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| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Southland Publishing |
| Publisher | Rick Haelig |
| Editor-in-chief | Steve Appleford |
| Deputy editor | Dean Kuipers |
| Staff writers |
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| Founded | June 12, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-06-12) |
| Ceased publication | March 26, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-3-26) |
| Headquarters | 5209 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles,CA 90036 |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 65,000 (as of 2009)[1] |
| Website | citybeatla |
LA CityBeat was analternative weekly newspaper inLos Angeles,California, debuting June 12, 2003. Its publication ceased on March 26, 2009, issue.LA CityBeat was available every Thursday at more than 1,500 distribution locations throughout the Los Angeles area, with an initial circulation of 100,000 (dropping to 65,000 in its final year).
Southland Publishing, which published a group of newsweeklies that covered counties, cities and neighborhoods inGreater Los Angeles – the "Southland" – also owned Valley Business Printers in the neighborhood ofSylmar, Los Angeles. Amongst Valley Business Printers' third party customers, until the end of March 2003, was the city-wideLA Weekly; in June 2003, just three months afterLA Weekly cancelled its contract for printing services, Southland Publishing launched its own publication,LA CityBeat, to compete with its former printing customer.[2]
LA CityBeat was a member of the Alternative Weekly Network and was a rare unanimous recommendation for membership in theAssociation of Alternative Newsweeklies.[3] Other unanimous membership votes have included New York City'sThe Village Voice and Halifax'sThe Coast.
In 2009, Southland Publishing ceased permanently the publication ofLA CityBeat.[4]
The inaugural staff included editor-in-chief Steve Appleford, publisher Rick Haelig, deputy editorDean Kuipers, arts editor Natalie Nichols, award-winning film editor Andy Klein, art director Dana Collins, staff writer Dennis Romero, and calendar editor Rebecca Epstein. Donnell Alexander joined later as a staff writer.
Contributors includedAndrew Berardini,Mick Farren,Richard Foss,Ron Garmon,Tom Hayden,Ken Layne, andRichard Meltzer. Graphic artists who contributed regularly includedJordan Crane,Tony Millionaire,Ted Rall, andBrian Stauffer.
Photographer Gary Leonard's "Take My Picture" (a long-running photo feature that originally debuted inLos Angeles Reader and thenNew Times LA) appeared weekly inLA CityBeat for more than five years.