Beverly Hills Weekly Explained

Beverly Hills Weekly
Type:Weekly newspaper published Thursdays
Format:Compact
Foundation:October 7, 1999
Owners:Independent
Publisher:Josh E. Gross
Circulation:15,000
Website:bhweekly.com

Beverly Hills Weekly is the free weekly tabloid-sized newspaper serving Beverly Hills, CA. It was founded on October 7, 1999. The publisher is Josh E. Gross, son of television writer Jack Gross Jr.,[1] and the grandson of KFMB-TV founder Jack O. Gross, which was the first television station in San Diego.[2] 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.[3] [4]

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.[5]

The newspaper is also a sponsor of the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden.

As of 2020, the publication has published over 1100 issues.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography for Jack Gross Jr.. The Internet Movie Database. 17 November 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160402011401/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343313/bio. 2 April 2016.
  2. Web site: La Jolla's Jack O. Gross led the way in local television. Dave. Schwab. August 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190614/http://www.lajollalight.com/news/2011/aug/01/la-jollas-jack-o-gross-led-the-way-in-local/. 2016-03-04.
  3. Web site: Cunningham . Marie . Local Media . 17 November 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425122830/http://beverlyhills.patch.com/listings/the-beverly-hills-weekly . 25 April 2012 .
  4. Web site: The Weekly Turns the Camera on Itself - Beverly Hills Weekly, Issue #657 | PDF | Newspapers | Journalism.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-05-26 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160805180312/http://ronaldrichards.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bhweeklyheader.772.article.pdf . 2016-08-05 .