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Former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002.  said last week that he was close to naming a managing editor for the weekly newspaper he hopes to start up within the next few months.

Riordan denied a report in the New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10  that he's been courting Peter Kaplan Peter Kaplan is Editor-In-Chief of the New York Observer, a weekly newspaper. External links
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 Observer, although he notes that his paper will be modeled after that publication. He said has two candidates for the ME spot.

After hiring an editor, Riordan says he'll need at least two months to get the first issue of his paper out. Earlier this year, he told the Business Journal that the paper would hit the streets by September.

"I was hoping to (hire an editor) two months ago but I haven't gotten the right person yet," he said.

Staff reporter Claudia Peschiutta can be reached at (323) 549-5225 ext. 229, or at cpeschiutta@labusinessjournal.com.
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Title Annotation:Richard Riordan searching for newspaper editor
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Author:Peschiutta, Claudia
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Sep 16, 2002
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