John Myers is a journalist who covers politics in California. Currently, he is the Sacramento bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times. He also writes a weekly newsletter on California politics and provides regular news analysis.Prior to joining The Times, Myers spent more than two decades in radio and television news, much of that as a reporter covering Sacramento. He has served as the moderator of gubernatorial debates and has spent much of his career exploring ways to expand statehouse coverage through online blogs and a California politics podcast.Myers holds degrees from Duke University and University of California Berkeley.