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Five SoCal Must-Reads: New California Writing & More
December 13, 2011 10:30 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
A big picture look around the region, including water rate increases, Occupy L.A., a civil rights review of Metro and more.
Poll: Most Californians Favor Governor's Tax Increase Proposal
December 12, 2011 9:50 PM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
While the survey covers a plethora of topics, ranging from the 2012 Presidential Election (Obama has 50% of likely voters) to Occupy Wall Street (Californains are more likely to support it than the Tea Party), we'll look at it through the lens of the region.
Five SoCal Must-Reads: The Top 100 Delinquent Taxpayers in California & More
December 12, 2011 10:05 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
A big picture look at the region, including stories about snow in the desert, dust pollution in The West, earthquake analysis and tuba thefts.
Five SoCal Must-Reads: Big Ideas for San Diego & More
December 6, 2011 9:48 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
A big picture look at the region, including the notorious Geezer Bandit, making San Bernardino "hip," and studying the mental health effects of wildfires.
Five SoCal Must-Reads: Occupy Santa Barbara Files Injunction & More
December 5, 2011 8:00 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
A big picture look at the region, including stories on pollution from Central Asia affecting our weather, homicide rates going down in the Inland Empire and more.
Five SoCal Must-Reads: A Field Guide to One Small City's Pollution Issues
December 2, 2011 10:05 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
A big picture look at the region: next steps for the Occupy Wall Street movement, composting in Kern County, education in San Diego and more.
Five SoCal Must-Reads: Cloud Seeding in Santa Barbara County & More
December 1, 2011 8:00 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
Our daily big picture look at the region, including Riverside as the birth of consumer flavor, a current picture of HIV/AIDS in California, and high-speed rail vs. cheap flights.
Five SoCal Must-Reads: L.A. is One of the Most Artistic Cities and More
November 30, 2011 11:18 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
A big picture look at Southern California with stories from San Luis Obispo to the Inland Empire down to the border.
Most SoCal Counties Fall Below State's Average Poverty Rate
November 29, 2011 6:03 PM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
Census numbers published today that the number of Californians living in poverty has increased substantially since 2000.
Five SoCal Must-Reads: Trouble at the Salton Sea and More
November 29, 2011 9:30 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
A daily big picture look at important stories in and around Southern California.
Five SoCal Must-Reads: Occupy the Rose Parade?
November 28, 2011 8:00 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
A look at big picture stories in Southern California, including hunger in California, the Rose Parade, oil drilling in the Whittier Hills and immigration.
SoCal Sunday Reads: Predictive Policing at the LAPD, L.A. Auto Show's Greenest Car & More
November 27, 2011 12:12 PM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
Stories of note within KCET-TV's reach, which is Southern California and the neighboring counties to the north.
Where We Are:
"Earth movement" continues to rearrange L.A.'s geography.
Five SoCal Must-Reads: A Metal Lighter than Styrofoam & More
November 18, 2011 8:00 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
A major composting facility for California shut down, the road to banning plastic bags stalled in Santa Barbara County and more SoCal headlines.
Five SoCal Must-Reads: An Occupy Wall Street Ordinance & More
November 17, 2011 8:30 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
A look at noteworthy news around the region.
Ozomatli and Congresswoman Stump for Mental Health Funding
November 15, 2011 2:00 PM
Movie Miento:
16 years of Ozomatli's out-of-the-nightclub conga lines would not have been were it not for group therapy.
8 of the 10 Least Educated California Cities are in L.A. County
November 15, 2011 8:30 AM
by Zach Behrens
Around SoCal:
Recently released census data puts eight L.A, County areas, mostly clustered in the southeastern portion, in a top ten list of the least educated.
Arts & Culture:
Pots, painters, and photos . . . eastside and westside . . . first looks at the shows of a lifetime.
Around SoCal:
Some urban loafing leads to an encounter with an artist and his muse
Around SoCal:
Carpinteria becomes the first city in Santa Barbara County to ban outdoor tobacco use in most outdoor areas, the Momyer Fire is nearly contained and a reporter wonders if the Owens River will become a new playground for L.A.
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