Dolores Sanchez, who had been publisher of the old Eastern Group Publications in Los Angeles County, died Sept. 28, 2023, after being ill in recent months, the Los Angeles Times reported. She was 87.
Eastern Group at one time included as many as 11 publications, including the Eastside Sun, Mexican American Sun, Commerce Comet and Bell Gardens Sun, covering East L.A. and southeast Los Angeles.
Sanchez was publisher of the group for nearly 40 years. Her husband, Jonathan Sanchez, was associate publisher and CEO until his death in 2016. The business closed in 2018.
