Reggie Jackson’s return to Birmingham wasn’t ‘easy’ due to past racism
Reggie Jackson is a member of the Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame. Before he became a five-time World Series champion and a Hall of Fame…
Their land is sinking. But Tulare Lake farm barons defy calls to cut groundwater pumping
CORCORAN, Calif. — Earlier this year, as floodwaters rushed toward the San Joaquin Valley city of Corcoran — home to roughly 20,000 people and a sprawling…
Inside Martin Baron’s ‘Collision of Power’
Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. This month we’ve been talking about power and disruption while reading two timely nonfiction…
How powerful land barons shaped the epic floods in California’s Central Valley
HANFORD — As dark clouds massed over Kings County on the chilly morning of March 18, scores of panicked farmers and landowners packed the Board of…