Angie Peacok describes the macho culture on the Army base in South Korea.
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This week
SoCal Connected looked at our how we treat our veterans. Have you or a member of your family served your country in Iraq or Afghanistan? How has your homecoming been? Have you gotten the services you need? Share your story here!
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From the Civil War to the war in Iraq,
Los Angeles Times book editor David L. Ulin discusses his favorite books about the experience of combat with
SoCal Connected's Saul Gonzalez.
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The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens want you!
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Do you really expect us to vote again?
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A look at a program designed to help patients confront their traumatic memories rather than avoid them.
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As drought hits hard, Angelenos are fighting back.
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Female veteran Angie Peacock documented her stay at the Long Beach, VA Renew program and videotaped her experience. Her experience highlights the specialized needs of female veterans.
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When the economy gets sick, how does it affect public health? On this week's SoCal Podcast, story editor Saul Gonzalez interviews Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding to find out. Fielding is the Director of the Department of Public Health for Los Angeles County.
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This week
SoCal Connected looked at our shrinking - and increasingly stressed - health care system. Even if you have access to insurance, your medical options may not be what they once were. Are you worried? Share your story here and we will use it on air next week.
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In the course of researching the current state of the California Conservation Corps, we met 21-year-old Alex Cook, corpsmember and poet extraordinaire.
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With our nation's economy in shambles, it makes me wonder how these tough times will affect our most affluent of celebrations: The Oscars.
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Downey Regional Medical Center is a stand-alone community facility, medium-sized, non-profit. What's happening to Downey is typical of health care facilities throughout our region: ten years ago they were one of seven hospitals on what's called "the 105 Freeway axis," but today, that number's down to three.
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The mission of the corps, the young men and women who sign up, and the debate over whether California can still afford to keep the California Conservation Corps.
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You gotta see the Oscar nominated doc
The Garden. (And not just because a Life & Times segment I did is in the doc for a whole 30 seconds.)
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As hospitals in the area close, more and more patients flood the hospitals that still remain, many of them without insurance or a primary care physician.
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A guide to some of the websites trying to bring you the future of California news today.
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Val Zavala gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how SoCal Connected is made. Meet our editors, our cameramen, our producers, and, well, just about everyone else who makes the show happen.
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How much would you be willing to pay for online news?
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Part of our interview with Genea Overholser.
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Part of our interview with Henry Weinstein.
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Are the solutions to California's Godzilla-sized budget crisis as bad as the problem?
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We see how DMV employees and surprised customers react to the state's first day of being closed for business.
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Is news from California sufficiently covered by the national networks?
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In the US there's a theory that it is too much competition—in the form of the Internet - that is killing the printing press.
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As the dismantling of the newspaper industry continues, some are turning to the web as the next great frontier for print journalism.
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James Festini says bank negotiators are tremendously backlogged approving loans.
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How to properly discard household chemicals, and a family doing their own "trashout" following a foreclosure.
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A couple of months ago, we started kicking around themes for a foreclosure-related special.
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The dirty work of contractors hired by banks and mortgage companies to empty out foreclosed homes of whatever the former owners leave behind so the property can be readied for re-sale.
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Keith Woodard says he learned the hard way that even a renter can lose a dream home.
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This story begins with a yard sale and ends with a profound reflection of a family that’s standing tall, even while selling short.
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Tell us about your experiences with foreclosure.
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An interview from SoCal's first season with Jeff Davi, California's Real Estate Commissioner, about the rise in foreclosure fraud. Davi offers ways homeowners in trouble can protect themselves.
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Whether you are a long-time tenant, or are about to rent a place don’t be naïve. Check out your landlord.
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