''Beverly Hills Weekly'' is the free weekly
tabloid-sized newspaper serving
Beverly Hills, CA
Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. A notable and historic suburb of Greater Los Angeles, it is in a wealthy area immediately southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Be ...
. It was founded on October 7, 1999. The publisher is
Josh E. Gross, son of television writer
Jack Gross Jr.,
and the grandson of KFMB-TV founder
Jack O. Gross, which was the first television station in
San Diego
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. 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
''The Beverly Hills Courier'' is a free weekly tabloid-sized print newspaper of circulation in Beverly Hills and the surrounding communities, and a daily web newspaper.
History
The publication was founded by March Schwartz in 1965. His staff incl ...
. Beverly Hills Weekly responded with a
SLAPP
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (also known as SLAPP suits or intimidation lawsuits), or strategic litigation against public participation, are lawsuits intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with ...
motion and ultimately received $40,000 in legal fees. The Weekly was represented by attorney
Ronald Richards
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Richards was born in Ballarat and educated at Ballarat High School. In 1929 he entered the University of ...
.
The newspaper is also a sponsor of the
Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden
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.
As of 2020, the publication has published over 1100 issues.
See also
* ''
The Beverly Hills Courier
''The Beverly Hills Courier'' is a free weekly tabloid-sized print newspaper of circulation in Beverly Hills and the surrounding communities, and a daily web newspaper.
History
The publication was founded by March Schwartz in 1965. His staff incl ...
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* ''
Beverly Hills Post
The ''Beverly Hills Post'' was a periodical publication of Beverly Hills, California.[Canyon News
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References
External links
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Newspapers published in Beverly Hills, California
Free newspapers
Independent newspapers published in the United States
Publications established in 1999
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