Grumpy Old Geeks Media Los Angeles Times Media Los Angeles Times 2 mentions in 1 episode A newspaper the hosts say Patrick Soon-Shiong agreed to buy from Tronc. Mentions 246: Ground Control to Grumpy Tom Feb 12, 2018 38:40 Patrick Soon-Shiong, has decided to buy the L.A. Times and San Diego Union Tribune back from Tronk 39:14 The L.A. Times has gotten worse and worse.