Chip Jacobs

Chip Jacobs is the co-author of The People's Republic of Chemicals and author of The Vicodin Thieves, The Ascension of Jerry, and Wheeler-Dealer. Jacobs’ reporting has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg View, the Daily News of Los Angeles, L.A. Weekly and newgeography.com, among other outlets. Jacobs, the recipient of numerous writing commendations, lives in Southern California. Visit chipjacobs.com to learn more.

Chip Jacobs's Titles

Smogtown The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles

Smogtown

The smog didn't come from the outsideit came from within. On July 26, 1943, a mysterious haze blanketed downtown Los Angeles. Office workers...