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dalton99a

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10. The richest man in Los Angeles
Tue Oct 22, 2024, 09:42 PM
Oct 22
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Soon-Shiong

Patrick Soon-Shiong (Chinese: 黃馨祥; born July 29, 1952) is a South African and American businessman, investor, medical researcher, philanthropist, and transplant surgeon. He is the inventor of the drug Abraxane, which became known for its efficacy against lung, breast, and pancreatic cancer. Soon-Shiong is the founder of NantWorks, a network of healthcare, biotech, and artificial intelligence startups;[2] an adjunct professor of surgery and executive director of the Wireless Health Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles; and a visiting professor at Imperial College London and Dartmouth College.[3][4][5]

Soon-Shiong is the chairman of three nonprofit organizations: the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, which aims to fund research and erase disparities in access to health care and education;[6] the Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Advanced Health, which is focused on changing the way health information is shared;[7] and the Healthcare Transformation Institute, a partnership with the University of Arizona and Arizona State University.[2] He has been a minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers since 2010, and since June 2018, he has been the owner and executive chairman of the Los Angeles Times.[8]

Soon-Shiong's net worth is $6.2 billion as of 2024.[9] He has been called the richest man in Los Angeles and one of the wealthiest doctors in the world.[10]

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one suspects the people trump wants to deport do not read the LA times nt msongs Oct 22 #1
They should have made their endorsement a couple weeks ago. patphil Oct 22 #2
Gotta love editorial independence. (sarcasm) Ramsey Barner Oct 22 #3
To the great ppl of CA...especially subscribers of the Times...cut them off at the knees! PortTack Oct 22 #4
So... Biglinda 52 Oct 22 #5
So what? Do it anyway. Print it, run the presses, and get it out on the streets. EXTRA! EXTRA! NBachers Oct 22 #6
LA Times is a great paper... I have no idea where this came from... bsiebs Oct 22 #7
The article literally tells you where it came from NoRethugFriends Oct 23 #26
Sounds like multi-billionaire Dr. Pat just can't quit those sweet, sweet tax cuts. LudwigPastorius Oct 22 #8
The media benefited from Trump. EllieBC Oct 22 #9
I read a few articles on this guy. He's friends with Trump rpannier Oct 22 #12
Apparently so ailsagirl Oct 22 #14
The richest man in Los Angeles dalton99a Oct 22 #10
Yet another one? Nasruddin Oct 22 #13
The last time the L.A. Times was a great newspaper ... Tarzanrock Oct 22 #11
I can see why n/t ailsagirl Oct 22 #15
". . .a doctor who made his fortune in the healthcare industry." Forget niyad Oct 22 #16
Patrick Soon-Shiong is a wealthy creep who interferes with his paper's business wolfie001 Oct 23 #17
pathetic. travelingthrulife Oct 23 #18
Probably scared they are going to be sent to the re-education camps if the orange felon wins toesonthenose Oct 23 #19
Here is a little quote from Dante. Zilli Oct 23 #20
Health care should not be a for-profit business Maeve Oct 23 #21
119,000 print subscriptions Mosby Oct 23 #22
Can you believe the New York Times? Traitor Fascist Scum! maxsolomon Oct 23 #23
The NYT gets heat here, but they endorsed Harris 3 weeks ago Polybius Oct 23 #24
Unpossible! maxsolomon Oct 23 #25
Maybe he doesn't want to offend his fellow South African, Elon Musk, with a Harris endorsement and/or LoisB Oct 23 #27
If your the owner you can do it. Arne Oct 23 #28
I posted this elsewhere but I'll post again here Wiz Imp Oct 23 #29
Something I often heard repeated when I was in journalism school: thucythucy Oct 23 #30
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