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Finish out your summer reading season on a high note! Check out Zócalo's list of book recommendations from our friends and contributors. zps.la/reading24

California’s state legislature and governor want a new Capitol annex. But they aren't building by the same laws they make for the rest of the state. Joe Mathews reports on the embattled project in the latest #ConnectingCalifornia. zps.la/47bkQnu

Eclectic but curated. Smart without snark. Ideas journalism with a head and heart. Sign up for the Zócalo newsletter to get our latest essays and poems, and updates on our (always) free events. zps.la/newsletter

Writer Ashwini Gangal recently moved to the U.S. from India. She's experiencing words she loves both lose and gain meaning—and reflecting on her own identity. zps.la/4dQXzJJ

Zócalo publishes new poetry every Friday. Read our latest: "Halation" by Georgia M. Brodsky. zps.la/4gbMUel

Matthew Olzmann is our September poetry curator! Read our chat with him in the green room, where he talked about New Year’s Eve, karaoke, and Filipino food. zps.la/3zb55jJ

Did you know Zócalo's programs are on Spotify? Catch up on our recent events, including “When Does Protest Make a Difference?" and “How Does the Inland Empire Strike Back Against Hate?” zps.la/spotify

Sacramento exempted its Capitol Annex Project from historic preservation requirements and environmental laws. Still, six years after it was approved, nothing has been built. Meanwhile, cost estimates have soared. Joe Mathews assesses the situation: zps.la/47bkQnu

Ashwini Gangal (Ashwini Gangal) is a Bay Area-based journalist and author of Hormonal House (fiction) and Yersinia Pestis (poetry). She writes about her recent move to the U.S., and embracing American English. zps.la/4dQXzJJ

"I’d never heard of writing postcards to strangers as a way to encourage them to vote. But I was charmed by the thought of an analog means of saving democracy," writes journalism professor Melissa Wall. zps.la/4e924iD

"Halation" by Georgia M. Brodsky is our latest #poem, selected by September poetry curator Matthew Olzmann. Read (or listen to Brodsky's reading) of it: zps.la/4gbMUel

Matthew Olzmann is an assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He's also our September poetry curator. Read our interview with him in the green room, where he talked about childhood dreams, advice on writing poetry, and more. zps.la/3zb55jJ

What’s up with the hole in the ground at the center of state government in Sacramento? Columnist Joe Mathews takes stock of the Capitol Annex Project. Publicly available details “do not inspire confidence.” zps.la/47bkQnu

Did you know Zócalo is on Soundcloud? Listen to all our programs, including “When Does Protest Make a Difference?" and “How Does the Inland Empire Strike Back Against Hate?”, wherever and whenever you want. soundcloud.com/zocalopublicsq…

There are 15 more days of summer left! Find inspiration for your last beach read with Zócalo's list of book recommendations from our friends and contributors. zps.la/reading24

Eclectic but curated. Smart without snark. Ideas journalism with a head and heart. Sign up for the Zócalo newsletter to get our latest essays and poems, and updates on our (always) free events. zps.la/newsletter

Zócalo is celebrating the dishes of Los Angeles with an exciting new project: “Diaspora Cookbook.” And we’re asking for your help! Send your favorite recipe to [email protected] by 9/13. 🌽🧀🍝