Ari Noonan, General Editor: Now in Year 23 of his recovery from an addiction to sportswriting, Ari Noonan is the tallest, oldest and hardest-hitting journalist in Greater Culver City. In the 1960s, he was a sportswriter, first in Orange County. Then he served as Night Sports Editor for the defunct Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. “Defunct” is the adopted first name of many newspapers Mr. Noonan has worked for and, to an extent, driven out of business. He was the last Sports Editor of the Evening Outlook in Santa Monica, for example. He was the last Managing Editor of the Baltimore Press, which died before he could leave town. In the 1970s, he jumped to Santa Barbara and Philadelphia before washing enough dishes to cover his fare back to Los Angeles. Throughout the 1980s and ‘90s, he became the dean of Jewish reporters in Los Angeles. That is, he became the dean of Jewish reporters covering the Jewish community of Los Angeles. This was not necessarily a good thing because during that span, he was present at the closure of three or four Jewish newspapers. With recent history being too painful to discuss, suffice it to report that he came to Culver City at the turn of the century. Following an editorship at the Culver City News, he opened The Front Page in March of ’04 and the newspaper went online fulltime in the final week of ’05. Contact Ari at
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As the County Says ‘Yes’ to City Hall, Never Underestimate the Influence of a MobBy Ari L. Noonan @ 12:00 PM November 13, 2008[For background on the state of Culver City’s embryonic animal control program, see City Manager Jerry Fulwood’s report to the City Council at the end of this story.] read |
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After Another Judicial Green Light, Brotman Regains a Little More Control of Its DestinyBy Ari L. Noonan @ 1:00 PM November 12, 2008Incrementally, it is happening. After the latest favorable bankruptcy court ruling last Thursday, Brotman Medical Center has advanced several steps closer to the sunlight of financial stability. “Actually, each step is a big one for this bankrupt hospital,” said Stan Otake, Brotman’s Chief Executive Officer. read |
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Farewell to a ComradeBy Ari L. Noonan @ 10:00 AM November 12, 2008Late yesterday afternoon, an email circulated that Glenn Esterly, the unassuming editor of the Culver City News, was leaving the newspaper, which is a loss of personal and civic proportions. read |
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Veterans Day Delays City Council DecisionBy Ari L. Noonan @ 7:00 PM November 11, 2008Attn. Vice Mayor Gary Silbiger and City Councilman Chris Armenta: This morning Assistant City Manager Martin Cole made a telephone call to fulfill a dangling promise he made at last night’s Council meeting. read |
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By the Numbers, Starting in Culver City, It Was a Walloping Victory for Ridley-ThomasBy Ari L. Noonan @ 6:00 PM November 11, 2008With Culver City serving as a beacon, Mark Ridley-Thomas so thoroughly drubbed his rival Bernard Parks in last Tuesday’s election for the County Board of Supervisors that he captured 32 of 33 key areas in soaring to a 61 to 39 percent victory. The outgoing Democratic state senator won virtually everywhere by whopping margins, ranging up to 48 percent in Lennox and 43 percent in Lynwood. read |