Steve Lopez

On skid row, where physical and mental distress are on parade, ‘we are forecasting a tsunami of seniors and families with children,’ says the Rev. Andy Bales.

Golden State: Columnist Steve Lopez’s series on California’s aging population

Steve Hideg was never rich, or particularly famous, but music always carried him. He refuses to let go of his drumsticks.

Neither cancer nor advancing age can keep Benny Wasserman from going up against 90 mph pitches and circling the bases on field of dreams.

Isolation is no small matter in the rapidly aging population, and the depression that results often goes undiagnosed and untreated.

‘An important topic everyone wants to shove under the rug is the cost of keeping somebody alive. And do they really want to live?’

As my doctor listened to my heart, I picked her brain on the medical technology that could possibly save my life — and yours.

California is about to get walloped by an aging population wave. Steve Lopez’s new column will focus on the blessings and burdens of growing older.

Flea, Rick Caruso, Ruth Galanter and Antonio Villaraigosa have some charitable-giving ideas you might like.

Christmas wish list: A Kevin De León resignation, an end to the chaos and a 2023 in which things get done.