Hollywood Inc.
Walt Disney Co. said James Gorman will become chairman of its board next year, replacing Mark Parker, who is stepping down after nine years.
California
Midway through his first term as L.A. County sheriff, Robert Luna told The Times that speculation he might step down is ‘not true.’
L.A. Influential
Bob Iger’s second tour as Disney chief has been far less cheery than the first. The House of Mouse to which Iger returned was beset by problems, and he’s made missteps too.
Angel City FC
The team said the transaction lifts the club’s value to $250 million, making it the most valuable franchise in women’s pro sports history.
Entertainment & Arts
Robert Fitzpatrick, former president of the California Institute of the Arts and later Disneyland Paris, also led the acclaimed 1984 Olympic Arts Festival in Los Angeles.
Television
The 76-year-old actor leads a cast of septuagenarian stars as a retired professor who takes on a job going undercover at a retirement community.
High School Sports
Crenshaw football coach Robert Garrett has 290 career victories.
Sparks
New Sparks coach Lynne Roberts knows turning around the franchise won’t be easy, but she’s determined to transform the Sparks into winners once again.
Disney CEO Bob Iger and his wife Willow Bay are close to completing a deal that would see them invest $250 million in Angel City FC.
Willow Bay and Bob Iger are investing more than $100 million into the women’s soccer club. “Women’s sports is having a culture-defining moment,†Bay said.