Miguel Contreras | KCET
Miguel Contreras

Miguel Contreras is a Los Angeles-based journalist and writer. He won the LA Press Club Award for best documentary for the joint KCRW-WNYC podcast There Goes the Neighborhood. He also has an Emmy for KCET’s SoCal Connected and has been a writer for KPCC and CBS News.
Recent Articles
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SoCal Connected
Investigation Launched into Campaign Loans Involving Inglewood Mayor, Council Member
Post date: 2018-08-28T14:17:22-07:00This is the latest in a spate of controversies involving the embattled politician who has made himself the face of the most expensive stadium ever built in the United States.
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catholic church
SoCal Connected
The New 'Pope Emeritus' Bids Goodbye and Retires at Castel Gandolfo
Post date: 2013-02-28T11:54:03-08:00Pope Benedict XVI says "farewell" to Vatican City and begins his retirement, but where does that leave the church?
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Barack Obama
SoCal Connected
President Obama Begins Second Term With Pomp, Parades, and Old Problems
Post date: 2013-01-22T11:41:06-08:00With all the pomp and parades befitting the leader of the free world, President Barack Obama begins his second term in office with old fights -- and some new ones -- ahead.
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inauguration
SoCal Connected
100 Years of Inaugurations In Two Minutes
Post date: 2013-01-22T11:41:03-08:00CNN has condensed 100 years of presidential inaugurations into one two-minute video.
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awards
SoCal Connected
KCETLink's 'SoCal Connected' and 'Artbound' Take Home Four Golden Mike Awards
Post date: 2013-01-20T05:13:00-08:00"SoCal Connected" won two Golden Mikes, and KCETLink's transmedia cultural journalism initiative, "Artbound," took home another two.
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economy
SoCal Connected
With Reverse Migration, Children of Immigrants Chase 'American Dream' Abroad
Post date: 2013-01-16T11:23:00-08:00Children of immigrants are heading back to their parents' homeland, and they're finding opportunities for fame and fortune.