May 22, 2009

LA cops bust on Union-Tribune

The union representing police officers in Los Angeles wants the San Diego Union-Tribune to make its editorial page more union friendly, even if it means firing the editorial writers.

Why would LA cops try to meddle with San Diego's newspaper? Because the paper's new owner, Platinum Equity of Beverly Hills, "relies on a $30-million investment from the pension fund of Los Angeles police officers and fire fighters, along with large sums from other public-employee pension systems around the state, to help fund its acquisitions of companies."

From the Los Angeles Times:
As [police union] League President Paul M. Weber views it, that makes the League part owner in the flagging Tribune and League officials are none to happy with the paper’s consistent position that San Diego lawmakers should cut back on salaries and benefits for public employees in order to help close gaping budget deficits.

"Since the very public employees they continually criticize are now their owners, we strongly believe that those who currently run the editorial pages should be replaced," Weber wrote in a March 26 letter to Platinum CEO Tom Gores.
The newspaper's editor was more than a little cool to the idea, and Platinum officials said they won't interfere with the paper's editorial decisions.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Unbelievable. Is this the future?

Anonymous said...

I'm sure little Eddie will handle the situation as he has handled difficult decisions in the past. Run and hide.

Anonymous said...

That's the cops for you...

Anonymous said...

"None to happy?" That's what happens when you lay off copy editors.

Anonymous said...

Is that today's LA Times? the same issue that also had "grafitti" in a headline on page A14?

Anonymous said...

Little Eddie won't do anything because that would require an actual visit to the newsroom. He made that mistake once.

Anonymous said...

I am so upset that you rude people keep saying mean things about Ed. He is a good boss.

Renee

Anonymous said...

Thanks. You have proven yourself as invaluable in ways I can't imagine. Truly, I can't imagine.

Eddy