The following excerpt was sent out from the Los Angeles Times’ editor at large Scott Kraft and deputy managing editor Hector Becerra:
Steve Lopez
In more than two decades at the Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez has helped define the role of a metro columnist, holding officials and institutions to account and exploring the major challenges of our times: housing and homelessness, income inequality, and elder and end-of-life care.
Now, we are thrilled to announce that Lopez is launching a new column, Golden State, which will explore the challenges, and occasional thrills, of aging.
Lopez is uniquely qualified to tackle this subject. His most recent book, published in November, is a deeply personal voyage of discovery on aging: “Independence Day: What I Learned About Retirement From Some Who’ve Done It and Some Who Never Will.”
We’re excited to follow Lopez as he surveys this vast new landscape with the seniors who populate it. His first Golden State column published online today and will appear in Sunday’s paper.