Steve Lopez

Steve Lopez
Born	Steve M. Lopez 1953 Pittsburg, California, U.S.
Occupation	Journalist
Organization	The Los Angeles Times

Steven M. Lopez (born 1953) is an American journalist who has been a columnist for The Los Angeles Times since 2001. He is the son of Spanish and Italian immigrants.

Lopez is a native of Pittsburg, California, and attended San Jose State University. He has been on staff at Time Inc. and written for Time, Life, Entertainment Weekly and Sports Illustrated. In addition, he was on staff at The Philadelphia Inquirer, the San Jose Mercury News and the Oakland Tribune. He wrote the novels Third and Indiana, The Sunday Macaroni Club, and "In the Clear." He has also compiled a collection of his works from The Philadelphia Inquirer titled Land of Giants, and a collection of Los Angeles Times columns called "Dreams & Schemes."

Lopez's series of columns about his unlikely relationship with schizophrenic bassistNathaniel Anthony Ayers became the subject of a national best-selling book by Lopez that inspired the film The Soloist, which stars Robert Downey Jr. as Lopez. Lopez was interviewed in the 2007 documentary Skid Row.

Ayers and Lopez's relationship was also nationally highlighted in the March 22, 2009, episode of 60 Minutes.

In October 2010, Los Angeles city attorney Carmen Trutanich invited Lopez to participate in a driving test while under the influence of marijuana. The purpose of this study was to gauge the potential ramifications of California Proposition 19.

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