The first issue of the Los Angeles Free Press was printed in July 1964. Along with his wife, Abby Rubinstein, the two put up $200 to bankroll the paper, money spent mostly on postage to solicit advertisers. They edited the paper at their dining room table, writing headlines, cropping photos, keeping their fingers crossed it would all somehow work.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 09, 2019 17:37 UTC