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FRIDAY • NOVEMBER 18, 2011 • MORE THAN 1,000,000 READERS WEEKLY • SIGNONSANDIEGO.COM PLATINUM TO SELL U-T TO DOUG MANCHESTER Local developer’s purchase of newspaper from Manchester said. “Taking own- involvement in high-profile issues pany through a transformation ership of a 143-year-old Pulitzer in the region. Lynch is a founder that has included the redesign of Platinum Equity is expected to close by Dec. 15 Prize-winning news organization of the Broadcast Company of the Union-Tribune and SignOn- comes with great responsibility. America and has a long history of SanDiego.com, integration of on- ELIZABETH AGUILERA • U-T Lynch, who serves as president We believe is the fi n- owning radio stations. line and print operations, and the and CEO of MLIM. est city in America and pledge to Platinum Equity, which an- launch of the top daily deal in the The owner of The San Diego The terms of the agreement are be strong advocates for the city’s nounced the agreement, pur- industry. Union-Tribune announced Thurs- confidential. The deal is expected interests and conscientious care- chased the company in May 2009 The company has led all major day it has signed an agreement of to close by Dec. 15. takers of the Union-Tribune and from Copley Press Inc. for an un- metropolitan newspapers in inter- sale for the newspaper to MLIM, “We are excited about working its legacy.” disclosed amount. active revenue growth in each of LLC, owned by local entrepreneur toward our goal in the next few Manchester is well-known for The fi rm went on to hire Pub- the past two years, and has been Doug Manchester. He is joined by weeks and building on the suc- his hotel and commercial property lisher Ed Moss and a new execu- among the industry leaders in longtime media executive John cess the great team built there,” development in the county and his tive team, which has led the com- SEE SALE • A4

THE DAILY DEAL EX-OFFICER Border Angels, CONVICTED OF EIGHT Today’s deal is brought to activist evoke FELONIES you by our paid advertis- ing partner The Cardiff IN SEX CASE Medical Spa. Prep your skin for the holidays strong reactions Arevalos faces with 68 percent off three up to 10 years, four microdermabrasions or chemical peels today at months in prison signondailydeal.com DANA LITTLEFIELD THE WORLD & GREG MORAN • U-T Anthony Arevalos, a for- OBAMA TRIP: Deep- mer San Diego police officer ening ties with Asia, accused of trying to seek President Barack sexual favors from women Obama will appeal he stopped in the Gaslamp today to nations large Quarter, was convicted and small for help with Thursday of eight felony America’s security charges, including sexual agenda, anxious to build battery by restraint and some regional political asking for a bribe. balance to the rising In all, Arevalos, was found might of China. guilty of 12 counts, includ- ing four misdemeanors. The SYRIAN MELTDOWN: jurors acquitted him of sev- Deserters from the eral felony counts and lesser Syrian army carried charges. out attacks against the Arevalos, 41, who ap- offices of the Syrian rul- peared solemn as the ver- ing Baath Party as the dicts were read, was im- country lurched toward mediately handcuffed and civil war. taken into custody. He will be held without bail until THE NATION his sentencing, which was scheduled for Dec. 19. SIX DIE IN SOUTHEAST He faces a possible maxi- TORNADOES: Authori- mum term of 10 years and ties said at least six peo- Enrique Morones leads a walk to a Mass for unnamed migrants buried in Holtville. At top, the four months in prison, and ple, including a 3-year- remnants of a cross placed on a migrant’s grave say “never forgotten.” PEGGY PEATTIE • U-T PHOTOS he will have to serve at least old girl, were killed 50 percent of that time. and dozens injured the Outreach efforts began with delivery of food and clothes to Carlsbad migrants Arevalos’ arrest was previous day as sev- among nine high-profile eral tornadoes moved ELIZABETH AGUILERA • U-T times not getting paid. Before the trip, tries, Morones and his nonprofit officer misconduct cases across Louisiana, Mis- which he made with a church group, group Border Angels are praised and in the San Diego Police De- sissippi, Alabama and quarter-century ago, an en- Morones never knew there were mi- reviled for their advocacy on behalf of partment this year. South Carolina. counter with dozens of un- grants struggling to survive in the immigrants. They will commemorate The allegations range Adocumented immigrants liv- canyons of Carlsbad. 25 years of activism with a fundraising from rape under color of A15 • A WIN FOR ing in caves and cardboard shelters “I couldn’t believe that people lived dinner Saturday in Balboa Park. authority to drunken driv- PROP. 8 BACKERS: The transformed a marketing specialist in this type of situation, not just men The outreach started with Morones ing to domestic violence. Supreme for a hotel chain. but women and children living in these delivering food and clothes to the Arevalos was fi red in Court handed support- Enrique Morones saw them make conditions in the most powerful nation Carlsbad migrants. In the years since, SEE AREVALOS • A12 ers of Proposition 8 the tents out of tarps and tree branches. in the world,” he said. “It was amazing. he and the roughly 50 longtime mem- legal right to defend the He heard them talk about long days It was eye-opening and heart-opening bers of Border Angels — plus thou- A13 • Convicting law state’s ban on same-sex of work as gardeners, fruit pickers, for me to see that.” sands of volunteers — have brought enforcement officers can marriage. construction workers — and some- Today, in the U.S. and other coun- SEE BORDER • A8 sometimes be a tall order.

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Bridge C6 ELEPHANT DIES AT SAFARI PARK, Classifieds C5 Comics C8 POSSIBLY AFTER AN ALTERCATION Crossword C7 Dear Abby C7 Umoya was found with injuries indicative may have been some sort of aggressive interaction Editorials B6 of an interaction with another elephant with another elephant,” Horoscope C7 Galindo said. Lottery A2 J. HARRY JONES rived, they found Umoya Umoya was born in Movies ND4 & JEANETTE STEELE • U-T had been injured and Kruger National Park in Obituaries B5 subsequently died short- South Africa around 1990. Umoya, one of the domi- ly thereafter,” said Yadira In 2003, she was one of Television ND5 nant female elephants at Galindo, a zoo spokes- seven African elephants Weather B8 the San Diego Zoo Safari woman. that the zoo imported from Park, died early Thurs- The elephant was lying Swaziland, where officials day apparently after an on the ground when zoo- said they were going to be altercation with another keepers found her. killed because of elephant Umoya, with her calf Phakamile in this undated elephant. “There were a few inju- overpopulation. photo, came to San Diego from Swaziland in 2003. “When trainers ar- ries that indicated there SEE ELEPHANT • A14 She was found injured on Thursday. KEN BOHN

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FROM A1 paper industry and helped Diego State University and Oct. 10, 1868: William overall advertising revenue the Union-Tribune success- Wake Forest University. Jefferson Gatewood growth during the past 18 fully transform its opera- Manchester is credited and Edward Bushyhead months. tions and re-invent itself by for the transformation of publish the first issue of Innovation in its print attracting terrific people the waterfront around the the San Diego Union. products has extended its and investing in their ideas convention center complex. Dec. 2, 1895: T.D. Beasley print reach to 98 percent of and their passion.” In 1994, he supported a bal- and F.E.A. Kimball launch households in the county. In Gabriel Kahn, co-direc- lot initiative to move the air- the Evening Tribune. October, the newspaper’s tor of the Media, Econom- port from Lindbergh Field paid circulation was up 3 ics and Entrepreneurship to Miramar, which failed. Jan. 21, 1928: Ira Clifton percent daily and 4 percent program at the Annenberg He was a principal backer Copley, an Illinois pub- on Sunday over the previ- School for Communication of the successful statewide lisher, buys the Union and ous year. and Journalism at the Uni- Proposition 8 campaign in the Evening Tribune. “We assembled a talented versity of Southern Cali- 2008. June 4, 1950: James management team, unified fornia, said what Platinum Lynch, who has partnered Strohn Copley becomes and expanded the U-T’s was able to do is rare dur- Under the ownership of Platinum Equity, The San with Manchester on other Diego Union-Tribune launched a redesign of the publisher of the two print and online offerings, ing a time when private eq- projects, said “we love this newspapers, 2½ years af- modernized its production uity buyers of newspapers newspaper and SignOnSanDiego.com. K.C. ALFRED • U-T place and it’s one of the rea- ter the death of his father, technology and cemented have been plagued by poor sons we put together this its position as the leading timing and a bleak media ably did it for some of the transaction to support the Ira Copley. local media company in the economy. psychic rewards that come community and buy one of Oct. 6, 1973: Copley region,” said Platinum Eq- “Considering what with owning a newspaper. the real jewels in the com- dies of cancer at age 57. uity’s Louis Samson, whose they’ve been able to do They care about the com- munity.” Copley’s widow, Helen team led the Union-Tribune with the revenue side of the munity, they want to have Lynch started his career Kinney Copley, becomes acquisition. Union-Tribune, it sounds influence in the community at the Chicago Tribune be- publisher. “Most importantly, we like a bright spot in an oth- and be deeply connected,” fore moving into radio in the Feb. 2, 1992: Copley’s engaged the community erwise bleak landscape,” Local entrepreneur he said. Midwest. In 1972, he moved and the Union-Tribune is Kahn said. “Traditionally Doug Manchester (at left) Manchester is a promi- to San Diego and within a biggest papers — the a stronger, more vital en- people prefer local owners and longtime media nent figure in the San Diego decade was part owner of Union and the Tribune terprise today thanks to its for media companies like executive John Lynch. community. He is founder Noble Broadcast Group, — are merged into The connection with the people these because they see a and chairman of Manches- which owned several radio Union-Tribune. of San Diego.” value in the asset besides “I couldn’t be more excit- ter Financial Group. The stations. Lynch is credited Nov. 17, 1995: The Union- Moss said the agreement the kind of cash it might be ed to work with Doug Man- company’s developments for expanding the company, Tribune debuts its first is a direct result of the “sig- throwing off. People who are chester and John Lynch to include the Grand Del Mar which sold for $152 million news website, SignOn- nificant accomplishments invested in the community build on our success and resort; Manchester Grand in 1996. SanDiego. we have had over the last see the benefit of having a grow the company further. Hyatt, which he sold his in- In 2003, Lynch founded two and a half years.” vibrant newspaper.” Both Doug and John are terest in earlier this year; the Broadcast Company of April 26, 2001: David C. “Platinum Equity has In July, Platinum hired very successful local entre- San Diego Marriott Hotel America and started XX Copley is named publish- been a tremendous stew- investment banking fi rm preneurs, significant phi- & Marina, which he also Sports Radio (1090-AM), er of the Union-Tribune ard of this company,” Moss Evercore Partners to help lanthropists and connected sold; and the Torrey Pines which he left last year. Publishing Co. after the said. “They have given us explore alternatives for the to the community. There is Business and Research “One of the goals of the retirement of his mother, tremendous operational future. MLIM was advised nothing but growth for us,” Park. company is to be a cheer- Helen K. Copley. support, invested in the by Roth Capital Partners. Moss said. Most recently, Manches- leader of San Diego busi- March 18, 2009: The Co- company in technology and Manchester and Lynch The tenor of this sale, just ter is behind the proposed ness and San Diego insti- pley Press Inc. announces equipment and encouraged hope to expand on the com- two years after the last, is Navy Broadway Complex tutions. We recognize what plans to sell the paper to us in our efforts to be true pany’s recent success. upbeat, said Alan Mutter, a — his biggest project yet the challenges in San Diego Platinum Equity. The deal entrepreneurs in the way “We look forward to media analyst in San Fran- — which calls for a $1.3 are and we’ll move to be a closes May 4. we approach business. That building on the foundation cisco. At that time, the in- billion, 3.2 million-square- supporter of things that support, along with the top- that has been established dustry was in free fall and foot office and hotel com- will get our city going in May 11, 2009: Ed Moss notch talent throughout by current management the Great Recession was at plex downtown that would the right direction,” Lynch is named publisher of the our company, has led us to and ownership, serving the its height. include a new Navy head- said. Union-Tribune. Moss had industry-leading perfor- community and working Mutter said the sale to quarters and 1.9-acre park. “We believe there is a most recently worked as mance.” towards a fully integrated local owners benefits both Opening of the first phase tremendous opportunity to president and chief ex- Platinum and Moss made digital and print news me- Platinum and the commu- is projected for 2016, pend- have an integrated, digital ecutive of the these changes during tough dia platform,” Manchester nity. A large media company ing financing and approv- business as well as a news- Newspaper Group. economic times. said in a statement. might have opted to gut the als. paper,” Lynch said. “By inte- “We are very proud of “(The) U-T is a prized as- newspaper, combine opera- He has donated more grating them together, you Thursday: Platinum what we have accomplished set thanks to the people who tions with other entities in than $27 million to scholar- have the opportunity to be Equity announces it has in San Diego and are grate- manage and run the paper. I the region and manage the ship endowments, educa- the most important media signed an agreement of ful to the community for am privileged to be associ- newspaper from a remote tional institutions and local company in the region to sale for the newspaper embracing our stewardship ated” with it, he said. city, he said. hospitals. Among the recipi- come.” to MLIM, LLC, owned by of the Union-Tribune,” said Publisher Moss expects “There has to be a busi- ents of his philanthropy are local entrepreneur Doug Samson. “We came here at continued growth under the ness rationale for the deci- the , Staff writer Lori Weisberg Manchester. a difficult time for the news- new ownership. sions but they also prob- The Bishop’s School, San contributed to this report.

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