California Legislators, Civic and Business Leaders Urge Tribune to Keep L.A. Times Local

A dozen members of the California legislature and several prominent civic and business leaders are calling on Tribune publishing to keep the Los Angeles Times in local hands.     In a letter sent to the board of Tribune Publishing, 12 members of the California Assembly expressed their “collective displeasure with the abrupt dismissal” of Los Angeles Times publisher Austin Beutner, who was fired last month.