Susan Dyer Reynolds, editor emeritus of the Marina Times community newspaper in San Francisco, is facing a backlash for several tweets that attacked a gay critic of hers by inferring he supported pedophilia. She also retweeted another person s comments that used transphobic language in talking about the Board of Supervisors.
A number of the city s Democratic clubs, including the two main LGBTQ political groups, are calling on the gay owner of the paper to strip Reynolds of her title as editor emeritus and block her access to the Marina Times Twitter account. Brian Calle, CEO and publisher of Street Media, also owns the LA Weekly and was the former opinion editor of the Orange County Register.
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The first time I entered Yonah Schimmel’s Knish Bakery on Houston Street, I was greeted, across from the signs selling cherry-flavored cream cheese knishes and egg creams, by the poster for Joan Micklin Silver’s
Hester Street (1975). I’d just moved from Los Angeles to New York City, unsure of where to go or what to do for paid work, and was spending a lot of hours milling about the Lower East Side, browsing bookshops. On the walls of Yonah Schimmel’s I would pore over the strips of yellowed newspaper clippings, which told stories of the local Yiddish theater players who’d come there in the ’20s to unwind over a knish after a night of performances, and who would stay talking into the next morning. When I finally sat down with a black-and-white egg cream, I made sure to face that
12 weeks ago In 2017, a mysterious entity purchased the LA Weekly and then fired nearly the entire staff. After pressure, the new owners, who had tried to keep themselves secret, revealed themselves to be people who had ties to various right and far-right organizations. The new owners also had ties to the Claremont Institute. Specifically, Brian Calle was hired to run the new LA Weekly. Calle was an Officer at the Claremont Institute.At that time, according to the Claremont institute website, their mission included: The Claremont Institute has identified the principles that will be necessary to defeat progressivism. We teach the principles of the American Founding, and their application today, to the brightest young conservative men and women who will, with our help, go on to positions of power and influence in government, the courts, academia, and the media.
3 years ago For the past few years, Henry Rollins has been writing a regular column for LA weekly. Last week, nearly all of the paper s staff was fired after sale of the paper to a new entity. After pressure, the the new owners who had been keeping themselves secret, revealed their identity. Despite the high turnover, apparently the paper asked Rollins to continue writing for the publication. Rollins declined. In a short statement, Rollins said: I have decided to leave the LA Weekly. It was a great experience and I was lucky to work with such talented and dedicated people. Thanks for reading the column.
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