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Explore the life of donut king Ted Ngoy. Watch flicks from the Indian Film Fest. Create a community altar in South LA. Tune into LAist’s discussion on the militarization of the police.

Los Angeles' Merchant of Sprawl Los Angeles is mourning the death of billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad. For all of Broad's many civic contributions, he made his fortune in a decidedly anti-urban way. May 4, 2021, 9am PDT | Josh Stephens | "Broad built tract homes. He built them on the urban fringe. Once he was done bulldozing one fringe, he went on to the next, pushing the rings of sprawl outward from whichever urban center they orbited. He focused primarily on the Los Angeles and Phoenix regions, with projects in the San Antonio, Tucson, and Las Vegas areas, among others. Various i...

Eli Broad and wife Edythe Broad in 2009. Eli Broad, Los Angeles Philanthropist With Art Trove, Dies at 87 Broad built a fortune of more than $7 billion from two companies, Kaufman & Broad, the first homebuilder to trade on the New York Stock Exchange, and SunAmerica, one of the largest U.S. annuity providers. Christopher Palmeri | May 03, 2021 (Bloomberg) -- Eli Broad, the billionaire businessman who founded two Fortune 500 companies in different industries before becoming one of America’s most prominent philanthropists and art collectors, has died. He was 87. Broad died Friday after...

Philanthropist and entrepreneur Eli Broad, who contributed millions of dollars to Michigan State University, died Friday at age 87, representatives announced. Since 1999, Broad, who founded two Fortune 500 companies in different industries, and his wife, Edythe, had committed more than $5 billion with their foundations to support K-12 public education, scientific and medical research, and the visual and performing arts.  In 2014, Broad and his wife gave MSU a $25 million challenge grant to broaden the scope of the Eli Broad College of Business. The gift brought the Detroit Public Schools ...