Entries from LAist tagged with 'larryellison'
July 31, 2006
Sheriff Lee Baca reportedly asked that the arresting deputy re-write the arrest report so as to withhold the anti-Semitic statements Mel Gibson allegedly delivered early Friday morning, TMZ.com says. Sources tell TMZ that Lt. Crystal Miranda told the arresting deputy that Captain Tom Martin talked to Sheriff Lee Baca who expressed concern that the explosive report might leak to the media and that it needed to be re-written in a sanitized form. Top Hollywood......
Continue Reading "Mel Gibson Round-up: Cover-up? Sugar Tits? Who Really Owns Malibu?"February 1, 2005
The Los Angeles Times has a series of articles this week on LA surviving ten years without NFL football. Today's edition in the series, is about former 49ers and Browns executive Carmen Policy, and how he might be the savior LA has been looking for to bring us back a team. Come on! Enough already! How many more saviors can we take? Add Carmen Policy to a list that includes Jerry Jones, John Elway,......
Continue Reading "NFL in LA? This Time? Please? Maybe?"October 14, 2004
So now we are being told that Larry Ellison is coming to save the day and finally bring a football team to LA. But before we jump on the Oracle founder's bandwagon, let's take a big step back and look at the big picture. In order for Ellison to be involved with the NFL, he needs a team. While the NFL has said a 33rd expansion team is possible, we know it's not desirable.......
Continue Reading "LA's New Football Oracle?"August 9, 2004
The "Uncensored" column in the August issue of "W" Magazine ( LAist has catholic tastes in reading material) reveals that "Oracle gazillionaire" Larry Ellison and his wife, novelist, Melanie Craft, have purchased a house on Malibu's Carbon Beach (AKA Billionaire Beach) so that they have a "pied dans le sable" for visits to Larry's son who is enrolled at a college nearby. LAist wonders if the kid's enrolled at Pepperdine or "PU" -- as......
Continue Reading "Mogul Washes Ashore"