Miguel Contreras
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Associate Producer for Socal Connected.
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SoCal Connected
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"SoCal Connected" has won its second Casey Medal its exclusive story on L.A.'s overcrowded Dependency Court system.
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KCET's news magazine program won big at Sunday's awards ceremony.
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A little-known law has allotted millions of dollars for more green space in Los Angeles. So where are the parks?
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Chevon Hicks, an authority on the digital media industry, talks to Madeleine about what today's students need to be competitive in the future job market.
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A "SoCal" investigation shows how one little-known law could be making L.A. park poorer; a look at the L.A. that never was; how to be competitive in the digital job market.
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After ordering most digital billboards in L.A. to be turned off by last Monday, Calif. Supreme Court Judge Terry Green has ruled another 19 to be unplugged.
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Working women are redefining their own success, and it doesn't always include "leaning in"; Comedian Maria Bamford tackles mental illness in her new special; China's new first lady is turning heads
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has been both lauded and panned for telling women to "lean in" at the workplace. And some women are finding that "having it all" is not all that's worth having.
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Posted In 'Special Special Special,' Maria Bamford Finds the Funny in Her Mental Illness
in SoCal ConnectedMaria Bamford's last comedy special was performed in front of a sold-out crowd of two - her parents. It was a set as intimate as the subject matter. -
Peng Liyuan dazzled the world with her style and grace, but China's first lady is more than a pretty voice.
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The city of L.A. is looking to improve safety at its most dangerous intersections; O.C. Register owner Aaron Kushner may be the man to save newspapers from extinction.
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Newspapers are being placed on the endangered species list, but Orange County Register owner Aaron Kushner might just be the man to save them.
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Posted L.A.'s Making Dangerous Intersections Safer, But Are They Focusing on the Right Ones?
in SoCal ConnectedCrossing the street in L.A. can be taking your life in your hands. The city wants to make them safer, but is it looking in the right places? -
Sweetheart deals, lucrative contracts, and unpaid loans: it's business as usual in one of Los Angeles County's poorest cities.
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Corruption or incompetence in Compton; whether media are stoking the flames of racism; Gen. Petraeus apologizes for his now-public indiscretions.
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A lot has changed since the days of "The Cosby Show." Eric Deggans, author of "Race-Baiter," says the quest for bigger audiences is making media stoke the flames of racism.
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Disgraced four-star general David Petraeus starts his comeback tour a continent away from the scandal that cost him his job.
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Cyclists are making progress in their demands for bike lanes, but some motorists aren't on the same track.
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Cyclists and motorists are still finding it hard to share the road; USC's Andrew Lih on Samsung's and Blackberry's attempts to dethrone the iPhone.
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Massage parlors proliferate in the Southland, and some offer more than massages; Laura Ling has an update on our "laughing gas" story.
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They're businesses accused of fronting for prostitution, and neighbors want them out. Val Zavala investigates the struggle to shut down massage parlors gone wild.
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The verdict has been handed down in the City of Bell corruption scandal. Jeff Gottlieb, the Pulitzer-winning journalist who helped break the story, gives his take on the ruling.
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Cheating: it's a sad fact of life. But one woman got back at her unfaithful husband with a very public shaming.
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The white smoke rose from he Sistine Chapel and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was dubbed Pope Francis I.
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The conclave of cardinals has elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as Pope Francis I.
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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is the first Pope from Latin America, so what changes are ahead from the historically European papal seat?
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The College of Cardinals has elected Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as the new Pope.
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21st century families living in clutter; a look at a possible MOCA/LACMA merger; chicken-sitting -- it's a thing.
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For 10 years, academics at UCLA studied the material culture of L.A. families. The results were messy.
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Money issues and a shakeup at MOCA's board of directors may call for the museum to be absorbed by LACMA.
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"SoCal Connected" has won its second Casey Medal its exclusive story on L.A.'s overcrowded Dependency Court system.
-
KCET's news magazine program won big at Sunday's awards ceremony.
-
A little-known law has allotted millions of dollars for more green space in Los Angeles. So where are the parks?
-
Chevon Hicks, an authority on the digital media industry, talks to Madeleine about what today's students need to be competitive in the future job market.
-
A "SoCal" investigation shows how one little-known law could be making L.A. park poorer; a look at the L.A. that never was; how to be competitive in the digital job market.
-
After ordering most digital billboards in L.A. to be turned off by last Monday, Calif. Supreme Court Judge Terry Green has ruled another 19 to be unplugged.
-
Working women are redefining their own success, and it doesn't always include "leaning in"; Comedian Maria Bamford tackles mental illness in her new special; China's new first lady is turning heads
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has been both lauded and panned for telling women to "lean in" at the workplace. And some women are finding that "having it all" is not all that's worth having.
-
Posted In 'Special Special Special,' Maria Bamford Finds the Funny in Her Mental Illness
in SoCal ConnectedMaria Bamford's last comedy special was performed in front of a sold-out crowd of two - her parents. It was a set as intimate as the subject matter. -
Peng Liyuan dazzled the world with her style and grace, but China's first lady is more than a pretty voice.
