LA CityBeat

Infobox Newspaper
name = LA CityBeat


caption =
type = Alternative weekly
format = Tabloid
foundation = 2003
price =
owners = Southland Publishing
editor = Rebecca Schoenkopf
art director = Paul Takizawa
language =
circulation = 109,911 [http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A135572]
headquarters = 5209 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
USA
ISSN =
website = [http://lacitybeat.com/ lacitybeat.com]

"LA CityBeat" is an alternative weekly newspaper in Los Angeles, California. "LA CityBeat" is available every Thursday at more than 2,000 distribution locations throughout the Los Angeles market with select distribution in Long Beach, Orange County and the Inland Empire. "LA CityBeat" is a member of the Alternative Weekly Network and was a rare unanimous recommendation for membership in the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. [http://aan.org/gyrobase/Aan/viewArticle?oid=oid%3A136415] Other unanimous membership votes have included The Village Voice (NYC, NY) and The Coast (Halifax, NS Canada)The online home of the weekly newspaper, lacitybeat.com [http://www.lacitybeat.com] , hosts more than 12,000 unique visitors per day.

StaffThe inaugural staff included editor-in-chief Steve Appleford, publisher Rick Haelig (formerly of "SF Weekly"), deputy editor Dean Kuipers (author and journalist currently at the "Los Angeles Times"), arts editor Natalie Nichols, film editor Andy Klein, staff writer Dennis Romero (DJ and most recently a full-time editorial director at the now defuct "Tu Ciudad" [part of Emmis Communication which owns "Los Angeles Magazine"] ), art director Dana Collins, advertising art director Sandy Wachs, senior sales man Joe Cloninger (now at "homefront la"), production manager Kurt Thomas and calendar editor Rebecca Epstein (now at "LA Metromix"), salesmen Michael Young (now at "Frontiers") and Beau Barnhardt (formerly of "OC Weekly"), and business manager Michael Nagami. Contributors have included Mick Farren, Andrew Gumbel, Tom Hayden, Erik Himmelsbach, Richard Meltzer, Anthony Miller, Chris Morris, Donna Perlmutter, Richard Foss, Don Shirley, Kirk Silsbee, Joshua Sindell, and David L. Ulin. Shortly after the launch entertainment ad specialist Jon Bookatz (formerly of "LA Weekly") joined the business staff. It is also home to the Los Angeles Press Club 2007 selection for Print Journalist of the Year, Michael Collins. Graphic artists who have contributed regularly include Jordan Crane, Tony Millionaire, Ted Rall, and Brian Stauffer. Los Angeles based-photographer Gary Leonard's "Take My Picture" (a long-running photo feature that originally debuted in Los Angeles Reader and then New Times LA) continues to appear weekly in "LA CityBeat".

Groundbreaking StoriesThe original team carved out [ [http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2004/02/in_the_weeklies_1.php LA Observed: In the weeklies ] ] a niche of ahead-of-the-curve news coverage and edgy arts journalism in an attempt to create an alternative voice that varied from the increasingly mainstream "LA Weekly". In 2004, the paper was one of the earliest voices [ [http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=634&IssueNum=35 Los Angeles CityBeat - DESOLATION BOULEVARD ] ] to cover the latest wave of official neglect and containment of homelessness on L.A.'s Skid Row (and downtown's San Julian Street), a story that would evolve to include massive coverage in the "Los Angeles Times" [ [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez-skidrow-nathaniel-series,0,1456093.special Steve Lopez on Nathaniel Anthony Ayers - Los Angeles Times ] ] , the "LA Weekly" [ [http://www.laweekly.com/news/features/dying-to-get-off-skid-row/14113/ LA Weekly - News - Dying to Get Off Skid Row - Sam Slovick - The Essential Online Resource for Los Angeles ] ] and "New Yorker" magazine. [ [http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/toc/2008/05/05/toc_20080428 Table of Contents: May 5, 2008: Table of Contents: The New Yorker ] ] In 2005, a cover story predicted that Antonio Villaraigosa's campaign for mayor was underestimated at a time when other outlets were discounting his chances. He won. Arts coverage included forward-looking cover stories on rapper Lady Sovereign, hip-hop producer Danger Mouse, [ [http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=860&IssueNum=47 Los Angeles CityBeat - COACHELLA MIGHTY MOUSE ] ] and the South Los Angeles backyard-punk-rock explosion. [ [http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/his_kids_are_alright/3802/ Los Angeles CityBeat - His Kids Are Alright ] ]

"CityBeat" in 2008 In August 2008, Amit Mehta rejoined the business staff of "LA CityBeat" as Sales Director after nearly two years at "LA Weekly". In May 2008, Paul Takizawa joined "LA CityBeat" as art director after 14 years designing ads at LA Weekly. In June 2008, Ron Garmon was named arts editor. "LA CityBeat" debuted a new design and logo on June 12, 2008, and with that issue Rebecca Schoenkopf was named Editor. Andy Klein, current and inaugural film editor is a frequent guest on KPCC's (89.3 FM) "Film Talk" hosted by Larry Mantle. In September 2008, "LA CityBeat" introduced it's new physical format as a stitched and trimmed tabloid with a glossy cover.

References

External links

* [http://www.lacitybeat.com "LA CityBeat" website]
* [http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A135572 AAN Member Page]
* [http://www.lacitylist.com "LA CityBeat" classified ad web portal]