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Masthead
Executive Chairman: Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong
Executive Editor: Norman Pearlstine
Managing Editors: Scott Kraft, Kimi Yoshino
Deputy Managing Editors: Shelby Grad, Shani O. Hilton, Julia Turner
Executive Sports Editor: Christian Stone
Assistant Managing Editors: John Canalis, Angel Jennings, Amy King, Loree Matsui
Editor of the Editorial Page: Sewell Chan
Op-Ed and Sunday Opinion Editor: Sue Horton
Audience Engagement
Director: Samantha Melbourneweaver
Deputy Editor, Audience: Seth Liss
Off-Platform Editor: Kelcie Pegher
SEO Editor: Louisa Frahm
Audience Engagement Editors: Gabriela Fernandez, Fidel Martinez (Sports), Mary Kate Metivier (Metro), Justin Ray (Entertainment and Arts), Rachel Schnalzer, Christina Schoellkopf (Entertainment and Arts), Adrienne Shih (National Politics/D.C.)
Business
Business and Technology Editor: Ben Muessig
Deputy Editor: Jeff Bercovici (Technology)
Assistant Editors: Nancy Rivera Brooks, Lauren Raab
Columnists: Michael Hiltzik, David Lazarus
Staff writers: Johana Bhuiyan (SF, Technology), Andrea Chang, Laurence Darmiento (Wealth and Dealmakers), Sam Dean (Technology), Jack Flemming (Hot Property), Suhauna Hussain, Andrew Khouri (Housing Market), Hugo Martin (Tourism), Samantha Masunaga (Aerospace), Daniel Miller (Enterprise), Russ Mitchell (Autos), Melody Petersen (Investigations), Margot Roosevelt (California Economy), Sammy Roth (Energy), Roger Vincent (Commercial Real Estate), Ronald D. White (Business Profiles)
California
Deputy Managing Editor: Shelby Grad
Deputy Editors: Steve Clow, B.J. Terhune
City Editor: Hector Becerra
Assistant City Editor: Reed Johnson
Columnists: Gustavo Arellano, Sandy Banks, Nita Lelyveld, Steve Lopez, Frank Shyong, Erika D. Smith
City-County Government
Staff Writers: Jaclyn Cosgrove (County), Soumya Karlamangla (Public Health), Laura J. Nelson (Transportation)
City Hall Bureau Staff Writers: Emily Alpert Reyes, Dakota Smith, David Zahniser
City Desk
Assistant Metro Editors: Jill Jones (Nights), Carlos Lozano (Weekends), Richard Marosi (Enterprise/Investigations)
Staff Writers:
Breaking News/L.A. Now: Hannah Fry, Luke Money, Colleen Shalby, Hayley Smith, Priscella Vega, Alex Wigglesworth
California Demographics/Diverse Communities: Sarah Parvini
Central Valley and Rural Communities: Diana Marcum
Eastside: Andrew J. Campa, Brittny Mejia, Alejandra Reyes-Velarde
General Assignment: Hailey Branson-Potts, Anh Do, Maria L. La Ganga, Laura Newberry, Leila Miller, Dorany Pineda, Doug Smith, Julia Wick (Essential California newsletter)
Homelessness: Gale Holland, Benjamin Oreskes
Immigration, Central L.A.: Andrea Castillo
Investigations: Kim Christensen, Jack Dolan, Adam Elmahrek, Kiera Feldman, Matt Hamilton, Maya Lau, Rong-Gong Lin II, Ben Poston, Paul Pringle, Susanne Rust, Harriet Ryan, Matt Stiles, Paige St. John
Latino Affairs/Enterprise: Esmeralda Bermudez
Long Beach/Southeast L.A.: Ruben Vives
Narrative: Marisa Gerber, Christopher Goffard
Westside: Sonja Sharp
Courts/Police/Crime
Editor: Richard Martin, Carla Rivera
Staff Writers: Cindy Chang (LAPD), Matt Hamilton (Civil and Criminal Courts), Matthew Ormseth (General Assignment), James Queally, Kevin Rector (LAPD), Joel Rubin (Federal Courts and Agencies), Alene Tchekmedyian (L.A. Sheriff’s Department), Richard Winton
Education
Editor: Stephanie Chavez
Staff Writers: Nina Agrawal, Howard Blume (LAUSD), Paloma Esquivel, Sonali Kohli (K-12), Teresa Watanabe (Higher Education)
Enterprise, State Bureaus, Immigration
Editors: Steve Clow, Stuart Leavenworth
Staff Writers: Cindy Carcamo (Immigration), Thomas Curwen (Narrative), Liam Dillon (Housing Affordability), Maura Dolan (San Francisco/State Supreme Court), Joe Mozingo (Enterprise), James Rainey (State Enterprise)
Environment
Editor: Monte Morin
Staff Writers: Tony Barboza (Air Quality), Bettina Boxall (Environment/Water), Louis Sahagun (Southern California Environment), Joseph Serna (Wildfires), Rosanna Xia (California Coast)
Politics
Sacramento Bureau Chief: John Myers
Sacramento Bureau: Anita Chabria, Melody Gutierrez, Taryn Luna, Patrick McGreevy, George Skelton (Columnist), Phil Willon
California Politics Editor: Allison Wisk
Science and Medicine
Editor: Karen Kaplan
Staff Writers: Melissa Healy, Amina Khan, Deborah Netburn
Support
Department Administrator: Carlos Santana
Campaign 2020
Editor: Millie Quan, David Lauter (D.C.)
Assistant Editor: Rebecca Bryant
Staff Writers: Mark Z. Barabak, Tyrone Beason, Michael Finnegan, Melissa Gomez, Arit John, Evan Halper (D.C.), Janet Hook (D.C.), Melanie Mason, Seema Mehta, Brittny Mejia, Matt Pearce
Data and Graphics
Data and Graphics Editor: Ben Welsh
Deputy Data and Graphics Editor: Alex Tatusian
Data and Graphics Journalists: Phi Do, Paul Duginski, Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Sean Greene, Sandhya Kambhampati, Swetha Kannan, Priya Krishnakumar, Thomas Suh Lauder, Iris Lee, Jennifer Lu, Vanessa Martinez, Ryan Menezes, Casey Miller, Rahul Mukherjee, Ryan Murphy, Andrea Roberson, Aida Ylanan
Staff Writer/Researcher: Maloy Moore
Staff Writers: Jeanette Marantos, Nicole Santa Cruz (The Homicide Report)
Design
Assistant Managing Editor (Lifestyle, Features Design): Amy King
Director of News Design: Kelli Sullivan
Deputy Director: Steven Banks
Designers: An Amlotte, James Brooks, Betty Chavarria, Jason Clark, Jade Cuevas, Allison Hong, Tim Hubbard, Martina Ibáñez-Baldor, Ross May, Jan Molen, Bakr Muhammad, Hamlet Nalbandyan, Van Nightingale, Judy Pryor, Elsie Ramos, Jamie Sholberg, Nicole Vas
Editorial Administration and Finance
Director of News Development: Tracy Boucher
Editorial Assistants: Kailyn Brown, Victoria Hernandez, Julissa James, Diego Medrano, Frank Rojas
Finance: Bill McElhaney
Analyst, Rights and Permissions: Ralph Drew
Editorial Library
Director: Cary Schneider
News Researchers: Julia Franco, Scott Wilson
Night Archiving Supervisor: Valerie Hood
Archivists: Jennifer Arcand, James Kim
Editorial Page / Opinion
Editor of the Editorial Page: Sewell Chan
Op-Ed and Sunday Opinion Editor: Sue Horton
Deputy Editorial Page Editor: Jon Healey
Associate Editor and Op-Ed Columnist: Nicholas Goldberg
Deputy Op-Ed Editors: Susan Brenneman, Terry Tang
Assistant Op-Ed Editors Valerie J. Nelson, Maret Orliss
Opinion Columnist: Robin Abcarian
Senior Editorial Writer: Michael McGough (D.C.)
Editorial Writers: Kerry Cavanaugh, Mariel Garza, Robert Greene, Carla Hall, Karin Klein, Scott Martelle
Letters Editor: Paul Thornton
Columnist: Patt Morrison
Senior Digital Editor: Matthew Fleischer
Metpro Journalist: Erin B. Logan
Administrative Assistant: Tiffany Torres
Entertainment and Arts
Deputy Managing Editor: Julia Turner
Deputy Editor, Arts and Entertainment: Alison Brower
Arts and Entertainment Editor: Laurie Ochoa
Arts and Culture Editor: Craig Nakano
Book Editor: Boris Kachka
Book Club Editor: Donna Wares
Company Town Editor: Richard Verrier
Entertainment News Editor: James Reed
The Envelope Editor: Elena Howe
Film Editor: Geoff Berkshire
Deputy Film Editor: Kevin Crust
Pop Music Editor: Craig Marks
Television Editor: Matt Brennan
Department Administrator: Elena Villanueva
Critics
Art: Christopher Knight
Classical Music/Dance: Mark Swed
Culture: Mary McNamara
Games, Immersive Entertainment: Todd Martens
Movies: Justin Chang
Pop Music: Mikael Wood
Television: Lorraine Ali, Robert Lloyd
Theater: Charles McNulty
Staff Writers
Art, Theater, Classical Music, Dance: Makeda Easter, Jessica Gelt, Deborah Vankin
Entertainment News: Christi Carras, Christie D’Zurilla, Ashley Lee, Nardine Saad
Company Town: Stephen Battaglio, Ryan Faughnder, Meg James, Wendy Lee, Stacy Perman, Anousha Sakoui
Culture: Daniel Hernandez, Carolina A. Miranda
The Envelope: Michael Ordoña, Glenn Whipp
Film: Amy Kaufman, Sonaiya Kelley, Mark Olsen, Josh Rottenberg, Jen Yamato
Pop Music: August Brown, Suzy Exposito, Randall Roberts
Television: Greg Braxton, Meredith Blake (N.Y.), Yvonne Villarreal
Web Producer/Writer: Jevon Phillips
Digital Editor: Tracy Brown
Television Listings Assistant Editor: Ed Stockly
Listings Coordinator: Matt Cooper
Food
Food Editor (Acting): Alice Short
Restaurant Critics: Bill Addison, Patricia Escárcega
Columnists: Ben Mims, Lucas Kwan Peterson
Staff Writers: Jenn Harris, Garrett Snyder
Test Kitchen Coordinator: Julie Giuffrida
Interns
Current 2020 interns: Megan Calfas, Brian Contreras, Micah Fluellen, Mariah Kreutter, Stephanie Lai, Josie Norris, Jill R. Shah, Meiying Wu, Laura Zornosa
Previous 2020 interns: Taylor Avery, Chace Beech, Megan Botel, Nolan Brey, Annette Choi, Georgia Geen, Dessi Gomez, Katherine Hu, Astrid Kayembe, Naomi Klinge, Maria Leontaras, Max Levy, Xinlu Liang, Tomás Mier, Isaiah Murtaugh, Jake Sheridan, Hayley Smith, Kristi Sturgill, Elliot Wailoo, Tiffany Wong
Legal
Vice President, Legal: Jeff Glasser
Senior Counsel: Cat-Uyen Vo
Executive Assistant: Liza Sheketoff
Lifestyle
Assistant Managing Editor (Lifestyle, Features Design): Amy King
Deputy Features Editor: Ian Blair
Editor, Home, Mind & Body, L.A. Affairs: Rene Lynch
Fashion Editor: Marques Harper
Deputy Fashion Editor/Senior Features Writer: Adam Tschorn
Assistant Editors: Mary Forgione, Anne Harnagel
Staff Writers: Lisa Boone, Jeanette Marantos, Christopher Reynolds
Department Administrator: Marilyn Ruiz
Metpro Training Program
Metpro Director: Steve Padilla
Metpro Class of 2018: Phi Do, Melissa Gomez, Sam-Omar Hall, Suhauna Hussain, Jackeline Luna, Dania Maxwell, Leila Miller, Matthew Ormseth, Dorany Pineda
Metpro Class of 2019: Jason Armond, Julia Barajas, Erin B. Logan, Jennifer Lu, Emmanuel Morgan, Priscella Vega, Aida Ylanan
Los Angeles Times en Español
Home Page: Los Angeles Times en Español
Editorial Director: Alejandro Maciel
Digital Editor: Claudia Núñez
Sports Editors: Eduard Cauich, Jad El Reda
Entertainment Editor: Tommy Calle
Staff Writers: Sergio Burstein (Entertainment), Soudi Jimenez (Metro), Selene Rivera (Metro)
Graphic Design: Salvador Mancia
Multiplatform / Copy Desk
Assistant Managing Editor: Loree Matsui
Managers: Steve Elders, Ruthanne Salido, Tim Trepany
Leads: Rubaina Azhar, Minh Dang, Wendy Fawthrop, Blake Hennon, Lisa Horowitz, Paul Ybarrondo
Editors: David Bowman, Jim Buzinski, Jim Coleman, PK Daniel, Anne Elisabeth Dillon, Alison Dingeldein, Rachel Dunn, Steve Eames, Sam-Omar Hall, Steve Horn, Amy Hubbard, Angela Jamison, Kevin Leung, Marina Levario, Nick Leyva, Gerard Lim, Lynn Meersman, Daryl Miller, Marc Olson, Tara Paniogue, John Penner, Don Ragland, Dwayne Rogers, Lee Rogers, Mark Sachs, Jared Servantez, Evita Timmons, Matt Tustison, Kevin Ueda, Andre Vergara, Susan Worrell, Curtis Zupke
News Desk
Acting Editor: Lora Victorio
Deputy Editors, Digital: Henry Chu, Dan Watson
Director of News Tools and Project Management: Brittany Hite
Assistant Editors: Daniel Gaines, Jessica Perez
Digital Editors: Justin Abrotsky, Victor Barajas, Kelly Corrigan, Agnus Dei Farrant, Denise Florez, Sameea Kamal, Dave Lewis, Courtney Lewis, Jessica Martinez, Christian Orozco, Javier Panzar, Brian Park
Staff Writers: Faith E. Pinho, Lila Seidman
Newsletters
Newsletter Editor: Scott Sandell
Newsletter Strategy Editor: Sam Schulz
Multiplatform Editor: Laura Blasey
News Operations
Executive News Editor: James Angius
Technology Editors: David Campbell, Diana Shantic, Katrina Ten
Obituaries
Editor: Steve Marble
Podcasts
Executive Producer: Abbie Fentress Swanson
Producer: Paige Hymson
Readers' Representative Office
If you believe we have made an error, or you have questions about journalistic standards and practices, our readers’ representative can be reached at readers.representative@latimes.com or (877) 544-4000.
Readers’ Representative: J.T. Cramer
Sports
Executive Sports Editor: Christian Stone
Sports Editor: Mike Hiserman
Assistant Sports Editors: Athan Atsales, Dan Loumena, Steve Henson, Houston Mitchell, Hans Tesselaar
Baseball: Jorge Castillo (Dodgers), Maria Torres (Angels)
Basketball: Tania Ganguli (Lakers), Andrew Greif (Clippers), Broderick Turner (Lakers, Clippers), Dan Woike (NBA Enterprise)
Colleges: Ben Bolch (UCLA), Ryan Kartje (USC), Thuc Nhi Nguyen
Columnists: Helene Elliott, LZ Granderson, Dylan Hernandez, Bill Plaschke, Eric Sondheimer (High School Sports)
Enterprise/General Assignment/Opinion: Mike DiGiovanna, Nathan Fenno, J. Brady McCollough, David Wharton
Football: Sam Farmer (NFL), Gary Klein (L.A. Rams), Jeff Miller (L.A. Chargers), Emmanuel Morgan (NFL)
Hockey: Jack Harris
Horse Racing: John Cherwa
Soccer: Kevin Baxter (Galaxy, LAFC, International)
Sports Business: Bill Shaikin
Web Producers/Writers: Eduardo Gonzalez, Austin Knoblauch, Chuck Schilken
Agate Coordinator: Eric Maddy
Editorial Coordinator: John Scheibe
Times Community News
City Editor and Sports Editor: David Carrillo Peñaloza
Deputy Editor: Erik Haugli
Photo Editor: Don Leach
Staff Writers: Ben Brazil (Features), Sara Cardine, Vera Castaneda, Hillary Davis (Newport Beach), Lilly Nguyen (Laguna Beach)
Sports Staff Writers: Matthew Szabo, Andrew Turner
Photographers: Kevin Chang, Raul Roa, Scott Smeltzer
Copy Editor/Page Designers: Alicia Lopez, Dennis Brosterhous, Greg Diaz
Admin: Vilma Hidalgo-Cruz
Top Stories / Page One / Column One / Special Projects
Senior Editor, A1 and Top Stories: Mary Ann Meek
Senior Editor, Investigations: Jack Leonard
Column One Editors: Mitchell Landsberg, Steve Padilla
Weekend Editor: Ashley Dunn
Special Projects: Angel Rodriguez
Tribune News Service / Los Angeles
News Editors: Denise Bennett, Katie Foran-McHale, Phil Goldberg, Carlos Selva
Photography Editor: Timothy Schnupp
Utility Journalism
Deputy Editor: Matt Balinger
Assistant Editors: Jessica Roy, Ada Tseng
Visual Journalism / Photography and Video
Deputy Editor, Project Management and Transformation: John McCutchen
Directors of Photography: Mary Cooney (Multimedia, Projects, National, Foreign), Calvin Hom (California, Sports, Features, Business, Entertainment)
Senior Editors, California: Andrew Gombert, Robert St. John
Photo Editors: Jerome Adamstein (Business), Calvin Alagot (Image, Home, Health, Travel), Taylor Arthur (Calendar, Envelope), Keith Bedford (News), Sammy Jo Hester (Sports), Kate Kuo (Food), Ken Kwok (Sunday Calendar, Envelope), Marc Martin (Assignments), Kirk McKoy (D.C.)
Department Manager: Robbin Goddard
Technology/Multimedia Systems: Jason Neubert
Photo Systems: David Muronaka
Photo Specialist: Joseph Binoya
Photographers: 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, Francine Orr, Allen J. Schaben, Al Seib, Luis Sinco, Wally Skalij, Mariah Tauger, Brian van der Brug, Marcus Yam
Department Administrator: Elsa Luna
TV AND VIDEO
Senior Directors, Video: Maggie Beidelman, Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Robert Meeks
Video Journalists/Editors: Jeff Amlotte, Cami Buckman, Jessica Q. Chen, Claire Hannah Collins, Yadira Flores, Lauren Flynn, Robert Gourley, Lara Hochuli, Albert Brave Tiger Lee, J.R. Lizarraga, Cody Long, Jackeline Luna, Vesta Partovi, Mark E. Potts, Steve Saldivar, Patrick Steward, Nani Sahra Walker (Producer, Immersive)
Washington, D.C.
Bureau Chief: David Lauter
Deputy Bureau Chief: Bob Drogin
Deputy Editor: Kimbriell Kelly
Editors: Jackie Calmes, Edmund Sanders
Columnist: Doyle McManus
Staff Writers: Noah Bierman, David S. Cloud, Jennifer Haberkorn, Evan Halper, Janet Hook, Don Lee, Noam Levey, Chris Megerian, Molly O’Toole, Anna M. Phillips, David G. Savage, Eli Stokols, Del Quentin Wilber, Tracy Wilkinson, Sarah D. Wire (California Delegation), Jie Jenny Zou
Department Administrator: Dina White
World and Nation
Foreign Editor: Jeffrey Fleishman
Assistant Editors: Paul Feldman, Efrain Hernandez Jr., Michael Ottey, Alan Zarembo
Staff Writers: Julia Barajas, Emily Baumgaertner, Melissa Etehad
Foreign Staff, Bureaus
Global Affairs Writer (D.C.): Laura King
Beijing: Alice Su
Beirut: Nabih Bulos
Mexico City: Kate Linthicum, Patrick J. McDonnell
Seoul: Victoria Kim
Singapore: Shashank Bengali, David Pierson
National Staff, Bureaus
Atlanta: Jenny Jarvie
Houston: Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Los Angeles: Jaweed Kaleem, Kurtis Lee
Seattle: Richard Read