George Skelton: For 50 years, George Skelton has had a ringside seat at the California political circus
Fifty years ago this month I excitedly walked into the Los Angeles Times as a newly hired state Capitol reporter. Never would I have envisioned still being here a half-century later. There's a simple secret to hanging around this long: Don't get ticked off and quit. Another factor is luck: not being where the layoff ax falls. Many talented colleagues have been whacked. A lot has changed since ...
Fifty years ago this month I excitedly walked into the Los Angeles Times as a newly hired state Capitol reporter.
Never would I have envisioned still being here a half-century later.
There's a simple secret to hanging around this long: Don't get ticked off and quit.
Another factor is luck: not being where the layoff ax falls. Many talented colleagues have been whacked.
A lot has changed since 1974 — at The Times, at the Capitol, in California politics. Some have been good, some bad.
I'll return to that. But first, some background.
I'm a native Californian who loves the state despite all its problems
