Steve Lopez is a California native who has been a Los Angeles Times columnist since 2001. He has won more than a dozen national journalism awards and is a four-time Pulitzer finalist. Lopez is the author most recently of “Independence Day: What I Learned About Retirement, From Some Who’ve Done It and Some Who Never Will.” His book “The Soloist,” inspired by his columns on his relationship with a Juilliard-trained homeless person, was a Los Angeles Times and New York Times best-seller, winner of the PEN USA Literary Award for Non-Fiction, and the subject of a Dream Works movie by the same name. He has also written three novels and two column collections.
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Lopez: L.A. mayors have long promised to end homelessness. Can Raman break the cycle of failure?
Mayor-elect Raman says she will cut homelessness in half by 2028, end it by 2030. Can she deliver?
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Lopez: She’s got political savvy, good timing, or both. And she’s about to become Mayor Raman
From unexpected contestant to winning candidate, Raman’s next challenge is daunting: Fix City Hall.
Trump once said he could shoot someone and not lose any voters. He’s lost them now.
The L.A. mayor’s race suddenly looks like a tossup. These voters explain why they’re Team Bass or Team Raman.
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Lopez: On one Altadena block destroyed by Eaton fire, a return, an exit and lessons in resilience
Almost two years after the Eaton fire, one couple will be home for Thanksgiving, and one will say goodbye.
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Lopez: Disney built the monorail in a year. LAX’s people mover, almost 8, hasn’t left the station
Years of delays for the SkyLink people mover at LAX have led to finger-pointing, litigation and a grand jury probe into how a $1.9-billion project has become a $3.3-billion boondoggle.
With a fall forecast that includes a Super El Niño, Kelvin waves, hurricanes and a rising sea level, piers, beaches and homes could be lost.
Undecideds will decide. But L.A.’s mayoral debate didn’t make the choice clear.
Times columnists weigh in on the final mayoral debate before the Nov. 3 election.
Times columnists comment in real time on the Los Angeles mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.