The Brown Air Prequel for our Climate Change World

Why the Sky Disappeared, and Why L.A.'s Smog-Choked…


Chip’s Year in Writing & Creating

For me, creativity isn't just what I do. It's who I am, and…


“The Accidental True Crime Writer” – my Los Angeles Review of Books essay

It wasn’t until one day in 1998, strolling along Hollywood…


Meet Chip Jacobs: Author, journalist, dog-enthusiast, spiritual optimist

The argument that erupted between us that evening felt like…


1979 L.A. True Crime in Song

It was the faces that slayed you that year, when the only…


The Man Behind the Gun

Not all monsters are born that way. Sometimes, a freak…


First Reviews on my True Crime Book, “The Darkest Glare”

"An entertaining true-crime period piece built around a…


Yeah, I’ve seen the bridge — the Colorado Street Bridge and a jam session that changed me

How an obscure song from the Hammer-of-the-Gods band grew…