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Los Angeles Times
11-06-2025
- Los Angeles Times
Volunteers flocked to scrub protest graffiti off the Japanese American National Museum
Images of the vandalized walls at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo popped up on Kimiko Carpenter's social media feeds, and the West L.A. mom and hospice volunteer felt impelled to help. So she stopped at Anawalt Lumber to buy $50 of rags, gloves, scraping brushes and canisters of graffiti remover, drove east to downtown and quite literally rolled up her sleeves. Wiping sweat off her brow with the elbow of her white button-down shirt, Carpenter said she had no official affiliation with the museum but was half Japanese and had volunteered there years ago as a teenager. Working to remove the spray paint scrawled across the windows felt like a tangible thing she could do in the few hours she had before she had to pick up her young children from school on the Westside. JANM, as it's known, is an institution that knows a thing or two about immigrants in America, belonging and othering, and what it looks like when rights are suspended without due process. The museum centers on the Japanese American experience in the United States and the excruciating lessons of the community's incarceration during World War II. 'This is the very last place anybody should be tagging,' said Susan Jekarl, a Glendale-based activist who'd separately shown up with several friends in tow to scrub windows at JANM. Jekarl, a former docent at the museum, said her 'soul just like dropped' when she saw the first tags outside the building while marching on Sunday. There was far more defacement over the next 24 hours. 'We want peaceful resistance. We don't want people hurting Little Tokyo,' she said. She was confident the 'agitators' didn't know what this place stood for. Monday's protests were largely calmer than the havoc on Sunday, but damage was wrought downtown, particularly around Little Tokyo and in the Jewelry District. Mayor Karen Bass decried the violence and vandalism in downtown neighborhoods as 'unacceptable' but also reiterated that it was limited to a small geographic area. 'The visuals make it seem as though our entire city is in flames, and it is not the case at all,' Bass said. She spoke to the terror and uncertainty rippling through immigrant communities after the raids and said she was unsure what the Marines arriving in Greater Los Angeles on Tuesday planned to do. On Tuesday evening, she implemented a local overnight curfew for most of downtown, which she said would probably remain in place for several days. Defense Secretary and former Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Tuesday that the deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles would cost at least $134 million and last at least 60 days. Today's great photo is from Times photographer Myung J. Chun at famed songwriter Allee Willis' home, dubbed Willis Wonderland, which has been reimagined as a pop-up book so anyone can see inside. Julia Wick, staff writerKevinisha Walker, multiplatform editorAndrew Campa, Sunday writerKarim Doumar, head of newsletters How can we make this newsletter more useful? Send comments to essentialcalifornia@ Check our top stories, topics and the latest articles on
Los Angeles Times
23-05-2025
- General
- Los Angeles Times
KABC's Ellen Leyva signs off after 30 years in moving final broadcast: ‘I'm really lucky'
News anchor Ellen Leyva's decades-long tenure with KABC has officially come to an end. During her final broadcast this week, she said 'I cannot believe my luck to be here for 30 years.' Leyva bid an emotional farewell on Wednesday to the KABC newsroom and the viewers she helped inform and entertain during her send-off. She announced her decision to retire in February, telling the audience at the time, 'I'm ready to make a move on and focus on my next great adventure in life.' During the broadcast, Leyva became a story subject herself, inspiring a tender segment that walked viewers down the memory lane of her tenure. Her retirement also prompted a sit-down conversation with her longtime co-anchor David Ono. Leyva, an Arizona native, came to the Glendale-based station in 1995 as a health reporter and later joined the anchor desk, moving from morning news to the evening news post, where she remained for 25 years. 'I didn't know what to expect, I just knew that I couldn't believe I was working at KABC,' she recalled to Ono. 'My biggest fear was I would not make it and I wouldn't be good enough to stay on the air.' Leyva, despite her concerns, managed to do just that and more. Over the years, she has co-hosted Oscars red carpet arrivals, flown with the Blue Angels and provided Angelenos with a steady on-air presence. Earlier this year, Leyva kept viewers informed during the destructive wildfires that ripped through the region, including the Eaton fire. She said Wednesday that she was displaced from her Altadena home during the blaze. Beyond the desk, Leyva represented the KABC newsroom at several Los Angeles parades, was a team leader for AIDS Walk Los Angeles and advocated for mental health services for underserved communities. 'I'm really lucky,' she said during the segment. The final moments of Leyva's bow at KABC saw her behind the desk, surrounded by newsroom staff, friends and family who applauded her. 'This place has been the most incredible place to work,' she said. 'I cannot believe my luck to be here for 30 years.' Leyva turned her attention to her viewers: 'It has been an honor and a privilege to be welcomed into your living rooms every afternoon. You always made me feel like a welcomed guest.' As she begins her retirement, Leyva said she is looking forward to being on the other side of the screen as a supporter and viewer of KABC. For Leyva, it seems breaking news is not her problem anymore — at least that's according to a cheeky retirement gift candle the anchor posted to Instagram. Times staff writer Meg James contributed to this report.
Los Angeles Times
29-04-2025
- Business
- Los Angeles Times
Reveleer Acquires Novillus to Expand Its AI-Powered Clinical Intelligence and Quality Solutions
Acquisition Strengthens Provider Engagement, Care Gap Management, and Compliance Solutions to Improve Health Outcomes and Financial Performance Glendale-based Reveleer, a value-based care technology platform, has announced the acquisition of Novillus, a provider of insight-driven care gap management and frictionless provider engagement solutions. This acquisition further augments Reveleer's clinical intelligence and quality improvement solutions in value-based care, aiming to empower health plans and providers to collaborate more effectively to improve patient outcomes, strengthen regulatory compliance and bolster financial performance. As the importance of Medicare Advantage Star Rating intensifies and the healthcare industry increasingly emphasizes stronger alignment between payers and providers to succeed in value-based care, the acquisition positions Reveleer to further empower its customers to adapt and excel in a shifting value-based care environment. Novillus' technology will accelerate Reveleer's strategy of delivering modern, easy-to-use solutions that enable seamless collaboration between payers and providers for risk adjustment, quality improvement and other patient improvement efforts. This includes the ability to pinpoint care gaps and performance trends at the provider group level to improve their education. 'By acquiring Novillus, we're accelerating our strategy of aligning payers and providers to improve health outcomes through faster care gap closure,' said Jay Ackerman, CEO of Reveleer. 'This acquisition strengthens our platform's ability to deliver unmatched AI-powered quality and clinical intelligence solutions while helping our customers not only meet but exceed their goals for Star Rating performance, risk adjustment accuracy and care gap closure. All are key areas that drive improved patient outcomes, reduce cost of care and improve financial success.' Novillus' technologies will extend Reveleer's ability to bring payers and providers together through enhanced AI automation, real-time roster management and advanced provider engagement workflows. Its Clean Provider Data solution strengthens regulatory compliance by supporting consistent adherence to the federal No Surprises Act and other regulations, reducing risk, improving directory accuracy, enhancing patient satisfaction and minimizing provider abrasion. 'Our shared vision is to revolutionize how health plans and providers use data to drive better outcomes,' said Jerry Hagan, CEO of Novillus. 'By joining Reveleer, we can accelerate our mission to improve provider engagement, close care gaps and maximize regulatory compliance at scale. This is a win for our customers, their patients and the broader value-based care ecosystem.' The combined company will serve 72 million covered lives and work with 86 leading healthcare organizations across the U.S., further establishing Reveleer as the go-to solution for health plans and providers navigating the complexities of value-based care. 'Over the past three years, Reveleer has taken a strategic approach to broadening its offerings and building out one of the most comprehensive value-based care platforms on the market,' said Andrew Adams, co-founder and managing partner at Oak HC/FT. 'With the acquisition of Novillus, Reveleer's expanded offerings in care gap closure and provider data stand to deliver even more value to health plans, providers and patients.' Information was sourced from PR Newswire. To learn more, contact info@
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
KABC news anchor Ellen Leyva to retire
News anchor Ellen Leyva is leaving KABC-TV Channel 7 after nearly 30 years, marking the latest departure of a prominent local newscaster. Leyva made the announcement Monday during the Walt Disney Co. station's afternoon program. She plans to remain on the air, alongside longtime co-anchor David Ono, for a few more months during a transition, station officials said. "After much contemplation and introspection, I know I'm ready to make a move on and focus on my next great adventure in life," Leyva told viewers, adding that the decision was "something I've been thinking about for a long time." In an email to the staff, KABC General Manager Wendy Granato called Leyva's retirement "bittersweet news." The Glendale-based station has long boasted one of the most stable on-air teams in Los Angeles. Its anchors remain popular with viewers even as news consumption patterns change and stations become less lucrative divisions for the major networks. Last spring, a Pew Research Center report highlighted the industrywide shift, noting that a growing number of Americans get much of their local news online. Still, an overwhelming majority of respondents said local news coverage is important to their community, according to the Pew study. And local broadcasters demonstrated their mettle — and importance — by providing marathon coverage of last month's Altadena and Pacific Palisades wildfires and the devastating aftermath as thousands grieved the loss of loved ones, homes, churches, schools and businesses. Read more: L.A. wildfire coverage shows why local TV news matters in a crisis Leyva is the latest local news anchor to exit. Popular KNBC-TV Channel 4 meteorologist Fritz Coleman retired in 2020. Two years later, a cadre of prominent KNBC journalists — Beverly White, Chuck Henry, Kim Baldonado and Angie Crouch — retired from the station. Also in 2022, longtime favorite Lynette Romero switched to KNBC after a high-profile departure from KTLA-TV Channel 5. And last year, two deaths stunned the local broadcast community: KTLA's stalwart entertainment anchor Sam Rubin, who died in May; and KCAL-TV Channel 9 co-anchor Chauncy Glover, who died unexpectedly in November at the age of 39. Read more: Sam Rubin, KTLA journalist and longtime entertainment anchor, dies at 64 Leyva, who grew up in Arizona, joined KABC in 1995 as a health reporter and later joined the anchor desk. Over the years, she has co-hosted Oscars red carpet arrivals, flown with the Blue Angels and provided a steady on-air presence. She also served as KABC's team leader for AIDS Walk Los Angeles and advocated for mental health services for underserved communities. "To say that she has been an invaluable and truly treasured member of our Eyewitness News team is an understatement," Granato said in her email. The station did not specify Leyva's departure date. "This station, everyone who works here and all of you are truly my home away from home," Leyva told viewers. "I could not have asked for a more rewarding career with the best people in the best city in the world." Sign up for our Wide Shot newsletter to get the latest entertainment business news, analysis and insights. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
KABC news anchor Ellen Leyva to retire
News anchor Ellen Leyva is leaving KABC-TV Channel 7 after nearly 30 years, marking the latest departure of a prominent local newscaster. Leyva made the announcement Monday during the Walt Disney Co. station's afternoon program. She plans to remain on the air, alongside longtime co-anchor David Ono, for a few more months during a transition, station officials said. 'After much contemplation and introspection, I know I'm ready to make a move on and focus on my next great adventure in life,' Leyva told viewers, adding that the decision was 'something I've been thinking about for a long time.' In an email to the staff, KABC General Manager Wendy Granato called Leyva's retirement 'bittersweet news.' The Glendale-based station has long boasted one of the most stable on-air teams in Los Angeles. Its anchors remain popular with viewers even as news consumption patterns change and stations become less lucrative divisions for the major networks. Last spring, a Pew Research Center report highlighted the industrywide shift, noting that a growing number of Americans get much of their local news online. Still, an overwhelming majority of respondents said local news coverage is important to their community, according to the Pew study. And local broadcasters demonstrated their mettle — and importance — by providing marathon coverage of last month's Altadena and Pacific Palisades wildfires and the devastating aftermath as thousands grieved the loss of loved ones, homes, churches, schools and businesses. Leyva is the latest local news anchor to exit. Popular KNBC-TV Channel 4 meteorologist Fritz Coleman retired in 2020. Two years later, a cadre of prominent KNBC journalists — Beverly White, Chuck Henry, Kim Baldonado and Angie Crouch — retired from the station. Also in 2022, longtime favorite Lynette Romero switched to KNBC after a high-profile departure from KTLA-TV Channel 5. And last year, two deaths stunned the local broadcast community: KTLA's stalwart entertainment anchor Sam Rubin, who died in May; and KCAL-TV Channel 9 co-anchor Chauncy Glover, who died unexpectedly in November at the age of 39. Leyva, who grew up in Arizona, joined KABC in 1995 as a health reporter and later joined the anchor desk. Over the years, she has co-hosted Oscars red carpet arrivals, flown with the Blue Angels and provided a steady on-air presence. She also served as KABC's team leader for AIDS Walk Los Angeles and advocated for mental health services for underserved communities. 'To say that she has been an invaluable and truly treasured member of our Eyewitness News team is an understatement,' Granato said in her email. The station did not specify Leyva's departure date. 'This station, everyone who works here and all of you are truly my home away from home,' Leyva told viewers. 'I could not have asked for a more rewarding career with the best people in the best city in the world.'
