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Executive Chairman: Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

News
Executive Editor: Kevin Merida
Senior Vice President, Content Business Strategy: Julia Turner
Managing Editors: Shani O. Hilton, Sara Yasin
Editor at Large: Scott Kraft
Deputy Managing Editors: Hector Becerra, Shelby Grad, Amy King, Sharon Matthews, Christian Stone
Assistant Managing Editors: John Canalis, Steve Clow, Angel Jennings, Kimbriell Kelly, Iliana Limón Romero, Samantha Melbourneweaver, Ben Muessig, Craig Nakano, B.J. Terhune
General Manager, Food: Laurie Ochoa
General Manager, Latino Initiatives: Angel Rodriguez
Chief of Staff: Alexa Sonnenfeld

Opinion
Editor of the Editorial Page: Terry Tang
Deputy Editorial Page Editor: Mariel Garza

Business
Executive Team

Head of Audio: Jazmín Aguilera
Executive Producer: Heba Elorbany

“The Times” News Podcast
Senior Producers: Kasia Broussalian, Denise Guerra
Producers: Ashlea Brown, David Toledo
Host: Gustavo Arellano

Narrative and Chat Podcasts
Narrative and Chat Editor: Lauren Raab
Producers: Asal Ehsanipour, Alex Higgins
Staff Writer: Faith E. Pinho

LA Times Studios Audio Engineers: Mario Diaz, Mike Heflin, Mark Nieto

Business Editor: Jeff Bercovici
Deputy Editors: Lindsay Blakely, Nancy Rivera Brooks
Columnists: Michael Hiltzik, Brian Merchant
Staff Writers
Aerospace, Supply Chains: Samantha Masunaga
Autos: Russ Mitchell
Business Profiles, General Assignment: Ronald D. White
California Economy, Labor: Margot Roosevelt
Energy: Sammy Roth
Enterprise: Daniel Miller
General Assignment: Jaimie Ding, Suhauna Hussain
Investigations: Kiera Feldman, Melody Petersen
Technology: Sam Dean
Wealth: Andrea Chang
Wealth and Dealmakers: Laurence Darmiento

California Editors
Deputy Managing Editor, California and Metro: Hector Becerra
Assistant Managing Editor, California Projects and Innovation: Steve Clow
City Editor: Maria L. La Ganga
Deputy Editors: Cindy Chang, Stephanie Chavez
Sacramento Bureau Chief: Laurel Rosenhall
State Editor: Deb Anderluh
Assistant Editors: Karen Kaplan, Monte Morin, Joe Mozingo, Phil Willon

Columnists: Gustavo Arellano, Sandy Banks, Anita Chabria, Steve Lopez, Frank Shyong, George Skelton, Erika D. Smith

City Desk
City Editor: Maria L. La Ganga
Deputy Editor: Cindy Chang
Assistant City Editor: Joe Mozingo

Staff Writers
Asian American Issues and Communities: Anh Do, Jeong Park
Black Communities: Brennon Dixson
Eastside: Andrew J. Campa
Faith and Spirituality: Deborah Netburn
General Assignment: Hailey Branson-Potts, Brittny Mejia, Colleen Shalby, Sonja Sharp
Investigations: Jack Dolan, Matt Hamilton, Laura J. Nelson, Harriet Ryan, Connor Sheets
Latino Affairs/Enterprise: Esmeralda Bermudez
Narrative: Marisa Gerber, Christopher Goffard
Orange County: Hannah Fry, Gabriel San Román
Transportation and Mobility: Rachel Uranga
Youth Issues: Melissa Gomez

City and County Government
Editor: Steve Clow
Staff Writers
Los Angeles City Hall: Benjamin Oreskes, Dakota Smith, Julia Wick, David Zahniser
Los Angeles County: Rebecca Ellis

Courts/Police/Crime
Staff Writers
D.A. and Criminal Courts: James Queally
Federal Courts: Michael Finnegan
General Assignment: Matthew Ormseth
Legal Affairs, California Supreme Court, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals: Kevin Rector
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department: Keri Blakinger
Los Angeles Police Department: Libor Jany

Education
Editor: Stephanie Chavez
Staff Writers
Higher Education, California State University and Community Colleges: Debbie Truong
Higher Education, University of California: Teresa Watanabe
Los Angeles Unified School District: Howard Blume

Enterprise, State Bureaus
Editors: Deb Anderluh, Steve Clow
Staff Writers
Healthcare: Marissa Evans
Investigations: Susanne Rust
Narrative: Thomas Curwen
Northern California: Jessica Garrison
Public Health: Emily Alpert Reyes
State Enterprise: James Rainey

Environment
Editor: Monte Morin
Staff Writers
Air Quality and Environmental Health: Tony Briscoe
California Coast: Rosanna Xia
Drought: Dorany Pineda
Southern California Environment: Louis Sahagún
Water: Ian James
Wildfires: Alex Wigglesworth

Housing, Homelessness and Commercial Real Estate
Editor: Joe Mozingo
Staff Writers
Addiction and Homelessness: Gale Holland
Commercial Real Estate: Roger Vincent
Homelessness: Doug Smith, Ruben Vives
Housing: Liam Dillon, Paloma Esquivel
Housing Market: Andrew Khouri
Real Estate: Jack Flemming

Sacramento | State Politics
Bureau Chief: Laurel Rosenhall
Assistant Editor: Phil Willon
Columnist: George Skelton
Staff Writers: Taryn Luna, Melanie Mason, Mackenzie Mays, Seema Mehta, Hannah Wiley

Science and Medicine
Editor: Karen Kaplan
Staff Writers: Melissa Healy, Corinne Purtill

Support
Department Administrator: Carlos Santana

Data and Graphics Director: Hanna Sender
Deputy Director: George LeVines
Assistant Editors: Sean Greene, Iris Lee
Data and Graphics Journalists: Phi Do, Paul Duginski, Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Sandhya Kambhampati, Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee, Vanessa Martinez, Aida Ylanan

Deputy Managing Editor and Creative Director: Amy King
Design Director: Taylor Le
Senior Deputy Design Director: Jim Cooke, Faith Stafford
Deputy Design Directors: Jessica de Jesus, Allison Hong, Martina Ibáñez-Baldor, Alex Tatusian
Senior Art Directors and Designers: An Amlotte, Tim Hubbard, Anne Latini, Brandon Ly, Hamlet Nalbandyan, Nicole Vas
Art Directors and Designers: James Brooks, Jason Clark, Parisa Hajizadeh-Amini, Jess Hutchison, Patrick Hruby, Ross May, Jan Molen, Bakr Muhammad, Joy Park, Judy Pryor, Diana Ramirez Santacruz, Elsie Ramos, Susana Sanchez, Kay Scanlon, Jamie Sholberg, Paula Taylor, Alejandro Vazquez

Assistant Managing Editor, Administration: John Canalis
Director of News Development: Tracy Boucher
Administrative Director: Gail Marshall
Department Administrators: Elsa Luna, Marilyn Ruiz, Carlos Santana, Elena Villanueva
Editorial Assistants: Nicolas Perez, Roberto Reyes
Contest Entry Assistant: Julie Johnston
Finance: Bill McElhaney

Rights and Permissions
Analyst, Rights and Permissions: Ralph Drew

Director: Cary Schneider
News Researchers: Jennifer Arcand, Scott Wilson
Night Archiving Supervisor: Valerie Hood
Archivist: James Kim

Editor of the Editorial Page: Terry Tang
Deputy Editorial Page Editor: Mariel Garza
Assistant Editorial Page Editor: Kerry Cavanaugh
Editorial Writers: Tony Barboza, Minerva Canto, Robert Greene, Carla Hall, Karin Klein
Letters Editor: Paul Thornton
Executive Assistant: Demi Duenes

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Deputy Op-Ed Editors: Susan Brenneman, Josh Gohlke, Philip Gray
Assistant Op-Ed Editors: Elena Gooray, Maret Orliss, Nafeesa Syeed, Crystal Villarreal
Columnists: Robin Abcarian, Jackie Calmes (D.C.), Nicholas Goldberg, LZ Granderson, Jean Guerrero

Assistant Managing Editor: Craig Nakano
Deputy Editors: Matt Brennan, Nate Jackson, Maane Khatchatourian
Assistant Editor, Planning: Kevin Crust
Department Administrator: Elena Villanueva

Arts
Editor: Paula Mejía
Art Critic: Christopher Knight
Arts and Design Columnist: Carolina A. Miranda

Classical Music/Dance Critic: Mark Swed

Theater Critic: Charles McNulty

Staff Writers: Jessica Gelt, Deborah Vankin, Steven Vargas

Listings Coordinator: Matt Cooper

Books
Editor: Boris Kachka

Company Town
Investigations and Company Town Editor: Richard Verrier
Senior Editor: Ryan Faughnder

Staff Writers: Stephen Battaglio, Brian Contreras, Meg James, Wendy Lee, Sarah Parvini, Stacy Perman, Anousha Sakoui

Culture
Culture Columnist and Critic: Mary McNamara
Entertainment Columnist: Amy Kaufman
Games, Immersive Entertainment Critic: Todd Martens
Staff Writers: Matt Pearce, Sonaiya Kelley

Web Producer/Writer: Jevon Phillips

The Envelope
The Envelope Editor: Elena Howe
Columnist: Glenn Whipp
Staff Writer: Michael Ordoña

Movies
Film Critic: Justin Chang
Staff Writers: Mark Olsen, Josh Rottenberg, Jen Yamato

Pop Music
Editor: Craig Marks
Critic: Mikael Wood
Staff Writers: August Brown, Kenan Draughorne

Television
Editor: Maira Garcia
Critics: Lorraine Ali, Robert Lloyd
Staff Writers: Meredith Blake (N.Y.), Greg Braxton, Tracy Brown, Ashley Lee, Yvonne Villarreal
Listings Coordinator: Ed Stockly

General Manager: Laurie Ochoa
Food Editor: Daniel Hernandez
Deputy Food Editor: Betty Hallock
Assistant Editor and Writer, Guides: Danielle Dorsey
Restaurant Critic: Bill Addison
Columnists: Jenn Harris, Ben Mims, Lucas Kwan Peterson
Staff Writers: Stephanie Breijo, Cindy Carcamo
Test Kitchen Coordinator: Julie Giuffrida

Senior Editor, Investigations: Jack Leonard
Deputy Editor, Investigations: Carla Rivera
Staff Writers: Adam Elmahrek, Nathan Fenno, Melody Gutierrez, Robert J. Lopez, Ben Poston, Paul Pringle, Paige St. John, Alene Tchekmedyian

Image | Fashion

Editor in Chief: Ian F. Blair
Deputy Editor: Elisa Wouk Almino
Image Design Director: Jessica de Jesus
Image Director of Photography: Kate Kuo
Audience Editor: Leslie Cory
Staff Writer: Julissa James
Beauty Editor at Large: Darian Symoné Harvin
Fashion Editor at Large: Keyla Marquez
Contributing Writers: Harmony Holiday, Dave Schilling

General Manager: Angel Rodriguez
Editorial Director: Fidel Martinez
Design Director: Martina Ibáñez-Baldor
Art Director: Diana Ramirez Santacruz
Culture Columnist: Suzy Exposito

Los Angeles Times en Español
Assistant General Manager: Alejandro Maciel

Editor: Reed Johnson
Entertainment Editor: Tommy Calle
Graphic Design: Salvador Mancia
Staff Writers
Entertainment: Sergio Burstein
Metro: Soudi Jimenez, Selene Rivera
Sports: Eduard Cauich, Jad El Reda

Latinx Files Newsletter

Vice President, Legal: Jeff Glasser
Senior Counsel: Cat-Uyen Vo
Executive Assistant: Liza Sheketoff

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Deputy Managing Editor and Creative Director: Amy King
Features Editor: Brittany Levine Beckman
Deputy Features Editors: Marques Harper, Michelle Woo
Assistant Editor: Jen Doll
Senior Features Writer: Adam Tschorn
Staff Writers: Lisa Boone, Kailyn Brown, Julia Carmel, Jeanette Marantos, Christopher Reynolds
Escapes Newsletter: Rachel Schnalzer
Department Administrator: Marilyn Ruiz

Assistant Managing Editor for Culture and Talent: Angel Jennings
Deputy Editor for Culture and Talent: Joseph Serna

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Assistant Editor: Jaclyn Cosgrove
Staff Writers: Laura Newberry, Lila Seidman

Senior Editor: Millie Quan
Columnist: Mark Z. Barabak
Staff Writer: Tyrone Beason

Managing Editor for New Initiatives and Senior Vice President of L.A. Times Studios: Shani O. Hilton
Deputy Managing Editor for New Initiatives and Vice President of L.A. Times Studios: Christian Stone
Associate Editor for New Initiatives and Executive Producer of L.A. Times Studios: Joel Rubin

Deputy Managing Editor for News: Shelby Grad

Audience Engagement
Assistant Managing Editor for Audience: Samantha Melbourneweaver
Director of Audience Engagement: Seth Liss
Deputy Editors: Candace Amos (Social), Kelcie Pegher (Partnerships)
Senior Editor: Claudia Núñez
Audience Analyst: Katie Antonsson

Assistant Editors
Entertainment and Arts: Vanessa Franko
Metro: Mary Kate Metivier, Javier Panzar

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Head of Creator Content: Angie Jaime
Creators: Tom Carroll, Micah Fluellen, Safi Nazzal, Jess Rosales, Marina Watanabe

Audience Engagement Editors
Business, Travel: Rachel Schnalzer
Entertainment and Arts: Nicholas Ducassi, David Viramontes
Features, Lifestyle and Image: Leslie Cory
Food: Amy Wong
Sports: Alison Sneag

Social Media Editors
News: Maneeza Iqbal, Marisa Martinez, Christopher Price
Off-Platform News Aggregators: Georgia Geen
SEO, Fast Break Desk: Joshua Letona

Breaking News
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Assistant Managing Editor for News: B.J. Terhune
Assistant Editors: Dawn Burkes, Amy Hubbard, Carlos Lozano, Hugo Martín, David Carrillo Peñaloza, Jared Servantez

Staff Writers
Entertainment: Christi Carras, Alexandra Del Rosario, Christie D’Zurilla, Nardine Saad, Emily St. Martin, Jonah Valdez
News: Terry Castleman, Noah Goldberg, Salvador Hernandez, Rong-Gong Lin II, Summer Lin, Christian Martinez, Luke Money, Alexandra E. Petri, Hayley Smith, Nathan Solis, Grace Toohey, Richard Winton

Multiplatform Copy Desk
Interim Director: Ruthanne Salido
Managers: Blake Hennon, John Penner, Tim Trepany
Leads: Rubaina Azhar, Dave Bennett, Minh Dang, Lisa Horowitz, R. Marina Levario, Doug Norwood, Andre Vergara, Paul Ybarrondo
Editors: Jim Barrero, David Bowman, Jim Buzinski, PK Daniel, Isabelle D’Antonio, Anne Elisabeth Dillon, Alison Dingeldein, Rachel Dunn, Steve Eames, Gillian Glover, Carolyn Horwitz, Nunzio Ingrassia, Angela Jamison, Kevin Leung, Nick Leyva, Gerard Lim, Lynn Meersman, Daryl Miller, Marc Olson, Don Ragland, Dwayne Rogers, Lee Rogers, Laura Schinagle, Evita Timmons, Matt Tustison, Kevin Ueda, Susan Worrell, Curtis Zupke

News Desk
Editor: Lora Victorio
Deputy Editors, Digital: Beto Alvarez, Henry Chu, Dan Watson
Assistant Editors: Thomas Suh Lauder, Jessica Perez
Multiplatform Editors: Victor Barajas, Ben Brazil, Ameera Butt, Kelly Corrigan, Agnus Dei Farrant, Denise Florez, Courtney Lewis, Dave Lewis, Jessica Martinez, Christian Orozco, Alyssa Vega, Matt Wilhalme

Newsletters
Head of Newsletters: Karim Doumar
Assistant Editor: Laura Blasey
Multiplatform Editor: Elvia Limón
Essential California Staff Writer: Ryan Fonseca

Utility Journalism Team
Deputy Editor: Matthew Ballinger
Senior Editor: Jon Healey
Assistant Editors: Jessica Roy, Ada Tseng
Staff Writer: Karen Garcia

News Operations Executive Editor: James Angius
Technology Editors: David Campbell, Diana Shantic, Katrina Ten

Assistant Editor: Daniel Gaines

Editor: Steve Marble
Staff Writer: Priscella Vega

Deputy Managing Editor of Originals and Vice President of L.A. Times Studios: Sharon Matthews
Senior Directors, Video: Maggie Beidelman (YouTube, Series), Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein (Features, Sports, Long-Form), Robert Meeks (News, Business)
Senior Producers, Video Series: Jackeline Luna, Mark E. Potts
Video Journalists/Editors: Jessica Q. Chen, Yadira Flores, Albert Brave Tiger Lee, J.R. Lizarraga, Cody Long, Diego Medrano, Steve Saldivar

L.A. Times Short Docs
A monthly series from L.A. Times Studios in partnership with the L.A. Times newsroom. The documentaries showcase compelling films that amplify underrepresented voices and foster diversity in the film community.

Newsroom Partner
Director: Nani Walker

L.A. Times Today
A rare 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
Video Journalists/Editors: Shani Escalona, Lara Hochuli, David Santillan

Director of Photography: Kate Kuo
Deputy Editors: Marc Martin, Robert St. John
Photo Editors: Jerome Adamstein, Calvin B. Alagot, Taylor Arthur, Keith Bedford, Brandon Choe, Alex Horvath, Kelvin Kuo, Liv Paggiarino, Silvia Razgova, Raul Roa, Angeline Woo
Department Manager: Robbin Goddard
Technology/Multimedia Systems: Jason Neubert
Photo Specialist: Joseph Binoya
Photojournalists: Jason Armond, Jay L. Clendenin, Carolyn Cole, Myung Chun, Gary Coronado, Ricardo DeAratanha, Gina Ferazzi, Robert Gauthier, Christina House, Irfan Khan, Dania Maxwell, Mel Melcon, Genaro Molina, Kent Nishimura (D.C.), Francine Orr, Allen J. Schaben, Luis Sinco, Wally Skalij, Mariah Tauger, Brian van der Brug, Marcus Yam (Foreign Correspondent)
Department Administrator: Elsa Luna

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Readers’ Representative: J.T. Cramer

Sports Editor: Iliana Limón Romero
Deputy Sports Editor: Ed Guzman
Assistant Sports Editors: Athan Atsales, Austin Knoblauch, Dan Loumena, Steve Henson, Houston Mitchell, Hans Tesselaar
Baseball: Mike DiGiovanna (MLB), Jack Harris (Dodgers), Sarah Valenzuela (Angels)
Basketball: Andrew Greif (Clippers), Broderick Turner (Lakers, Clippers), Dan Woike (Lakers), Thuc Nhi Nguyen (Sparks)
Colleges: Ben Bolch (UCLA), Ryan Kartje (USC), Thuc Nhi Nguyen, J. Brady McCollough
Columnists: Helene Elliott, Dylan Hernández, Bill Plaschke
Culture Critic: Tyler R. Tynes
Enterprise/General Assignment: Jorge Castillo, David Wharton
Football: Sam Farmer (NFL), Gary Klein (L.A. Rams), Jeff Miller (L.A. Chargers)
High School Sports: Eric Sondheimer (Columnist), Luca Evans
Horse Racing: John Cherwa
Soccer: Kevin Baxter (Angel City FC, L.A. Galaxy, LAFC, International)
Sports Business: Bill Shaikin
Web Producers/Writers: Eduardo Gonzalez, Chuck Schilken
Agate Coordinator: Eric Maddy
Editorial Coordinator: John Scheibe

Daily Pilot | TimesOC

Executive Editor: Carol Cormaci
Deputy Editor: Erik Haugli
Photographers: Don Leach, Scott Smeltzer
Copy Editor/Page Designers: Greg Diaz, Vincent Nguyen, Eric Terrazas
Administrator: Vilma Hidalgo-Cruz

TimesOC
Staff Writer: Sarah Mosqueda

Daily Pilot
Staff Writers
Costa Mesa: Sara Cardine
Newport Beach: Lilly Nguyen
Huntington Beach, Sports: Matthew Szabo
Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley, Sports: Andrew Turner
Public Safety: Eric Licas

Assistant Managing Editor for Storytelling: Ben Muessig
Column One Editor: Steve Padilla
Senior Editor, A1 and Top Stories: Mary Ann Meek, Scott Sandell
Senior Editor, Washington, D.C., and Mental Health Initiative: David Lauter
Special Projects: Alice Short
Book Club and Events: Donna Wares
Senior Writer: Jeffrey Fleishman
Essayist: Jamil Smith

News Editors: Denise Bennett, Phil Goldberg
Photography Editor: Timothy Schnupp

Bureau Chief: Kimbriell Kelly
Deputy Bureau Chief for Enterprise: Nick Baumann
Deputy Editor: Allison Wisk
Assistant Editor: Edmund Sanders
Columnist: Doyle McManus
Staff Writers: Hamed Aleaziz, Noah Bierman, Andrea Castillo, Arit John, Don Lee, Erin B. Logan, Nolan D. McCaskill, David G. Savage, Courtney Subramanian, Tracy Wilkinson, Sarah D. Wire, Jie Jenny Zou
Department Administrator: Dina White

World and Nation Editor: Alan Zarembo
Deputy Editor: Rebecca Bryant
Assistant Editors: Paul Feldman, Michael Ottey

Foreign Staff, Bureaus
Global Affairs Writer (D.C.): Laura King
Beijing: Stephanie Yang
Beirut: Nabih Bulos
Mexico City: Kate Linthicum, Patrick J. McDonnell, Leila Miller
Seoul: Max Kim

National Staff, Bureaus
Atlanta: Jenny Jarvie
Los Angeles: Jaweed Kaleem