Kushner, who "preached the virtues of local journalism and a print product," bought Freedom in 2012 for $50 million plus assumption of pension liabilities. He increased staff and added new sections at the "Orange County Register" and began a new daily, the "Long Beach Register." In January 2014, however, he announced heavy layoffs in Orange County and at the Riverside Press-Enterprise, which he also owned. The "Register" launched a Los Angeles edition, the "Los Angeles Register", on April 16, 2014, but the venture ended five months later. The "Long Beach Register" became a Sunday-only publication in June 2014, and ceased publication in December 2014.