David Geffen

Tribune Co. to emerge from bankruptcy Monday

2012-12-30 20:48:00

The last day of 2012 is the first of a new era for Tribune Co. After spending more than four years embroiled in a contentious Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, the reorganized Chicago-based media company will emerge Monday under new owners and a newly...

Brian Sher's determined journey from the William Morris mailroom to 'Boss'

2012-08-10 16:46:00

A decade after graduating from Baltimore’s Gilman School, some alumni might be vaulting up the ladder in careers as executives or politicians. But Brian Sher, Class of ‘86, was looking at the lowest rung — starting out as a trainee in...

Md. researchers joining major study on causes of autism

2009-06-10 00:00:00

Researchers at Johns Hopkins and the Kennedy Krieger Institute are joining in what is being called one of the largest studies to examine early causes of autism. Medical experts have been trying for years to unravel why children develop autism. Is it...

New independent fundraising group backing Garcetti

2013-02-14 16:14:19

Young children should have hearing tested more frequently: study

2013-01-15 13:45:00

Parul Bhatia, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, remembers the patient well.� The girl was 3 years old and profoundly deaf. Even though she had failed a hearing test at birth, she hadn’t been treated for hearing loss....

Wendy Greuel walks tightrope in mayor's race

2013-01-07 18:07:00

One big advantage for a Los Angeles city controller aspiring to higher office is the ability to make news with a steady flow of audits exposing wasteful spending at City Hall. So while stuck in Hollywood Freeway traffic on a recent morning, Wendy...

Entertainment executives, unions join to promote Greuel candidacy

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Entertainment industry executives and labor unions — including one representing city utility workers — are joining forces to mount an independent TV ad campaign to promote the Los Angeles mayoral candidacy of City Controller Wendy Greuel, a...

L.A. mayoral election a wide-open contest

2012-12-19 19:08:00

For decades becoming mayor of one of the nation's most ethnically diverse big cities revolved around a simple election strategy: dominate a couple of key voting blocs, then grab enough ballots from other slices of the metropolis to claim victory. Tom...

Greuel, Garcetti hope for support from Clinton or Obama

2013-01-11 17:03:00

Trying to set yourself apart from the pack in the Los Angeles mayor's race, you couldn't ask for a much more potent ally than former President Clinton. Unless your backing came from the current occupant of the Oval Office, President Obama. The two...

Benevolent Billionaires Can Buy Out Gunmaker

2013-01-04 11:29:00

Business moguls who favor stricter gun-control laws -- among them Bloomberg LP founder and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, financier George Soros and entertainment honcho David Geffen -- are in the unique position of being able to put their money...

Unions, entertainment interests expected to back ads for Greuel

2013-01-14 20:12:35

Garcia leads in fundraising for L.A. school board

2013-01-10 18:33:18

DreamWorks co-founders Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen.

2012-10-16 11:14:00

Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Gala and Salute To Industry Icons Honoring David Geffen

2012-02-11 19:39:48

On Monday, Sept. 13, 2007, I got a call from my agent that would start an unlikely friendship. He said: Sue Mengers wants to invite you to dinner. She heard about your Emmy acceptance speech. I knew exactly who she was.

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