Ron Burkle

Antonio Villaraigosa's Quest for Wall Street, Washington and Wealth

Obama Coming To L.A., Still Wants Our Money Despite Election Win

Did President Obama not get the memo? The election is over. You don't need to tap L.A.'s rich people for campaign money anymore. You won. Wait, what? Ah: There are midterm congressional elections on the horizon. Democrats want to crack the alleged gridlock imposed by Republican filibusters. Friggin ... More >>

Who Will Buy the Los Angeles Times?

Why do so many rich men want to buy it? And how did it get to this point anyway?

Democratic War for L.A.'s Richest

Betsy Butler and Torie Osborn woo the carbon-counting strata of Assembly District 50

List of Dodger Bidders in the 2012 Sale by Frank McCourt: Wall Street Jerks and Baseball Lovers

Here's the known, and rumored, list 15 of exceedingly rich Wall Street one percenters, fabulously wealthy moguls and hardcore baseball lovers who may -- or may not -- have made secret, non-binding $1 billion bids to buy the Dodgers before the January 23, 2012 deadline expired. 1. Tom Barrack, col ... More >>

Dodgers Auction: Who Should Own the Team?

Eric Garcetti Wrote Measure H, Now He's Working Its Loopholes

Dodgers Ownership: Top 5 Rich Guys You Wouldn't Want to See Take Over Team (or Maybe You Would)

Thanksgiving is upon us, so it's time to bow our heads and be thankful that at least somebody in the family has a job, medical marijuana is still around (for now) and a bloody presidential election is still nearly a year away. And, after the dreaded Frank McCourt vowed to sell the Dodgers, we shoul ... More >>

American Apparel Looks To Corporate-Turnaround Firm To Change Fortunes

Dov Charney​Reuters reported this week that financially struggling clothing maker American Apparel was in talks with a restructuring firm in an effort that could save the hipster brand from bankruptcy. Sources told Reuters that American Apparel chief Dov Charney was in talks with the corporat ... More >>

50 'Wealthiest Angelenos' Worth $93 Billion

Patrick Soon-Shiong.​The Los Angeles Business Journal's annual list of 50 "Wealthiest Angelenos" hits the streets this week and, despite the economic doldrums hitting the Angel City elite, their net worth is up 14 percent to $93 billion. That's more than the worth of billionaires in some Weste ... More >>

Feud Heats Up Between L.A. Billionaire Ron Burkle and Bill Clinton

A few weeks ago, we reported about the public break-up between L.A. billionaire Ron Burkle and former president Bill Clinton -- Burkle seemed to distance himself from Clinton in a revealing interview with BusinessWeek.Former U.S. President Bill Clinton​Now the Daily Beast reports that Clinton is f ... More >>

L.A. Billionaires Still Throw Millions at Bill Clinton

Former president Bill Clinton hasn't lost the golden touch when it comes to raising big money in Los Angeles.Former U.S. President Bill Clinton​In 2009, The William J. Clinton Foundation, the former president's non-profit group that fights everything from global climate change to HIV/AIDS, raked i ... More >>

Let the Golden Globes (and etc.) bad-mouthing begin!

Because it's awards season and there's no holiday cheer

Why Is Billionaire Ron Burkle Borrowing $56 Million?

When members of the Pittsburgh Penguins visited billionaire Ron Burkle at his mansion in Beverly Hills last week, they were reportedly quite impressed.Billionaire Ron Burkle (left) with former president Bill Clinton.​"Oh, my, it was mind-blowing," goalie Marc-Andre Fleury told the Pittsburgh Tribu ... More >>

The Secret Lives of Queer Leading Men

How Howard Bragman, Hollywood’s coming-out guru, helps gay actors tell the truth

SEC Investigating American Apparel?

UPDATE: See American Apparel's response to story.A New York Post item claims that the Securities and Exchange Commission is reviewing a trove of emails that were pilfered December 24 when American Apparel's computers were accessed by an unidentified hacker. One of the messages is purportedly from AA ... More >>

Billionaire Burkle Buys into Barnes & Noble

Beverly Hills billionaire Ron Burkle (according to Forbes,  America's 105th richest man)  recently bought a 8.3 percent stake in Barnes & Noble, according to Bloomberg News. Burkle may also reportedly seek further "talks" with the faltering company. Judging from the way Burkle usually ... More >>

The Tao of Jim Jones' "Pop Champagne" Ft. Special Guest Ignorance from Juelz Santana & Ron Browz

Thanks to O-Dub for putting me onto this gleeful bit of idiocy. If one cannot convince Rihanna to leave her Caribbean Chris Brown love nest to writhe in your video, one must do the next best thing: get her low-budget, Kool-Aid haired, tatted up, Trinidad & Tobagian equivalent. If ... More >>

Queer Town: A-List Hollywood Raises Money for No on 8

Last night, billionaire Ron Burkle, best friend of former President Bill Clinton, opened up the wrought iron gates at his landmark Beverly Hills estate, Green Acres, to raise money for the No on 8 campaign, which wants to defeat the ballot measure, Proposition 8, that would ban same sex marriage in ... More >>

Opposing Views on "The All-About-Me Mayor"

Also, defending Obama, community spirit and Igor's makers

Queer Town: Brad Pitt Challenges Hollywood on Prop. 8 Fight

This morning, Queer Town reported that wealthy folks in Los Angeles County weren't donating as much as they could to fight Proposition 8. Karen Ocamb, news editor of In and Frontiers magazines, also wrote a top notch story about A-list gays missing from action. But now actor Brad Pitt may have chan ... More >>

Stern Defiantly Promises Appeal in Burkle Lawsuit

Only hours after a New York State judge tossed his defamation lawsuit against Beverly Hills Billionaire Ron Burkle and Bill and Hillary Clinton, former New York Post reporter Jared Paul Stern wrote to LA Weekly in an email, "We will file an immediate appeal. The judge's opinion was biased and disgra ... More >>

Ron Burkle's Spokesman Speaks

Ron Burkle: Poor Little Rich Grocer

L.A.'s billionaire confronts life without the Clintons or instant White House access

Updated: Ron Burkle, Poor Little Rich Grocer

L.A.'s billionaire confronts life without the Clintons and instant White House access

Clinton Defeats Clinton: After North Carolina and Indiana, a Postmortem on Hillary's Campaign

It's all over now, Baby Blue, as Barack Obama wins the presidential nomination for the third or fourth time

Latino Leaders' Clinton and Obama Endorsements: California's Wannabe Kingmakers

Deciphering the payback, ambition and backbiting behind it all

Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid

The Sopranos-like takeover of Tribune Co. could mean cement shoes for employees

Goodbye Baquet, Hello O'Shea

The Chicagoan comes out fighting

Bond and Gagged

Why Daniel Craig had a far better weekend than either Michael Richards or Phillippe’s flack

Rocky, Did You Bump Your Head?

Deal or No Deal

Broad, Burkle, Geffen... when it comes to the Times, whose briefcase is bigger?

Baquet's Billionaire Boys' Club

Is Dean of Arc playing a dangerous game with the Times’ integrity?

New Mayor, New City

Antonio can remake the city as he pleases — well, sort of

The Million-Dollar March

Farm workers want Gray Davis to expand their rights and shun big growers/donors

The Unelected

. . . and to spend more time with their families . . .

Hope and Fear

A week in the mayor’s race, with just two more to go

Brave New City

At the end of the evening, it’s Antonio alone

Endorsements

Our recommendations in the April 10 Los Angeles city election

What the Democrats Need To Know About Los Angeles

A guide to a city that has everything but a middle class

DON'T CRY FOR ME, MEXICO

Busta Rhymes, All the Time . . .

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Capital 1, Labor 1

Riordan and unions win big at the polls

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