Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

So if I could activate this natural killer cell in your body with a single jab and other cells like T cells, we could drive what I call memory. And if we drive memory, we'd have a cancer vaccine.

Well, I went to medical school, I think it was age of 16, 17. And I came to this, was an MD, and I did a master's of science, fully an MD, did my entire surgical training, and ran a big research lab at the VA in Los Angeles. So this combination of curiosity and this ability or desire to do something quickly and get accomplished results as a surgeon really drove what I think I wanted to do here.

Well, I went to medical school, I think it was age of 16, 17. And I came to this, was an MD, and I did a master's of science, fully an MD, did my entire surgical training, and ran a big research lab at the VA in Los Angeles. So this combination of curiosity and this ability or desire to do something quickly and get accomplished results as a surgeon really drove what I think I wanted to do here.

Well, look, first of all, I grew up in South Africa during apartheid. The only thing that kept me alive, literally, in terms of knowledge and what was going on was the newspaper. I literally went to the printing press. I was a newspaper boy, sat there and pulled out the first newspaper that came off the press.

Well, look, first of all, I grew up in South Africa during apartheid. The only thing that kept me alive, literally, in terms of knowledge and what was going on was the newspaper. I literally went to the printing press. I was a newspaper boy, sat there and pulled out the first newspaper that came off the press.

And to me, that was a form of not only education, inspiration, understanding what's going on in the world, And look, I lived the American dream when we made all this, the fortune out of the work we did in pharmaceutical company, the opportunity to get a newspaper that would actually provide information, a voice to the public.

And to me, that was a form of not only education, inspiration, understanding what's going on in the world, And look, I lived the American dream when we made all this, the fortune out of the work we did in pharmaceutical company, the opportunity to get a newspaper that would actually provide information, a voice to the public.

was something not as a give back, but something really would be an opportunity to really inspire and inform and also speak truth to power. So to me, that was the opportunity that I couldn't resist.

was something not as a give back, but something really would be an opportunity to really inspire and inform and also speak truth to power. So to me, that was the opportunity that I couldn't resist.

I recall very well Phil Anschutz was a partner of mine at Lakers and he came to me that night at the game and he says, you know, Patrick, I always thought you were a smart guy until today. And look, it's not a money-making business. It clearly is not.

I recall very well Phil Anschutz was a partner of mine at Lakers and he came to me that night at the game and he says, you know, Patrick, I always thought you were a smart guy until today. And look, it's not a money-making business. It clearly is not.

Well, you know, look, we've put in close to maybe a billion dollars into this entire enterprise. We bought the buildings. In the first two or three years, we thought, okay, what we want to do is increase the newsroom But the platforms have been very successful in usurping the ad revenue. Without the ad revenue in the business, you can't really live by subscriptions.

Well, you know, look, we've put in close to maybe a billion dollars into this entire enterprise. We bought the buildings. In the first two or three years, we thought, okay, what we want to do is increase the newsroom But the platforms have been very successful in usurping the ad revenue. Without the ad revenue in the business, you can't really live by subscriptions.

You need to sort of find a way in which to support it. Which means now we need to change again. We need to figure out how we can reach audiences like the audiences you're reaching, the audiences of podcasts, the audiences of mobile, the audiences of live streaming. sports. So we're going to try that and I'll just release to you now that we're going to create an organization called L.A. Times Next.

You need to sort of find a way in which to support it. Which means now we need to change again. We need to figure out how we can reach audiences like the audiences you're reaching, the audiences of podcasts, the audiences of mobile, the audiences of live streaming. sports. So we're going to try that and I'll just release to you now that we're going to create an organization called L.A. Times Next.

It'll be an experiment. We'll have studios in, we do, we have studios in Los Angeles and one in Washington and one in Nashville. And we'll do podcast live streaming and hopefully create engagement to a younger audience than we currently have, and a broader audience than we currently have.

It'll be an experiment. We'll have studios in, we do, we have studios in Los Angeles and one in Washington and one in Nashville. And we'll do podcast live streaming and hopefully create engagement to a younger audience than we currently have, and a broader audience than we currently have.

No, it really was, you know, it's come a time, really, you're right. I've been a relatively quiet person, a typical Asian, quiet, do your thing. But I just began to feel that as a newspaper owner and somebody who literally loves Los Angeles, what happened here was completely outrageous. And it is something that really I think we're going to live against for decades to come.

No, it really was, you know, it's come a time, really, you're right. I've been a relatively quiet person, a typical Asian, quiet, do your thing. But I just began to feel that as a newspaper owner and somebody who literally loves Los Angeles, what happened here was completely outrageous. And it is something that really I think we're going to live against for decades to come.

So it was in my mind, look, you can't, you have these climates, but the idea of the actions that you could have taken to prevent some of the destruction. was very real. So, look, I apologized very much. We had, in fact, endorsed Karen Bass.