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City of Hope Style Points: Walker’s Vested Interest, Hard Haute Couture | Buss Misses Bus | Pine in Line for More? | Soon-Shiong’s Missing Millions | Rivian’s Red Flags

How does the modern executive pull off a look that’s professional, athletic and approachable all at once? Annette Walker, president of City of Hope …

The Real Deal on New Challenge | Santa Ana’s Slippery Slope | General Jeff’s Life Mattered | Calling BS on LA Times’ B2B

I’ve got an exciting new challenge and will be shutting SullivanSaysSoCal down at the end of the year. I’ve taken a job as a …

SoCal in NYC—From Herald Square to Harlem, Highland Park to the High Line, Haddad’s Hustle to Mazzo’s Hooky

I recently had the pleasure of spending some time in Manhattan, where I seemed to bump into SoCal wherever I turned, starting with a …

Pulling for Dusty—or How UCI Professor’s View of Stats Goes Beyond Baseball | Corruption is Bipartisan Plague in LA

The World Series ought to wrap up this week—and here’s hoping Dusty Baker brings home the prize as a reward for his long career …

What Political Pressure, Public Corruption Look Like in LA | Doti’s Vax Math: 245,000 Lives Saved | Anjac’s High Bar | No Question on Scully | RIP General Jeff

An inside glimpse of political pressure, courtesy of an email obtained exclusively by SullivanSaysSoCal from the office of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti: The message …

Your CPRA at Work in LA City Hall | Come Again on Covid Data System? | Garcetti Eyes Hunter Art | RIP Hank Evers | Boyle Heights Keeps Community-Based Art Real

Ever hear the old expression about the fox guarding the henhouse? Here’s what it looks like if you think of politicians and other public …

Anyone Home at US Attorney’s Office? | UCI’s Rx for First-Generation Students | Garcetti MOPEs | Pine’s National Portfolio | Live@5 Takes Up Media Reformation

Does the U.S. Department of Justice tackle any tough cases in SoCal? It’s a question that comes up if you consider high-profile felony charges that …

Fashion Island Hotel Follow-Up | Wrong-Headed Recall Analysis | OC Base for UMass Global | LA Times Stumbles on ‘Too Predictable’ | Quaker Claps Back in Whittier

It looks as though a full circle drawn nearly 50 years ago will ensure that whoever Newport Beach-based Irvine Company picks to operate its …

Black Pols Shine Bold New Light on Redistricting | Media Meltdown Matters | LABJ’s Miss, Bakewell’s Dare | FivePoint’s Transition Lab | Conrad’s Fit

A vitally important story that went largely overlooked last week should reverberate in LA, where City Council districts are being redrawn. It has to …

More Questions on Ethics, Homelessness Programs in LA | Santa Ana Sideshow Obscures Case of Crooked Cop | Crenshaw’s Millennials Missing | About Brandman’s New Brand

Here’s the latest question about the ethics of public officials and homelessness programs in Los Angeles, prompted by emails among employees of the City …