Beverly Hills Weekly
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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Beverly Hills Weekly
| image = BhWeekly logo.png
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| type = Weekly newspaper published Thursdays
| format = Compact
| foundation = October 7, 1999
| ceased publication =
| price =
| owners = Independent
| publisher = Josh E. Gross
| editor =
| language =
| circulation = 15,000
| headquarters = 140 South Beverly Drive #201
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
United States
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| website = [http://bhweekly.com/ bhweekly.com]
}}
Beverly Hills Weekly is the free weekly tabloid-sized newspaper serving Beverly Hills, CA. It was founded on October 7, 1999 by Publisher Josh E. Gross, a Beverly Hills native who is the son of the late television writer Jack Gross Jr.,{{cite web|title=Biography for Jack Gross Jr.|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343313/bio|publisher=The Internet Movie Database|accessdate=17 November 2011|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402011401/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343313/bio|archivedate=2 April 2016}} and the grandson of the late KFMB-TV founder Jack O. Gross, which was the first television station in San Diego.{{cite web|url=http://www.lajollalight.com/news/2011/aug/01/la-jollas-jack-o-gross-led-the-way-in-local/|title=La Jolla's Jack O. Gross led the way in local television|first=Dave|last=Schwab|date=August 2011|publisher=|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190614/http://www.lajollalight.com/news/2011/aug/01/la-jollas-jack-o-gross-led-the-way-in-local/|archivedate=2016-03-04}} The paper has been described as the "go-to publication for reporting on school information, birth announcements, local government issues and opinions" in Beverly Hills.{{cite web|last=Cunningham |first=Marie |title=Local Media |url=http://beverlyhills.patch.com/listings/the-beverly-hills-weekly |accessdate=17 November 2011 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425122830/http://beverlyhills.patch.com/listings/the-beverly-hills-weekly |archivedate=25 April 2012 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/92182283/The-Weekly-Turns-the-Camera-on-Itself-Beverly-Hills-Weekly-Issue-657|title = The Weekly Turns the Camera on Itself - Beverly Hills Weekly, Issue #657 | PDF | Newspapers | Journalism}}
In 2014, Beverly Hills Weekly won a lawsuit brought by competitor The Beverly Hills Courier. Beverly Hills Weekly responded with a SLAPP motion and ultimately received $40,000 in legal fees. The Weekly was represented by attorney Ronald Richards.{{cite web |url=http://ronaldrichards.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bhweeklyheader.772.article.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2017-05-26 |url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805180312/http://ronaldrichards.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bhweeklyheader.772.article.pdf |archivedate=2016-08-05 }}
The newspaper is also a sponsor of the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden.
As of 2024, the publication has published over 1300 issues.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
See also
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20041004223408/http://www.bhweekly.com/ |title=Official website |date=2004-10-04}}
- [http://www.smalltownpapers.com/listBVH.htm Archives] - hosted by SmallTownPapers.com
Category:Newspapers published in Beverly Hills, California
Category:Independent newspapers published in the United States
Category:Newspapers established in 1999
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