Music
George Benson’s concert Wednesday night at the Hollywood Bowl was billed as a tribute to Nat King Cole.
Sept. 12, 2013
Politics
State Sen.
March 14, 2016
California
Former Bell Councilman George Cole, the ex-steelworker who became one of the most influential politicians in southeast Los Angeles County, was sentenced Wednesday to five years’ probation and 180 days of home confinement for his part in the corruption scandal that nearly drove the working-class city into bankruptcy.
July 23, 2014
Business
George Green has resigned as president of Cole of California, Los Angeles, citing “differences with corporate management philosophy.”
Oct. 13, 1988
George Cole, a former steelworker who became mayor of Bell and was swept up in the corruption case that enveloped the tiny city, was sentenced Wednesday to 180 days of home confinement and ordered to perform 1,000 hours of community service.
Gershwin pianist Kevin Cole comes with the kind of press material that immediately makes one suspicious.
April 11, 1991
George Cole believes in embracing change. When neighbors left Bell, he chose to stay. Now the councilman is a voice for southeast L.A. County.
Jan. 4, 2007
World & Nation
Times photographer Carolyn Cole is struck with pepper spray by Minneapolis authorities Saturday while covering protests over George Floyd’s death.
June 1, 2020
Former Bell Mayor George Cole, sentenced Wednesday to home confinement for his role in the small city’s corruption case, said after the verdict that is filled with shame and remorse for the scandal.
Sports
George Felton brought the Bronx accent back to South Carolina basketball when he became the Gamecock coach in 1986.
Dec. 23, 1988