Which Way, L.A.?
A Conversation with Austin Beutner, New Publisher of the LA Times
Former investment banker Austin Beutner was First Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles under Antonio Villaraigosa. He raised $600,000 to run for Mayor on his own, but dropped out before the campaign really began.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readFormer investment banker Austin Beutner was First Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles under Antonio Villaraigosa. He raised $600,000 to run for Mayor on his own, but dropped out before the campaign really began. Then, his plan to run the Los Angeles Times as a non-profit with fellow investors fell through, but now he’s signed on as publisher of the paper he wanted to buy.
