''Beverly Hills Weekly'' is the free weekly
tabloid
Tabloid may refer to:
* Tabloid journalism, a type of journalism
* Tabloid (newspaper format), a newspaper with compact page size
** Chinese tabloid
* Tabloid (paper size), a North American paper size
* Sopwith Tabloid, a biplane aircraft
* ''Ta ...
-sized newspaper serving
Beverly Hills, CA. It was founded on October 7, 1999. The publisher is
Josh E. Gross
Joshua "Josh" E. Gross (born September 10, 1973) is an American publisher & CEO. He launched Beverly Hills Weekly in 1999. As of 2020, the publication has published over 1,100 issues.
Biography
He was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew u ...
, son of television writer
Jack Gross Jr.,
and the grandson of KFMB-TV founder
Jack O. Gross
Jack O. Gross (August 22, 1905 – May 1, 1985) founded KFMB-TV, the first television station in San Diego.
Career
KFMB-TV first signed on the air on May 16, 1949; it was the first television station in the San Diego market. The station was fou ...
, which was the first television station in
San Diego. The paper has been described as the "go-to publication for reporting on school information, birth announcements, local government issues and opinions" in Beverly Hills.
In 2014, Beverly Hills Weekly won a lawsuit brought by competitor
The Beverly Hills Courier. Beverly Hills Weekly responded with a
SLAPP motion and ultimately received $40,000 in legal fees. The Weekly was represented by attorney
Ronald Richards.
The newspaper is also a sponsor of the
Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden.
As of 2020, the publication has published over 1100 issues.
See also
* ''
The Beverly Hills Courier''
* ''
Beverly Hills Post''
* ''
Canyon News''
References
External links
*
Archives- hosted by SmallTownPapers.com
Newspapers published in Beverly Hills, California
Free newspapers
Independent newspapers published in the United States
Publications established in 1999
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