Sep 10, 2026
Joseph Ogilvy, an author and chef, argues that California began as a maritime frontier facing China long before it became the western terminus of the American story. In his new book "Tin Can Coast," he follows the otter, the abalone, and the sardine through three centuries of abundance and greed, and shows how...
Sep 3, 2026
Rep. Jared Huffman, who represents Marin County and the North Coast, may be among the most unusual members of the House — and the only one who will say out loud that he doesn't believe in God. In his new book, "No Prophets," he argues that Christian nationalism has given up on democracy. He explains why he thinks the...
Aug 27, 2026
The Los Angeles Times sports columnist Bill Shaikin unravels the story of Mark Walter, the billionaire who turned the Dodgers into champions and flipped the Lakers for $2.5 billion barely a year after buying them. Now his insurance-fueled sports empire faces federal scrutiny. What happens when franchises become...
Aug 20, 2026
Theo Baker arrived at Stanford University at the age of 17 wanting in. What he found, as he recounts in his new book "How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University," was a machine: venture capitalists scouting freshmen, "pre-idea funding," yacht parties, and a secret elite — all riding on a...
Aug 13, 2026
Emily Hoeven expected the towns hosting America's new data centers to be the angriest. She found the opposite. In a recent column for the San Francisco Chronicle — titled "'We were a dying little town': How Silicon Valley data centers are reshaping rural America" — she maps a strange disconnect: the dread over data...