Jim Newton, a longtime editor, reporter, columnist, bureau chief and editorial page editor of the Los Angeles Times, now teaches at UCLA and edits Blueprint magazine. He is the author of critically acclaimed biographies and a collaborator with Leon Panetta on the former CIA director and Secretary of Defense’s memoir. He appeared recently as a guest author for The Council in June 2020 with his brand-new biography of Jerry Brown, “Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown.” He lives in Pasadena, California.