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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, Monte Morin
Assistant Managing Editors: John Canalis, Steve Clow, Angel Jennings, Iliana Limón Romero, Laurie Ochoa, Ruthanne Salido

Opinion
Op-Ed Editor: Philip Gray

Business
Executive Team

Director of Audience and Platforms: Seth Liss
Deputy Director of Audience and Platforms: Hunter Clauss
Senior Audience Editor: Vanessa Franko

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

Platforms and News Partnerships
Senior Editor: Janine Schaults
Multiplatform Editors: Eduardo Gonzalez, Jevon Phillips
Platforms Analyst: Defne Karabatur

Editorial Video
Senior Editor for Video: Mark E. Potts
Video Journalists: Jeff Amlotte, Tom Carroll, Rebecca Castillo, Albert Brave Tiger Lee

Newsletters | Subscription Center
Head of Newsletters: Karim Doumar
Multiplatform Editor: Kevinisha Walker
Essential California Staff Writer: James Rainey

Business and Hollywood Inc. Editor: Richard Verrier

Business
Deputy Business Editor: Eric Bellman
Columnist: Michael Hiltzik

Staff Writers
Commercial Real Estate: Roger Vincent
Electric Vehicles, Aviation: Caroline Petrow-Cohen
Finance, Insurance, Aerospace, SoCal Dealmakers: Laurence Darmiento
Technology: Nilesh Christopher, Queenie Wong

Hollywood Inc. | The Wide Shot Newsletter
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: Monte Morin
City Editor: Cindy Chang
California Politics Editor: Phil Willon
Deputy Editors: Stephanie Chavez, Joe Mozingo
Senior Editor, Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice: Keegan Hamilton
State Editor: Stuart Leavenworth

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

City Desk
Editors: Cindy Chang, Joe Mozingo
Staff Writers
Coastal Communities: Hailey Branson-Potts
Homelessness: Doug Smith
Housing and Homelessness: Andrew Khouri
Immigration: Rachel Uranga
Investigations: Melody Gutierrez, Matt Hamilton, 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
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
Legal Affairs: Sonja Sharp
Los Angeles Police Department: Libor Jany
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department: Connor Sheets

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

State Bureaus, Enterprise
State Editor: Stuart Leavenworth
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 Writers: Katie King, Taryn Luna, Dakota Smith

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

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Class of 2025 Fellows
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Data and Graphics Director: Hanna Sender
Assistant Editors: Sean Greene, Vanessa Martinez
Data and Graphics Journalists: Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Sandhya Kambhampati, Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee (D.C.)

De Los | Instagram | TikTok | Latinx Files Newsletter

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

Los Angeles Times en Español
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, Martina Ibáñez-Baldor
Senior Art Directors and Designers: An Amlotte, Tim Hubbard, Brandon Ly, Hamlet Nalbandyan, Nicole Vas
Art Directors and Designers: Elizabeth Burr, Parisa Hajizadeh-Amini, Bakr Muhammad, Judith Pryor, Diana Ramirez Santacruz, Elsie Ramos, Kay Scanlon, Jamie Sholberg, Alejandro Vazquez

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

Entertainment and Features Editor: Brittany Levine Beckman
Deputy Editors: Nate Jackson, Maane Khatchatourian
Senior Editor, Books: Sophia Kercher
Assistant Editor, Planning: Kevin Crust

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

Culture
Culture Columnist and Critic: Mary McNamara

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: Ingrid Lobet

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

Deputy Managing Editor and Creative Director: Amy King
Entertainment and 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: Sophia Kercher

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 Writers: Julissa James, Claire Salinda
Fashion Director 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, R. Marina Levario
Editors: David Bowman, Anne Elisabeth Dillon, Rachel Dunn, Kevin Leung, Nick Leyva, Gerard Lim, Lynn Meersman, Laura Nott, Dwayne Rogers, Lee Rogers, Ananya Thyagarajan, Evita Timmons, Kevin Ueda, Curtis Zupke

Deputy Managing Editors: Shelby Grad, Monte Morin

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

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

News and Culture Critic: Lorraine Ali

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

Director: Lora Victorio
Deputy Director: Beto Alvarez

Executive Editor: Terry Tang
Executive Assistant: Demi Duenes

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Op-Ed Editor: Philip Gray
Deputy Op-Ed Editor: Matthew Kitchen
Assistant Op-Ed Editor: Alex Stedman
Columnists: Robin Abcarian, Jackie Calmes (D.C.), LZ Granderson

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

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, Kevin Rector
Sacramento Bureau: Katie King, Taryn Luna, Dakota Smith
Washington, D.C., Bureau: Andrea Castillo, Ana Ceballos

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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, Bill Shaikin
General Assignment: Eduard Cauich, Jad El Reda

Baseball | Dodgers | Angels | Dodgers Dugout Newsletter
Staff Writer: Jack Harris
Columnists: Dylan Hernández, Bill Plaschke, Bill Shaikin

Basketball | Lakers | Clippers | Sparks | Lakers Newsletter
Staff Writers: Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Broderick Turner

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

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

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
Assistant Editor: Paula Taylor
Photographer: Don Leach

Assistant Editor and Writer
Costa Mesa: Sara Cardine

Staff Writers
Features: Sarah Mosqueda, Gabriel San Román
Huntington Beach, Sports: Matthew Szabo
Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley, Sports: Andrew Turner

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

Washington Bureau Chief: Michael Wilner
Op-Ed Columnist: Jackie Calmes
Staff Writers: Andrea Castillo, Ana Ceballos, 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