A lovely column about the under appreciated tomato ... in a world of farming "as legalized gambling"

Happy Admission Day, Californians... reprising this Jerry Brown proclamation that laments the loss of the state holiday, traded away for a personal day, "convenient to some, but in no way respectful of our storied founding." ca.gov/.../governor-b…

Today marks the beginning of #HispanicHeritageMonth! Check out this virtual bookshelf of #NEHgrant-funded projects and resources honoring the histories and contributions of Hispanic and Latin American communities in the United States. neh.gov/news/virtual-b…

“A July paper from the Cato Institute — those guys again, the libertarians — found that  ramping up deportations subjects the most vulnerable among us to more crime, disincentivizes them from cooperating with law-enforcement, and provides negligible benefits for everyone else:”

I never met John King but long have admired his writing. This piece is a great example of why he'll be sorely missed. Thank you for your amazing work, John King. Congratulations on a terrific run.

Cozy up with some hot cocoa and a good book this #NationalBookMonth! May we suggest Miriam Pawel’s “The Crusades of Cesar Chavez,” an #NEHgov-funded project and National Book Critics Circle Award winner? Read more in Humanities Magazine here: neh.gov/humanities/201…

My friend Mariel Garza just resigned as editorials editor of Los Angeles Times after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plan to endorse Kamala Harris for president. cjr.org/business_of_ne…

.Robert Greene won a Pulitzer Prize for his wise, informed, invaluable writing about how government at every level works, and doesn't. This is a serious blow to the paper, a serious loss for readers, and for me, a gut-punch loss of a great colleague and friend.

Robert Greene on last weeks shameful cowardice at the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post last week. Billionaires without balls. archive.ph/VVK3a

Excellent story by Joe Eskenazi about one of the most influential people in SF. It’s a story others haven’t done and shows the importance of a having a plethora of news orgs. Kudos for pulling back the curtain. A must read.

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It is impossible to live in Southern California “without being aware of the vast forces, incendiary and otherwise, that continue to shape the landscape; in every way that matters, they make the place what it is,” writes the professor David Ulin. Read: nyti.ms/3DQS8gX

A board member of billionaire developer Rick Caruso's wildfire recovery foundation — Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale — compared the idea adding low-income housing in Pacific Palisades to building "a new crack den" in the neighborhood. latimes.com/homeless-housi…

The two native New Yorkers and Democratic Socialists were rapturously greeted in a Northern California Republican House district by an audience of working-class folks starved for someone who could speak for them, Joe Garofoli writes. trib.al/bYEccHq

Looking forward to moderating a conversation with these three terrific authors. come to the LA Times Festival of Books this weekend, and come to this panel!

Federal Judge restricts Border Patrol in interior of California: ‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers” W/ WendyFry

long shot query: anyone recognize the person with Pat Brown on this ancient postcard recently unearthed??

‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned nytimes.com/2025/06/15/us/… via @NYTimes jennifer medina

Honored to be on such a great California reading list! Thanks CA State Library