both of which failed. In 2017, AHF created a new organization named

2052-399: A successful public health strategy." Weinstein's opposition to PrEP and his calling it a "party drug" made him disliked by many within the anti-AIDS space. He believes that usage of PrEP will reduce the use of condoms (what he calls "condom culture") and thereby increase new AIDS cases. The global clinical trial for PrEP found that usage did not lead to riskier sex, which was explained by

2160-473: A team of Times reporters delivered management with a critique of the paper's online news efforts known as the Spring Street Project. The report, which condemned the Times as a "web-stupid" organization, was followed by a shakeup in management of the paper's website, and a rebuke of print staffers who were described as treating "change as a threat." On July 10, 2007, the Times launched

2268-448: A total investment of $ 110,000 per unit) as a much more cost-effective way to provide housing than the City of Los Angeles, which pays about $ 500,000 per unit for constructing new affordable housing. In 2020, tenants in one of the AHF's apartment buildings (an almost century-old hotel named The Madison) sued the AHF over slum-like conditions. The tenants had reached a settlement with the previous owner for similar problems, and allege that

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2376-521: Is a proponent of increasing the housing supply for low-income and homeless individuals, and also advocates for rent control. The organization states that their housing platform is based on what they call the "3 Ps": Protect, preserve, and produce. They explain this as addressing gentrification and homelessness by promoting rent control and discouraging evictions; supporting sustainable land-use policies without disrupting neighborhoods; and creating affordable housing through cost-effective new construction and

2484-440: Is an AHF holiday celebrated on February 13. It was created to promote safer sex and provide access to condoms and free Rapid Testing. AHF uses World AIDS Day and International Condom Day as fun ways to engage with people, get them tested for HIV, and get them connected to care if they need it. In 2014, the organization was noted as being unique amongst H.I.V.-prevention groups in advocating against pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP),

2592-467: Is its network of pharmacies and clinics that provide primary care to patients, most of whom have their insurance claims paid by government insurance programs like Medicaid . The excess income from these patients has helped AHF provide free care to millions of patients—the greatest reach of any HIV/AIDS organization. AHF acquired the MOMS Pharmacy chain of pharmacies in 2012, and in 2013, rebranded

2700-635: Is to end the AIDS epidemic by ensuring access to quality healthcare, including HIV and STD testing, prescription of medications like Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and referrals to specialty pharmacies. AHF is the largest provider of PrEP in the United States, though its founder Michael Weinstein has received criticism for his past opposition to the drug. Since 2012, AHF has become highly active in sponsoring and exclusively financing multiple high-profile ballot initiatives in two states, starting with

2808-565: The Brand X tabloid ceased publication in June 2011 and the website was shut down the following month. In May 2018, the Times blocked access to its online edition from most of Europe because of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation . In 1999, it was revealed that a revenue-sharing arrangement was in place between the Times and Staples Center in the preparation of

2916-615: The Chicago Cubs baseball club. He put up for sale the company's 25 percent interest in Comcast SportsNet Chicago. Until shareholder approval was received, Los Angeles billionaires Ron Burkle and Eli Broad had the right to submit a higher bid, in which case Zell would have received a $ 25 million buyout fee. In December 2008, the Tribune Company filed for bankruptcy protection . The bankruptcy

3024-580: The Democratic presidential candidate, rejected this alternative to endorsement, and after Donald Trump , the Republican candidate, alluded to the newspaper not having endorsed Harris, Mariel Garza, the editor of the opinion section, resigned in protest, as did two other members of the editorial board, Robert Greene and Karin Klein. Two hundred Times staff signed a letter condemning the way in which

3132-488: The Greater Los Angeles area city of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper in the nation and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In

3240-660: The Hollywood Forever Cemetery near Paramount Studios . The site also includes a memorial to the Times Building bombing victims. In 1935, the newspaper moved to a new, landmark Art Deco building, the Los Angeles Times Building , to which the newspaper would add other facilities until taking up the entire city block between Spring, Broadway, First and Second streets, which came to be known as Times Mirror Square and would house

3348-479: The Los Angeles County government to compel its health department to mandate condom use in adult film productions. In 2012, AHF supported a Los Angeles city ordinance requiring condoms in certain adult films. Later the same year, the organization spent US$ 1,654,681 funding the successful campaign to pass Measure B , a ballot initiative that expanded the condom requirement countywide. AHF again sued

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3456-638: The Los Angeles Daily Times , under the direction of Nathan Cole Jr. and Thomas Gardiner . It was first printed at the Mirror printing plant, owned by Jesse Yarnell and T. J. Caystile . Unable to pay the printing bill, Cole and Gardiner turned the paper over to the Mirror Company. In the meantime, S. J. Mathes had joined the firm, and it was at his insistence that the Times continued publication. In July 1882, Harrison Gray Otis moved from Santa Barbara, California to become

3564-683: The Los Angeles Register closed. AIDS Healthcare Foundation AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) is a Los Angeles -based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and advocacy services. As of 2024, AHF operates about 400 clinics, 69 outpatient healthcare centers, 62 pharmacies, and 22 Out of the Closet thrift stores across 15 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and 46 countries, with over 5,000 employees, and provides care to more than two million patients. The organization's aim

3672-593: The Los Angeles Times under the Chandler family. The paper's early history and subsequent transformation was chronicled in an unauthorized history, Thinking Big (1977, ISBN   0-399-11766-0 ), and was one of four organizations profiled by David Halberstam in The Powers That Be (1979, ISBN   0-394-50381-3 ; 2000 reprint ISBN   0-252-06941-2 ). Between the 1960s and

3780-594: The Poynter Institute reported that " ' At least 50' editorial positions will be culled from the Los Angeles Times " through a buyout. Nancy Cleeland, who took O'Shea's buyout offer, did so because of "frustration with the paper's coverage of working people and organized labor" (the beat that earned her Pulitzer). She speculated that the paper's revenue shortfall could be reversed by expanding coverage of economic justice topics, which she believed were increasingly relevant to Southern California; she cited

3888-710: The Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia . He was also the architect for the Hoover Dam and early Caltech dorms. The ballroom opened on October 31, 1940 with a dance featuring Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra and band vocalist Frank Sinatra . It had six bars serving liquor and two more serving soft drinks and a $ 1 cover charge and a $ 3 charge for dinner. During World War II, the Palladium hosted radio broadcasts featuring Betty Grable greeting servicemens' song requests. Big Band acts began losing popularity in

3996-538: The Times drew fire for a last-minute story before the California recall election alleging that gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger groped scores of women during his movie career. Columnist Jill Stewart wrote on the American Reporter website that the Times did not do a story on allegations that former Governor Gray Davis had verbally and physically abused women in his office, and that

4104-564: The Times . Chandler was succeeded in 1944 by his son, Norman Chandler , who ran the paper during the rapid growth in Los Angeles following the end of World War II . Norman's wife, Dorothy Buffum Chandler , became active in civic affairs and led the effort to build the Los Angeles Music Center , whose main concert hall was named the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in her honor. Family members are buried at

4212-706: The World AIDS Day to mobilize communities and promote a greater understanding of the impact of HIV/AIDS worldwide. AHF hosted its 2022 World AIDS Day Concert on Wednesday, November 30, at the concert hall of The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where multi-Grammy Award-winning vocalists Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight delivered performances. In December 2023, AHF hosted its World AIDS Day Concert at NRG Arena in Houston, Texas, featuring Janet Jackson , Debbie Allen , and Blair Underwood . Underwood received

4320-628: The XIX International AIDS Conference, 2012 . The film premiered on March 29, 2013 at the Vail Film Festival . In August 2024, AHF opened a new all-in-one facility in Austin, Texas , including an HIV healthcare center, pharmacy services, STI testing and treatment, and an Out of the Closet thrift store, where 96 cents of every dollar earned goes back into local patient care. In the early 2000s, AHF developed

4428-670: The 1950s, causing the Palladium to hold charity balls, political events, auto shows, and rock concerts. In 1961, it became the home of the long-running Lawrence Welk Show . From 1955 to 1976, the venue was the scene of Latin Music Orchestras for ragers sponsored by radio personality Chico Sesma titled Latin Holidays , featuring childhood friend Ray Vasquez Recording Artist, Lead Vocalist and Trombonist. The Tito Puente Orchestra performed regularly between 1957-1977 to sold-out houses of 5000. President John F. Kennedy attended

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4536-662: The 1965 Watts Riots and the 1992 Los Angeles riots . In the 19th century, the chief competition to the Times was the Los Angeles Examiner followed by the smaller Los Angeles Tribune . In December 1903, newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst began publishing the Los Angeles Examiner as a direct morning competitor to the Times. In the 20th century, the Los Angeles Express , Manchester Boddy 's Los Angeles Daily News ,

4644-502: The 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions , the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler , who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United States, the paper's readership has declined since 2010. It has also been beset by

4752-752: The Carl Bean House and Linn House, which opened in 1992 and 1995, respectively—provided 24-hour medical and palliative care to people living through the final stages of AIDS. The Carl Bean House was named after then-Reverend Carl Bean , a singer and activist who founded the Minority AIDS Project. Located in South Central Los Angeles, it specifically focused on care for predominantly Black and Latino community members, accepting all terminal AIDS patients regardless if they had health insurance or not. Brownlie died at

4860-795: The Centre of Excellence ART clinic was opened by AHF India Cares in New Delhi , with AHF becoming the first provider to offer free anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in the area. In May 2023, AHF began a collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to eliminate HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, monkeypox, and other STIs in Latin America. The partnership set out to implement WHO recommendations through advocacy, including improvement of prevention programs, quality of care, and treatment outcomes. AHF

4968-583: The Chris Brownlie Hospice.  In 1997, Out of the Closet thrift stores began offering free and anonymous HIV testing. In 1991, AHF opened the Richard Polanco HIV Clinic as a place where people in the early stages of AIDS could receive treatment even without private health insurance. In 2000, AHF opened its first pharmacy, a move that proved crucial to its underlying business model. The organization's main business

5076-507: The City of Los Angeles to develop health services independent from the county. Health officials in affected departments filed responsive suits, arguing massive wastes would result in a transition or duplication of services. In 2014, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed suit against the City of San Francisco. AHF claimed that city restrictions on chain stores targeted them unfairly when the organization attempted to open

5184-515: The Healthy Housing Foundation (HHF). HHF is responsible for finding or building affordable housing units in several places across the country, including Los Angeles and Miami-Dade County , where the organization has made a multi-million dollar commitment to house people in need. In 2017, AHF created a new organization named the Healthy Housing Foundation (HHF) which started acquiring hotels (often single-room occupancy ) in

5292-572: The Healthy Housing Foundation, which has been creating housing for homeless and low-income individuals, primarily in Los Angeles. AHF also shifted its political focus to attempting to block housing construction through lawsuits against several new projects, as well as an initiative seeking to block local development in Los Angeles ( 2017 Los Angeles Measure S ), and three seeking to allow for the expansion of rent control in California ( 2018 California Proposition 10 , 2020 California Proposition 21 , and 2024 California Proposition 33 ); all of these failed at

5400-604: The Hearst afternoon Herald-Express and the morning Los Angeles Examiner merged to become the Herald-Examiner . The Herald-Examiner published its last number in 1989. In 2014, the Los Angeles Register , published by Freedom Communications, then-parent company of the Orange County Register , was launched as a daily newspaper to compete with the Times . By late September of that year, however,

5508-587: The Hollywood Palladium with Live Nation , a Los Angeles-based company. The Palladium reopened with a Jay-Z concert on October 15, 2008 after a year-long, multimillion-dollar renovation by Live Nation. The renovation included an overhaul of the venue's interior and exterior, a new dance floor, expanded concessions, upgraded restrooms and improvements to the stage infrastructure. Jay-Z performed for nearly an hour-and-half, backed by an eight-piece band and DJ AM , who played his first show after surviving

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5616-596: The L.A. Times showed that De León told a staff member that angry messages are "coming from the top" about a staff member's visit to one of the foundation's properties. Ethics experts expressed concerns about conflicts of interests in the relationship between the two and the failure to disclose the payment. De León's consulting contract with AHF ended before taking office as a council member. He maintains he showed no favoritism to AHF in addressing tenant complaints, showing that his staff monitored concerns and referred tenants to city enforcement officials. According to Pete Brown,

5724-482: The Los Angeles County government, alleging that an August 2012 audit conducted by the county was an illegal retaliation for AHF's support for Measure B. In 2013, AHF began collecting signatures for a ballot measure to create a Los Angeles city health department that would take over part of the county health department's jurisdiction. The City of Los Angeles and County of Los Angeles oppose the measure, and

5832-460: The Los Angeles area for conversion to affordable housing units, renting them for about $ 400–600 per month. By 2020, it owned seven such properties totaling 800 units. As of 2022, it owns over a dozen in Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Skid Row neighborhoods, and by 2023 has spend more than $ 180 million on the purchase and renovation of these properties. AHF has specialized in buying old (and sometimes vacant) hotels and converting them to housing (for

5940-479: The Morrison Hotel, made famous by The Doors ' 1970 album cover, with plans to convert the building into 111 units of affordable housing. The Doors drummer John Densmore and rock photographer Henry Diltz helped HHF make the announcement, with the hotel becoming the 15th affordable housing property owned and managed by the organization in Los Angeles. AIDS Healthcare Foundation actively participates in

6048-509: The Palladium closing for eight weeks, starting in February 1993. Since 1985, the theater has been owned by Palladium Investors Ltd., a privately held group. Curfews were implemented in 1993 and a show by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch was called off because of a brawl that occurred a few nights earlier. It was also used for Hollywood celebrity parties. In 2007, the owners agreed to a long-term lease to operate, manage and exclusively book

6156-517: The Schwarzenegger story relied on a number of anonymous sources. Further, she said, four of the six alleged victims were not named. She also said that in the case of the Davis allegations, the Times decided against printing the Davis story because of its reliance on anonymous sources. The American Society of Newspaper Editors said that the Times lost more than 10,000 subscribers because of

6264-571: The Sunday edition. Garfield was dropped altogether shortly thereafter. Following the Republican Party 's defeat in the 2006 mid-term elections , an Opinion piece by Joshua Muravchik , a leading neoconservative and a resident scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute , published on November 19, 2006, was titled 'Bomb Iran'. The article shocked some readers, with its hawkish comments in support of more unilateral action by

6372-465: The United States, this time against Iran. On March 22, 2007, editorial page editor Andrés Martinez resigned following an alleged scandal centering on his girlfriend's professional relationship with a Hollywood producer who had been asked to guest-edit a section in the newspaper. In an open letter written upon leaving the paper, Martinez criticized the publication for allowing the Chinese wall between

6480-510: The adaptive reuse of existing buildings. Weinstein likens the homelessness and housing affordability crises to the "moral outrage of AIDS in the [1980s]," with many homeless youth identifying as LGBTQ. Under his leadership, AHF has sued to prevent the destruction of available housing units by developers who favor luxury housing. In recognition of the interconnectedness between housing stability and overall health outcomes for individuals living with HIV/AIDS, AIDS Healthcare Foundation established

6588-411: The age of 39, on November 26, 1989 because of AIDS-related complications, less than a year after the hospice named in his honor first opened, survived by his father, sister, brothers, his longtime partner, Phill Wilson and countless friends and fellow AIDS activists. In addition to Brownlie, over 1,000 people had been given dignified, specialized, compassionate final care at the Chris Brownlie Hospice by

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6696-529: The assumption of $ 90 million in pension liabilities, closed on June 16, 2018. In 2000, John Carroll , former editor of the Baltimore Sun , was brought in to restore the luster of the newspaper. During his reign at the Times , he eliminated more than 200 jobs, but despite an operating profit margin of 20 percent, the Tribune executives were unsatisfied with returns, and by 2005 Carroll had left

6804-405: The brothers, who eventually pleaded guilty. Otis fastened a bronze eagle on top of a high frieze of the new Times headquarters building designed by Gordon Kaufmann , proclaiming anew the credo written by his wife, Eliza: "Stand Fast, Stand Firm, Stand Sure, Stand True". After Otis' death in 1917, his son-in-law and the paper's business manager, Harry Chandler , took control as publisher of

6912-435: The chain as AHF Pharmacy. AHF sponsored HIV awareness-themed Rose Parade floats in 2012 and 2013, each winning the Queen's Trophy for best use of roses. The organization fashioned a tribute to actress Elizabeth Taylor , who championed HIV and AIDS programs in the 1980s. In 2014, AHF made history during the Rose Parade by hosting a same-sex wedding on its float for the first time in the parade's history. The float, with

7020-495: The city has filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the measure. In August 2014, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed a formal complaint with Nevada OSHA, against Cybernet Entertainment LLC, which does business as Kink.com and related spin-offs. The complaint alleges the California porn company did not require its actors to use condoms during an adult film shoot in Las Vegas . In 2013, AHF found itself entangled in dual lawsuits when AHF allegedly attempted to use its clout to force

7128-443: The decision was reversed, condemning the decision as being "antithetical to the principles of a free press and [setting] a dangerous precedent in a time of already heightened hostility towards journalists". On November 7, 2017, Disney reversed its decision, stating that the company "had productive discussions with the newly installed leadership at the Los Angeles Times regarding our specific concerns". In October 2024, Soon-Shiong,

7236-420: The demands of the Tribune Group—as was publisher Jeffrey Johnson—and was replaced by James O'Shea of the Chicago Tribune . O'Shea himself left in January 2008 after a budget dispute with publisher David Hiller . The paper reported on July 3, 2008, that it planned to cut 250 jobs by Labor Day and reduce the number of published pages by 15 percent. That included about 17 percent of the news staff, as part of

7344-491: The disease through advanced medical care. This shift was marked with the change of the Foundation's name to AIDS Healthcare Foundation in July 1990. AHF operates the Out of the Closet thrift store chain. 96 cents of every dollar earned at the thrift stores goes to AHF's HIV/AIDS programs and housing services, on-site pharmacies, and free HIV testing. The first Out of the Closet thrift store opened in 1990 in Los Angeles' Atwater Village to benefit residents living with AIDS at

7452-423: The district court ruled all steps were taken during EIR/DEIR . The AHF filed an appeal. The AHF lost the appeal in November 2019 and Crescent Heights plans to proceed. The Hollywood Palladium has been featured in many films and television productions over the years: Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles , California, in 1881. Based in

7560-401: The fact that condom use among gay men is generally low. AHF engages in public advocacy for government programs to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including efforts to reduce drug costs. The organization has filed lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies regarding the pricing of HIV treatments, such as tenofovir . In November 2006, AHF asked Indian anti-HIV drug manufacturer Cipla to reduce

7668-405: The families grew larger, the later generations found that only one or two branches got the power, and everyone else got a share of the money. Eventually the coupon-clipping branches realized that they could make more money investing in something other than newspapers. Under their pressure the companies went public, or split apart, or disappeared. That's the pattern followed over more than a century by

7776-591: The former president of General Mills , was criticized for his lack of understanding of the newspaper business, and was derisively referred to by reporters and editors as The Cereal Killer . Subsequently, the Orange County plant closed in 2010. The Times ' s reported daily circulation in October 2010 was 600,449, down from a peak of 1,225,189 daily and 1,514,096 Sunday in April 1990. In December 2006,

7884-402: The mid-2000s it was also the whole or partial subject of nearly thirty dissertations in communications and social science. The Los Angeles Times has occupied five physical sites beginning in 1881. The Los Angeles Times was beset in the first decade of the 21st century by changes in ownership, a bankruptcy , a rapid succession of editors, reductions in staff, decreases in paid circulation,

7992-476: The need to increase its Web presence, and a series of controversies. In January 2024, the newsroom announced a roughly 20 percent reduction in staff, due to anemic subscription growth and other financial struggles. The newspaper moved to a new headquarters building in El Segundo , near Los Angeles International Airport , in July 2018. In 2000, Times Mirror Company , publisher of the Los Angeles Times ,

8100-497: The negative publicity surrounding the Schwarzenegger article. On November 12, 2005, new op-ed editor Andrés Martinez announced the dismissal of liberal op-ed columnist Robert Scheer and conservative editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez . The Times also came under controversy for its decision to drop the weekday edition of the Garfield comic strip in 2005, in favor of a hipper comic strip Brevity , while retaining it in

8208-423: The new executive editor. Merida was then a senior vice president at ESPN and headed The Undefeated , a site focused on sports, race, and culture; he had previously been the first Black managing editor at The Washington Post . The Los Angeles Times Olympic Boulevard printing press was not purchased by Soon-Shiong and was kept by Tribune; in 2016 it was sold to developers who planned to build sound stages on

8316-503: The newly private media company's mandate to reduce costs. Hiller himself resigned on July 14. In January 2009, the Times eliminated the separate California/Metro section, folding it into the front section of the newspaper, and also announced seventy job cuts in news and editorial or a 10 percent cut in payroll. In September 2015, Austin Beutner , the publisher and chief executive, was replaced by Timothy E. Ryan . On October 5, 2015,

8424-492: The news and editorial departments to be weakened, accusing news staffers of lobbying the opinion desk. In November 2017, Walt Disney Studios blacklisted the Times from attending press screenings of its films, in retaliation for September 2017 reportage by the paper on Disney 's political influence in the Anaheim area. The company considered the coverage to be "biased and inaccurate". As a sign of condemnation and solidarity,

8532-429: The newspaper announced a layoff that would affect at least 115 employees. It named Terry Tang its next executive editor on April 8, 2024. The Times has suffered continued decline in distribution. Reasons offered for the circulation drop included a price increase and a rise in the proportion of readers preferring to read the online version instead of the print version. Editor Jim O'Shea, in an internal memo announcing

8640-416: The newspaper. His successor, Dean Baquet , refused to impose the additional cutbacks mandated by the Tribune Company. Baquet was the first African-American to hold this type of editorial position at a top-tier daily. During Baquet and Carroll's time at the paper, it won 13 Pulitzer Prizes , more than any other paper except The New York Times . However, Baquet was removed from the editorship for not meeting

8748-430: The non-endorsement was handled, and thousands of subscribers cancelled their subscriptions. Soon-Shiong had previously blocked an endorsement by the editorial board in 2020, when he overruled their decision to endorse Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries . As of 2014, the Times has won 41 Pulitzer Prizes , including four in editorial cartooning, and one each in spot news reporting for

8856-584: The opening of Chris Brownlie Hospice by protesting and picketing of then-Supervisor Mike Antonovich 's home. Following an emotional plea for hospice care to Los Angeles County Commission on AIDS, which included the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, they secured a $ 2 million commitment to AIDS care on the grounds of the Barlow Respiratory Hospital. The 25-bed hospice—the first of three operated by AHF, including

8964-567: The organization's Lifetime Achievement Award at the event. The organization paid $ 110,000 to Kevin de León for consultancy work in the period after he won election to the Los Angeles City Council, but before he took office. Once in office, De León allegedly pressured his staff not to investigate various health and code violations at properties owned by the foundation in De León's district. Internal communications revealed by

9072-563: The owner of the Times , told executive editor Terry Tang that the newspaper must not endorse a candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election , but should instead print "a factual analysis of all the POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE policies by EACH candidate during their tenures at the White House, and how these policies affected the nation". The Times editorial board, which had been preparing to endorse Kamala Harris ,

9180-493: The paper announced its circulation had fallen to 851,532, down 5.4 percent from 2005. The Times ' s loss of circulation was the largest of the top ten newspapers in the U.S. Some observers believed that the drop was due to the retirement of circulation director Bert Tiffany. Others thought the decline was a side effect of a succession of short-lived editors who were appointed by publisher Mark Willes after publisher Otis Chandler relinquished day-to-day control in 1995. Willes,

9288-773: The paper joined with The Washington Post to form the Los Angeles Times–Washington Post News Service to syndicate articles from both papers for other news organizations. He also toned down the unyielding conservatism that had characterized the paper over the years, adopting a much more centrist editorial stance. During the 1960s, the paper won four Pulitzer Prizes , more than its previous nine decades combined. In 2013, Times reporter Michael Hiltzik wrote that: The first generations bought or founded their local paper for profits and also social and political influence (which often brought more profits). Their children enjoyed both profits and influence, but as

9396-434: The paper supported efforts to expand the city's water supply by acquiring the rights to the water supply of the distant Owens Valley . The efforts of the Times to fight local unions led to the bombing of its headquarters on October 1, 1910, killing 21 people. Two of the union leaders, James and Joseph McNamara , were charged. The American Federation of Labor hired noted trial attorney Clarence Darrow to represent

9504-419: The paper underwent its largest percentage reduction in headcount—amounting to a layoff of over 20%, including senior staff editorial positions—in an effort to stem the tide of financial losses and maintain enough cash to be viably operational through the end of the year in a struggle for survival and relevance as a regional newspaper of diminished status. The Times was first published on December 4, 1881, as

9612-482: The paper until 2018. Harry Chandler , then the president and general manager of Times-Mirror Co. , declared the Los Angeles Times Building a "monument to the progress of our city and Southern California". The fourth generation of family publishers, Otis Chandler , held that position from 1960 till 1980. Otis Chandler sought legitimacy and recognition for his family's paper, often forgotten in

9720-508: The paper's attempted hiring of a "celebrity justice reporter" as an example of the wrong approach. On August 21, 2017, Ross Levinsohn , then aged 54, was named publisher and CEO, replacing Davan Maharaj , who had been both publisher and editor. On June 16, 2018, the same day the sale to Patrick Soon-Shiong closed, Norman Pearlstine was named executive editor. On May 3, 2021, the newspaper announced that it had selected Kevin Merida to be

9828-481: The paper's editor. At the same time he also purchased a 1/4 stake in the paper for $ 6,000 mostly secured on a bank loan. Historian Kevin Starr wrote that Otis was a businessman "capable of manipulating the entire apparatus of politics and public opinion for his own enrichment". Otis's editorial policy was based on civic boosterism , extolling the virtues of Los Angeles and promoting its growth. Toward those ends,

9936-445: The polls. Regarding the housing initiatives, critics have questioned whether the group is misusing foundation and taxpayer money by sponsoring ballot initiatives they consider unrelated to the stated mission of the organization. Weinstein argues, however, that housing is linked to a "sustainable public health structure." During the late 1980s and early 1990s, AHF emerged as an advocate for gay and bisexual men who were hit hardest at

10044-731: The population was infected with HIV at the time. In 2002, AHF opened an HIV/AIDS clinic in Masaka, Uganda under the program Uganda Cares. In 2004, the organization developed an "HIV Medic Program" in Masaka, a task-shifting training program that was awarded a "Best Practice" designation by the World Health Organization (WHO). By 2022, Uganda Cares had tested over seven million Ugandans, started treatment for more than 112,000 Ugandans, and distributed over 45 million condoms. In 2004, AHF began working in India. Two years later,

10152-517: The power centers of the Northeastern United States due to its geographic and cultural distance. He sought to remake the paper in the model of the nation's most respected newspapers, such as The New York Times and The Washington Post . Believing that the newsroom was "the heartbeat of the business", Otis Chandler increased the size and pay of the reporting staff and expanded its national and international reporting. In 1962,

10260-507: The previous owner defrauded AHF by not disclosing that settlement, though others say that AHF should have known from due diligence . AHF has argued against accusations about lingering maintenance problems in the organization's Skid Row residential buildings, blaming city officials for failing to permit planned upgrades. In 2022, the city and public utility paid AHF $ 100,000 to settle claims that they had delayed needed improvements to an elevator at The Madison. In December 2023, AHF purchased

10368-413: The price of its combination drug Viraday from its launch price of about Rs 62,000 per year. Cipla CEO Y. K. Hamied cited taxes and custom duties on raw materials as reasons for the high price, but agreed to a price cut. In January 2007, AHF filed suit in Los Angeles over Pfizer 's direct-to-consumer marketing of Viagra , accusing Pfizer of promoting off-label, recreational use of Viagra, and suggesting

10476-464: The price of their HIV drugs in the U.S, stating that as a result of regular drug price increases "HIV/AIDS assistance programs will essentially be flat funded and unable to provide access to additional people in need of lifesaving drugs." In September 2013, AHF filed a lawsuit in California against GSK alleging that the company "...   failed to fully satisfy its obligations with respect to discounts for drugs it sold to AIDS Healthcare Foundation over

10584-490: The printing plant closure and with a refocusing of sports coverage for editorial reasons, daily game coverage and box scores were eliminated on July 9, 2023. The sports section now features less time-sensitive articles, billed as similar to a magazine. The change caused some consternation in the Los Angeles Jewish community , for many of whom reading box scores was a morning Shabbat ritual. On January 23, 2024,

10692-405: The rally. AHF hosts global events to both commemorate those lost to HIV/AIDS and educate the public about the importance of safer sex with condom use. Each year on December 1, AHF marks World AIDS Day with a series of international events throughout many of the countries where AHF operates. It is an opportunity to reflect on the progress made in battling HIV/AIDS over the years and be a reminder of

10800-549: The site. It had opened in 1990 and could print 70,000 96-page newspapers an hour. The last issue of the Times printed at Olympic Boulevard was the March 11, 2024, edition. Printing moved to Riverside , at the Southern California News Group 's Press-Enterprise printer, which also prints Southern California editions of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal . In preparation for

10908-723: The start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In 1987, activists Chris Brownlie, Michael Weinstein, Sharon Raphael, PhD, Mina Meyer, MA, and other advocates were among the earliest champions of the AIDS hospice movement. They co-founded the Los Angeles AIDS Hospice Committee, which was the catalyst for the AIDS Hospice Foundation that we know today as the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Members of the inaugural AIDS Hospice Committee—Brownlie, Weinstein, Myer, Raphael, Paul Coleman, and others—negotiated for

11016-613: The theme "Love is the Best Protection," won best presentation of color and color harmony through floral use. A longtime float participant, the organization has earned a reputation for thought-provoking messages surrounding healthcare, homelessness, gay rights, anti-violence, and other issues. AHF produced the documentary film Keep The Promise: The Global Fight Against AIDS , depicting the AHF-sponsored protest of government anti-HIV funding levels and anti-HIV drug prices at

11124-676: The time it ended hospice operations in September 1996. The building that housed the Brownlie Hospice went through its own rebirths, housing various departments of AHF, including the headquarters for AHF's Public Health Division, before the organization officially turned the property back over to the City of Los Angeles with a sunset memorial ceremony on January 26, 2013. As medical opportunities for managing HIV including anti-retroviral drugs became more available, AHF changed its mission to helping individuals with HIV/AIDS live well with

11232-447: The work left to be done amid the 1.7 million new HIV infections every year. International Condom Day, which is celebrated on February 13, was established by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. As a part of their advocacy efforts, AIDS Healthcare Foundation offers free condoms to the public at their International Condom Day (ICD) events and year around at their pharmacies, healthcare centers, and wellness centers. International Condom Day

11340-501: Was a result of declining advertising revenue and a debt load of $ 12.9 billion, much of it incurred when the paper was taken private by Zell. On February 7, 2018, Tribune Publishing , formerly Tronc Inc., agreed to sell the Los Angeles Times and its two other Southern California newspapers, The San Diego Union-Tribune and Hoy , to billionaire biotech investor Patrick Soon-Shiong . The sale to Soon-Shiong through his Nant Capital investment fund, for $ 500 million plus

11448-511: Was a youth-oriented event held from 28 March to 6 April 1969 at the Palladium, and included performances by The Jimi Hendrix Experience and the MC5 . In 1973, Stevie Wonder performed with Taj Mahal in what was advertised as an "Afrocentric concert" to benefit African refugees. Beginning in the 1980s and 1990s, punk rock , rap and heavy metal concerts started to be booked at the venue. Several violent disturbances resulted, eventually leading to

11556-546: Was hired as the Opinion and Editorial ( op-ed ) Editor in April 2004 to help improve the quality of the opinion pieces. His role was controversial, for he forced writers to take a more decisive stance on issues. In 2005, he created a Wikitorial , the first Wiki by a major news organization. Although it failed, readers could combine forces to produce their own editorial pieces. It was shut down after being besieged with inappropriate material. He resigned later that year. In 2003,

11664-548: Was purchased by the Tribune Company of Chicago , Illinois, placing the paper in co-ownership with the then WB-affiliated (now CW -affiliated) KTLA , which Tribune acquired in 1985. On April 2, 2007, the Tribune Company announced its acceptance of real estate entrepreneur Sam Zell 's offer to buy the Chicago Tribune , the Los Angeles Times , and all other company assets. Zell announced that he would sell

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