Former California governor and presidential candidate Jerry Brown is off the grid again, not only in the newest biography written by former Times journalist Jim Newton but also literally. During the Los Angeles Times’ Festival of Books, Brown chatted Wednesday about “Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown” with Newton and Times California columnist Gustavo Arellano. Then Brown stopped by for a video chat after the panel concluded, touching on the 2020 election and how the pandemic has forced him to slow down. But I miss the social interaction, going to restaurants,” says Brown, who lives an hour north of Sacramento. He says the Trump era has spawned “politics on steroids.”“Trump, because of his outrageous behavior, has definitely politicized society.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 22, 2020 20:12 UTC