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Executive Chairman: Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

News
Executive Editor: Terry Tang
Managing Editor: Hector Becerra
Editor at Large: Scott Kraft
Deputy Managing Editors: Shelby Grad, Amy King, Maria L. La Ganga
Assistant Managing Editors: John Canalis, Steve Clow, Angel Jennings, Iliana Limón Romero, Monte Morin, Craig Nakano, Laurie Ochoa, Ruthanne Salido

Opinion
Op-Ed Editor: Susan Brenneman

Business
Executive Team

Director of Audience and Platforms: Seth Liss
Deputy Director of Audience and Platforms: Hunter Clauss

Senior Audience Editors
News: Mary Kate Metivier
Entertainment and Arts: Vanessa Franko

Audience Editors
Early Childhood Education: Kate Sequeira
Entertainment and Arts: Nicholas Ducassi, David Viramontes

Platforms and News Partnerships
Assistant Editors: Thomas Suh Lauder, Janine Schaults
Multiplatform Editors: Eduardo Gonzalez, Grace Marion, Jevon Phillips
Platforms Analyst: Defne Karabatur

Editorial Video
Senior Editor for Video: Mark E. Potts
Video Journalists: Yadira Flores, Albert Brave Tiger Lee
404 by L.A. Times Content Creator: Tom Carroll

Newsletters | Subscription Center
Head of Newsletters: Karim Doumar
Assistant Editor: Christian Orozco
Multiplatform Editor: Kevinisha Walker
Essential California Staff Writer: Ryan Fonseca

Business and Hollywood Inc. Editor: Richard Verrier

Business
Columnist: Michael Hiltzik

Staff Writers
Commercial Real Estate: Roger Vincent
Electric Vehicles, Aviation: Caroline Petrow-Cohen
Finance, Insurance, Aerospace, SoCal Dealmakers: Laurence Darmiento
General Assignment: Queenie Wong
Labor and Tourism: Suhauna Hussain

Hollywood Inc. | The Wide Shot Newsletter
Senior Editor: Ryan Faughnder
Staff Writers:
Corporate Media, Investigations: Meg James
Hollywood Investigations, Litigation: Stacy Perman
Hollywood Studios, Video Game Industry: Samantha Masunaga
Streaming, AI, Talent Agencies: Wendy Lee
TV Business and Media: Stephen Battaglio

California | Essential California Newsletter

Deputy Managing Editor, California and Metro: Maria L. La Ganga
City Editor: Cindy Chang
California Politics Editor: Phil Willon
Deputy Editors: Stephanie Chavez, Joe Mozingo
State Editor: Deb Anderluh
Senior Editor, Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice: Keegan Hamilton

Columnists: Gustavo Arellano, Steve Lopez, Patt Morrison, George Skelton

City Desk
Editors: Cindy Chang, Maria L. La Ganga, Joe Mozingo
Staff Writers
Coastal Communities: Hailey Branson-Potts
Features and Investigations: Daniel Miller
General Assignment: Sonja Sharp
Homelessness: Doug Smith
Housing: Liam Dillon
Housing and Homelessness: Andrew Khouri
Immigration: Rachel Uranga
Investigations: Melody Gutierrez, Matt Hamilton, Ben Poston, Harriet Ryan, Connor Sheets, Paige St. John, Alene Tchekmedyian
Los Angeles City Hall: Noah Goldberg, David Zahniser
Los Angeles County: Rebecca Ellis
Narrative: Christopher Goffard
Real Estate: Jack Flemming
San Fernando Valley: Dakota Smith
Transportation and Mobility: Colleen Shalby

Courts/Police/Crime
Editor: Keegan Hamilton
Staff Writers
D.A. and Criminal Courts: James Queally
Federal Courts: Brittny Mejia
General Assignment: Matthew Ormseth
Los Angeles Police Department: Libor Jany

Education
Editor: Stephanie Chavez
Staff Writers
Early Childhood Education: Jenny Gold
Los Angeles Unified School District: Howard Blume
University of California and Higher Education: Jaweed Kaleem

State Bureaus, Enterprise
Editor: Deb Anderluh
Staff Writers
Central Valley: Melissa Gomez
Equity Initiative: Rebecca Plevin
Northern California: Jessica Garrison
State Enterprise: Jack Dolan

Sacramento Bureau
California Politics Editor: Phil Willon
Columnist: George Skelton
Staff Writer: Taryn Luna

Assistant Managing Editor for Culture and Talent: Angel Jennings
Deputy Editor for Culture and Talent: Anh Do

Los Angeles Times Internships | Application
Spring 2025 Interns: Amy Contreras, Lupe Llerenas, Alia Yee Noll, Benjamin Royer, Anthony Solorzano

Los Angeles Times Fellowship | Application (deadline Feb. 28)
Class of 2025: Francesca Bermudez, Brenda Elizondo, Cerys Davies, Kaitlyn Huamani, Malia Mendez, Sandra McDonald, Karla Marie Sanford, Juliana Yamada

Data and Graphics Director: Hanna Sender
Assistant Editors: Sean Greene, Vanessa Martinez
Data and Graphics Journalists: Phi Do, Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Sandhya Kambhampati, Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee (D.C.), Koko Nakajima

De Los | Instagram | TikTok | Latinx Files Newsletter

Editorial Director: Fidel Martinez
Assistant Editor: Suzy Exposito
Design Directors: Martina Ibáñez-Baldor, Diana Ramirez Santacruz
Art Director: Elana Szczepanski
Staff Writers: Carlos De Loera, Andrea Flores
Intern: Lupe Llerenas

Los Angeles Times en Español
Entertainment Editor: Tommy Calle
Graphic Design: Salvador Mancia
Staff Writers
Entertainment: Sergio Burstein
Metro: Soudi Jimenez, Selene Rivera

Deputy Managing Editor and Creative Director: Amy King
Senior Deputy Design Directors: Jim Cooke, Allison Hong, Faith Stafford
Deputy Design Directors: Jessica de Jesus, Stephanie Jones, Martina Ibáñez-Baldor, Diana Ramirez Santacruz
Senior Art Directors and Designers: An Amlotte, Lesley Busby, Tim Hubbard, Brandon Ly, Hamlet Nalbandyan, Nicole Vas
Art Directors and Designers: Elizabeth Burr, Parisa Hajizadeh-Amini, Patrick Hruby, Ross May, Bakr Muhammad, Judy Pryor, Elsie Ramos, Susana Sanchez, Kay Scanlon, Jamie Sholberg, Elana Szczepanski

Assistant Managing Editor, Administration: John Canalis
Director of News Development: Tracy Boucher
Administrative Director: Gail Marshall
News Operations Specialist: Katrina Ten
Department Administrators: Elsa Luna, Carlos Santana
Editorial Assistants: Jasmine “Jaz” Mendez, Julius Miller
Finance Senior Manager: William McElhaney

Director: Cary Schneider
Archivist: James Kim

Executive Editor: Terry Tang
Executive Assistant: Demi Duenes

Op-Ed | To learn how to submit an op-ed, click here
Op-Ed Editor: Susan Brenneman
Deputy Op-Ed Editor: Philip Gray
Assistant Op-Ed Editor: Alex Stedman
Columnists: Robin Abcarian, Jackie Calmes (D.C.), LZ Granderson

Assistant Managing Editor: Craig Nakano
Deputy Editors: Nate Jackson, Maane Khatchatourian
Assistant Editor, Planning: Kevin Crust
Assistant Editor, Entertainment: Diane Garrett

Arts | Essential Arts Newsletter
Art Critic: Christopher Knight
Classical Music/Dance Critic: Mark Swed
Theater Critic: Charles McNulty
Staff Writers: Jessica Gelt, Ashley Lee

Culture
Culture Columnist and Critic: Mary McNamara
News and Culture Critic: Lorraine Ali
Staff Writer: Tracy Brown

The Envelope | The Envelope Newsletter
The Envelope Editor: Matt Brennan
Columnist: Glenn Whipp

Movies | Indie Focus Newsletter
Film Editor: Joshua Rothkopf
Film Critic: Amy Nicholson
Staff Writers: Mark Olsen, Josh Rottenberg

Pop Music
Critic: Mikael Wood
Staff Writer: August Brown

Television | Screen Gab Newsletter
TV Editor: Maira Garcia
Television Critic: Robert Lloyd
Staff Writers: Greg Braxton, Yvonne Villarreal

Climate California | Boiling Point Newsletter

Environment, Health and Science Editor: Elijah Wolfson
Environment, Health and Science Deputy Editor: John Corrigan
Columnist: Sammy Roth

Staff Writers
Air Quality and Environmental Health: Tony Briscoe
California Coast: Rosanna Xia
Climate Change in California: Hayley Smith
Climate Investigations: Susanne Rust
Environment, Health and Science: Noah Haggerty
Environmental Justice: Tyrone Beason
Environmental Policy and Accountability: Melody Petersen
Health and Science: Corinne Purtill
Inland Empire, Mojave Desert, Environment: Alex Wigglesworth
Water: Ian James
Wildlife, State/National Parks, Urban Ecology: Lila Seidman

Deputy Managing Editor and Creative Director: Amy King
Features Editor: Brittany Levine Beckman

Home Design | L.A. Affairs | Plants | Wellness | L.A. Times Plants Newsletter
Deputy Features Editor and L.A. Affairs: Marques Harper
Senior Editor, Wellness: Alyssa Bereznak
Assistant Editor and Senior Writer: Adam Tschorn
Staff Writers
Faith, Spirituality and Joy: Deborah Netburn
Home Design and Plants: Lisa Boone
Outdoors: Jaclyn Cosgrove
Plants and Gardening: Jeanette Marantos
Wellness: Deborah Vankin

Travel & Experiences | Things to Do in L.A. | Weekend | The Wild Newsletter
West Coast Experiences Editor: Michelle Woo
Features Columnist: Todd Martens
Staff Writers: Kailyn Brown, Christopher Reynolds

Food | Instagram | Tasting Notes Newsletter | Cooking Newsletter

General Manager: Laurie Ochoa
Food Editor: Daniel Hernandez
Deputy Food Editor: Betty Hallock
Senior Editor and Writer, Guides: Danielle Dorsey
Restaurant Critic: Bill Addison
Columnist: Jenn Harris
Staff Writer: Stephanie Breijo

Image | Fashion

Editor in Chief: Elisa Wouk Almino
Design Director: Jessica de Jesus
Staff Writer: Julissa James
Intern: Alia Yee Noll
Fashion Editor at Large: Keyla Marquez
Contributing Writers: Harmony Holiday, Dave Schilling

General Counsel: Jeff Glasser
Senior Counsel: Cat-Uyen Vo
Executive Assistant: Liza Sheketoff

Assistant Managing Editor: Ruthanne Salido
Managers: Dave Bennett, Blake Hennon
Leads: Rubaina Azhar, Minh Dang, Lisa Horowitz, R. Marina Levario, Andre Vergara
Editors: David Bowman, Anne Elisabeth Dillon, Rachel Dunn, Kevin Leung, Nick Leyva, Gerard Lim, Hannah Ly, Lynn Meersman, Dwayne Rogers, Lee Rogers, Ananya Thyagarajan, Evita Timmons, Kevin Ueda, Curtis Zupke

Deputy Managing Editor for News: Shelby Grad
Assistant Managing Editor for News: Monte Morin

Deputy Editors
News: Amy Hubbard, Joseph Serna
Entertainment: Dawn Burkes

Assistant Editors
News: Hugo Martín, Luke Money, David Carrillo Peñaloza
Entertainment: Christie D’Zurilla

Staff Writers
News: Andrew J. Campa, Terry Castleman, Hannah Fry, Karen Garcia, Clara Harter, Salvador Hernandez, Jenny Jarvie (Atlanta), Rong-Gong Lin II, Summer Lin, Anthony Solorzano (intern), Nathan Solis, Grace Toohey, Ruben Vives, Richard Winton
Entertainment: Alexandra Del Rosario
Sports: Steve Henson, Chuck Schilken

Director: Lora Victorio
Deputy Director: Beto Alvarez

Executive Director of Photography: Kim Chapin
Deputy Editors: David M. Barreda, Marc Martin
Photo Editors: Jerome Adamstein, Calvin B. Alagot, Taylor Arthur, Alex Horvath, Kelvin Kuo, Raul Roa
Department Manager: Robbin Goddard
Technology/Multimedia Systems: Jason Neubert
Photojournalists: Jason Armond, Myung Chun, Gina Ferazzi, Robert Gauthier, Christina House, Dania Maxwell, Genaro Molina, Allen J. Schaben, Carlin Stiehl, Marcus Yam

L.A. Times Today
A glimpse behind the headlines of the award-winning Los Angeles Times. Spectrum News 1 anchor Lisa McRee interviews Times journalists and photographers covering local news, politics, business, entertainment, sports and opinion, Monday through Friday at 7 and 10 p.m.

Newsroom Partners
Senior Editor and Post-Production Supervisor: Lauren Flynn
Director: Jeff Amlotte

Politics | Los Angeles Times Politics Newsletter

Assistant Managing Editor: Steve Clow
Washington Bureau Chief: Michael Wilner
California Politics Editor: Phil Willon
Associate Editor: Steve Padilla

Columnists: Mark Z. Barabak, Anita Chabria, George Skelton

Staff Writers
Los Angeles: Seema Mehta, Laura J. Nelson, James Rainey, Kevin Rector, Julia Wick
Sacramento Bureau: Taryn Luna
Washington, D.C., Bureau: Andrea Castillo, Faith E. Pinho

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Sports | The Sports Report Newsletter

Sports Editor: Iliana Limón Romero
Deputy Sports Editor: Ed Guzman
Senior Sports Editor: Austin Knoblauch
Assistant Sports Editors: Dan Loumena, Houston Mitchell
Columnists: Dylan Hernández, Bill Plaschke
Sports Business: Bill Shaikin
General Assignment: Eduard Cauich, Jad El Reda
Intern: Benjamin Royer

Baseball | Dodgers | Angels | Dodgers Dugout Newsletter
Staff Writer: Jack Harris

Basketball | Lakers | Clippers | Sparks | Lakers Newsletter
Staff Writers: Broderick Turner, Dan Woike

Colleges | UCLA | USC | Times of Troy Newsletter
Staff Writers: Ben Bolch, Ryan Kartje, Thuc Nhi Nguyen

Football | Chargers | Rams
Staff Writers: Sam Farmer, Gary Klein, Thuc Nhi Nguyen

High School Sports | Prep Rally Newsletter
Columnist: Eric Sondheimer

Hockey | Kings | Ducks
Staff Writer: Kevin Baxter

Horse Racing
Special Contributor: John Cherwa

Olympics
Staff Writer: Thuc Nhi Nguyen

Soccer | Angel City FC | Galaxy | LAFC
Staff Writer: Kevin Baxter

Daily Pilot | TimesOC | TimesOC Newsletter

Executive Editor: Carol Cormaci
Deputy Editor: Nicole Charky-Chami
Photographer: Don Leach
Page Designer: Greg Diaz

Staff Writers
Costa Mesa: Sara Cardine
Features: Sarah Mosqueda, Gabriel San Román
Huntington Beach, Sports: Matthew Szabo
Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley, Sports: Andrew Turner
Newport Beach: Eric Licas

Editor at Large: Scott Kraft
A1 and Top Stories Editor: Mary Ann Meek
A1 and Top Stories Deputy Editor: John Penner
Column One Editor: Steve Padilla
Special Projects Editor: Alice Short

Washington Bureau Chief: Michael Wilner
Columnist: Jackie Calmes
Staff Writers: Andrea Castillo, Faith E. Pinho, David G. Savage
Data and Graphics Journalist: Gabrielle LaMarr LaMee

Deputy Editor, Foreign/National Wires: Michael Ottey

Staff Writers
Beirut: Nabih Bulos
Mexico City: Kate Linthicum, Patrick J. McDonnell
Seoul: Max Kim