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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Despite some trepidation -- and fear of mishaps -- these seniors rejected human drivers and climbed into driverless cars. What happened next may surprise you
July 26, 2024
Ending his bid for reelection had to be a wrenching, soul-searching, heartbreaking decision, but I can think of several advantages Biden will enjoy by stepping away.
July 21, 2024
Getting older means ‘there is no need to engage with people you don’t care for’ and you can wear whatever you want -- whenever you want
July 19, 2024
Advice for Biden and Trump from the students in the Culver City Senior Center Balance Challenge class: You need to be here.
July 13, 2024
Biden backers believe White House claims that he’s OK and it’s Trump who needs full exam. But independent doctors share their concerns about the president’s health.
July 11, 2024
The shared view among the doctors who contacted me is that President Biden is not simply getting older; they believe he’s a man with a serious medical condition.
July 9, 2024
Someone close to Biden probably should have told him to drop out months ago, out of love or duty, and concern that his health will likely worsen in the coming years.
July 3, 2024
Why are we so obsessed with the term ‘dementia’? It’s a catch-all for any fumble by an older person — including Biden — and experts say it’s insulting.
July 2, 2024
The DMV has some good news (it’s dumping more stupid questions from the license renewal test) and some not-so-good news (the ‘virtual assistant’ needs work).
June 30, 2024
Three experts on aging assess the presidential candidates during the debate: ‘Biden is not Biden anymore,’ one of them said — and Trump went in for the kill
June 28, 2024