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In ‘Later Days,’ Chip Jacobs draws on Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge’s past
"A diamond is formed through tectonic pressure, and I have felt that, whether it was…
LA: Prepare for Your Atmospheric Closeup with the PBS/American Experience Documentary …
"Clearing the Air: The War on Smog." Premieres on Tuesday, August 26.
Book Cover - 2D - Later Days copy
Strike up the band: here's my next book! In an evocative follow-up to his Los Angeles…
Highway Killers in the Land of Concrete
Growing up in northeast LA County, I knew one set of numbers were so incendiary they were…
The Brown Air Prequel for our Climate Change World
Why the Sky Disappeared, and Why L.A.'s Smog-Choked Atmosphere Can Be Our Lodestar Today.…
Chip’s Year in Writing & Creating
For me, creativity isn't just what I do. It's who I am, and my most reliable bulwark…
At Christmas, “It’s A Wonderful Life.” In 2022, hopefully it’ll be a series about a life as Impossible as it is Strange!
Mercury Media has optioned its inaugural title, the underdog story of a teenage daredevil…
Later Days hits bookshelves this Tuesday!
A gripping tale of brotherhood, recklessness, and footloose souls in late-seventies Southern California, Chip Jacobs’ evocative follow-up to Arroyo captures the ties that bind us—and the choices that break us.
https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2025-09-18/chip-jacobs
In an Era of Deep Polarization, Unity Is Not Trump’s Mission via @NYTimes
After Trump’s Cuts, ‘Crippled’ NPR and PBS Stations Must Transform