Los Angeles Times | LAObserved.com
Jim Newton joined the Times in 1989 and most recently served as city-county bureau chief, overseeing coverage of the government institutions that serve Los Angeles County. Publisher
David D. Hiller calls him "an acclaimed author [who] is passionately interested and knowledgeable about the public life of this city and region." Newton succeeds
Andres Martinez, who resigned in the Grazergate brouhaha. || Read Hiller's
memo.
