Posts Tagged ‘jeffschechtman’
Joe Mathews on how L.A. is failing California
Joe Mathews, a long-time California journalist, thinks that the state has a big problem, and the problem’s name is Los Angeles. Mathews argues that Los Angeles County, home to 25% of the state’s population, undermines the state and holds back its…
Read MoreMatthew Shilvock on the re-emergence of the San Francisco Opera
Matthew Shilvock, the general director of the San Francisco Opera, talks about the reemergence of the 1,000-person opera company and how its shutdown during the pandemic could be the catalyst for a younger, more digital, and more experimental future.
Read MoreMolly Knight on baseball in Los Angeles
Molly Knight is a long-time sports writer and is a senior staff writer for The Athletic. Her beat covers Los Angeles sports and most notably, the L.A. Dodgers. The author of “The Best Team Money Can Buy”, an inside-the-clubhouse look at two tumultuous…
Read MoreEmilio Garcia-Ruiz and the remaking of the S.F. Chronicle
Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, the new editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Chronicle, was the managing editor for digital at the Washington Post. He lays out his vision for bringing the Chronicle fully into the digital era and enhancing its local focus. He sees…
Read MoreMichael Tubbs still has Stockton on his mind
Michael Tubbs was elected to the Stockton City Council at age 22, having just graduated from Stanford. He was elected as the city’s first African American Mayor at 27. He sought to reshape the most diverse city in America, creating a pilot program for…
Read MoreTess Taylor and her poetry of California
Tess Taylor, in her books of award-winning , captures the fragility, fear, and fault lines of California, and examines Dorothea Lange’s enduring influence on our unsteady times.
Read MoreJill Tucker on San Francisco school debates
Jill Tucker has been covering education in California and in San Francisco for the San Francisco Chronicle for 22 years. Not until lately however, has she seen school debates grow so intense and board meetings stretch so long. In this week’s podcast,…
Read MoreRoman Mars is anything but invisible
Roman Mars, the Bay Area author of the book and podcast series , is a unique guide to the hidden worlds of design and architecture around us. He sees beauty in the built world — things that we visually appreciate, but often neglect, even while they…
Read MoreJoan Didion talks about California
Upon the occasion of the publication of a new collection of works by Joan Didion, “,” I share a conversation I had with her in 2016 about California, its history, and its many crises. Because of her deep and broad vision, it’s as relevant today as…
Read MoreCasey Newton on tech platforms as the new town square
Casey Newton, a long-time Bay Area-based tech journalist, and the author of the Platformer newsletter looks at our social media platforms and how they have become the foundation of political speech. He discusses the role they should play in our…
Read MoreHank Sims on the success of local journalism in Humboldt County
Hank Sims, the editor of Lost Coast Outpost, extols the virtues of Humboldt County and explains how his online newspaper has defied the odds faced by most local and regional newspapers.
Read MoreKathryn Olmsted talks California unions, from farm to Google
Kathryn Olmsted, a historian, author, and former chair of the history department at UC Davis talks about California’s long history of farm labor union organizing and how that history affects the efforts at Google, Uber, and other Silicon Valley companies.
Read MoreHeather Knight on the ups and downs of San Francisco
The San Franciso Chronicle columnist Heather Knight keeps her finger on the pulse of City Hall. Her twice-weekly stories have exposed issues around education, political corruption, homelessness, and public accountability, with attention to how they…
Read MoreTracy L. Chandler on photography, memory, and connection
Tracy L Chandler is a photographic artist based in Los Angeles. She talks about her work, which explores fringe communities and addresses themes of seeing and being seen. She examines photography and images as a way to engage the world.
Read MoreDaniel Lurie and Sam Cobbs on the fight against poverty in the Bay Area
Daniel Lurie, the founder of Tipping Point Community, and Sam Cobbs, its CEO, discuss the grant-making organization’s efforts to fight poverty in the Bay Area by putting private dollars to work for the public good.
Read MoreAt 25, Alex Lee is California’s youngest state legislator
What were you doing at 25? Assembly member-elect Alex Lee, a Democrat from San Jose, is thinking about what he’ll do on his first day in the Assembly. The youngest state legislature in nearly a century, he embraces a progressive agenda and thinks 16…
Read MoreEsther Mobley on days of wine and smoke
Esther Mobley never thought that being a wine writer would involve covering land use, migrant worker issues, wildfires, and climate change. The San Francisco Chronicle wine critic looks at the lasting impact of these issues on the future of the Napa…
Read MoreKendra Atleework’s “Miracle Country”
Kendra Atleework’s memoir “” is inspired by the work of writers like Mary Hunter Austin and Reyner Banham in capturing the harsh beauty of life in the arid Eastern Sierra. Having grown up in the Owens Valley, she returns amid the 2015 Round Fire to…
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