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San Diego Union-Tribune To Change Hands Monday

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong will take ownership of the 150-year-old newspaper.

SAN DIEGO, CA -- Control of the San Diego Union-Tribune is scheduled to change hands on Monday, when Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong will take ownership of the newspaper, the Union-Tribune reported Saturday.

The biotech entrepreneur, 65, bought the Union-Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and other properties from Chicago-based Tronc in a $500 million deal that was announced Feb. 7.

He will be the fifth owner in the past 10 years for the 150-year-old Union-Tribune.

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