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City Rising

The History of South Central Los Angeles and Its Struggle with Gentrification

Authors:

Mike Sonksen

Post date: 2017-09-13T17:00:00-07:00

Rising property values, no rent controls, Metro's expansion and the arrival of the Rams all contribute to the area's complex gentrification issues.

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urban

SoCal Connected

Construction Finally Starts on Jordan Downs Redevelopment Project

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Post date: 2017-06-06T15:53:11-07:00

The city of Los Angeles begins construction on Jordan Downs project redevelopment

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Affordable Housing

SoCal Connected

Public Housing Promises in Watts

Authors:
Derrick Shore

Post date: 2016-11-29T09:49:41-08:00

Watts is home to the largest concentration of public housing west of the Mississippi.

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Departures

Departures

Watts Waits: Anticipating the Future of Jordan Downs

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Post date: 2016-04-23T07:22:14-07:00

Filmmaker Drew Bachrach captures the current climate of anticipation and frustration at Jordan Downs in his film, “Watts Waits.”

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Departures

Departures

Watts Waits: The Proposal to Rebuild Jordan Downs

Authors:

Mike Sonksen

Post date: 2016-04-23T07:22:05-07:00

Plans to turn Jordan Downs into a 119-acre mixed-income urban village has been declined twice.

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fast food

Food

Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson Open LocoL in Watts

Authors:

Eddie Lin

Post date: 2016-01-20T05:29:20-08:00

Two chefs had a dream to provide quality, healthful fast food alternatives to under-served communities. On Martin Luther King Day, LocoL opened its first location in Watts.

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l.a. letters

History & Society

"The Comeback Kid": Willowbrook's History and Transformation

Authors:

Mike Sonksen

Post date: 2015-10-06T07:53:09-07:00

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Watts

Departures

Revisiting the 1965 Watts Rebellion: Watts Today is Vibrant

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Post date: 2015-08-25T10:04:25-07:00

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l.a. letters

History & Society

New Visions and Fresh Starts in Watts and South Los Angeles

Authors:

Mike Sonksen

Post date: 2015-08-20T08:52:55-07:00

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The Nosh

Food

Gallery: Food Culture in Watts

Authors:

Katherine Spiers

Post date: 2015-08-14T07:23:29-07:00

South L.A. isn't just a food desert. Even if we're only talking about food, and ignoring everything else that makes a community whole. There is an active food culture in Watts and the neighborhoods and cities surrounding it.

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Multi-disciplinary

Artbound

Artist and Gallerist Dale Brockman Davis Reflects on the Watts Uprising

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Artbound Staff

Post date: 2015-08-11T11:00:00-07:00

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Watts uprising, Artbound met with Dale Brockman Davis to reflect on the origins of the Brockman Gallery, the cultural landscape of South L.A., and the effects the discord had on the area's artistic co...

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Press Room

Watts Riots 50th Anniversary Online Hub Launches on kcet.org/Watts

Authors:

Rachel Coulson

Post date: 2015-08-11T05:13:21-07:00

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MUSIC

Artbound

Every Ten Feet was a Soldier: Jazz and the Watts Rebellion

Authors:

Matthew Duersten

Post date: 2015-08-10T18:00:00-07:00

Watts has produced generations of jazz talent. For many musicians who witnessed the 1965 riots, their decayed and burning neighborhood revealed to the rest of the world on live TV screens bore no resemblance to the cultural and racial Eden their parent...

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l.a. letters

History & Society

South L.A. on the Rise

Authors:

Mike Sonksen

Post date: 2015-05-29T09:00:38-07:00

This week L.A. Letters highlights a few groups and individuals that are doing phenomenal work to make South L.A. rise.

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intersections

History & Society

A Clear Blue Vision: L.A. Light Rail Transit and Twenty Five Years of the Blue Line

Authors:

Ryan Reft

Post date: 2015-02-26T05:30:13-08:00

The Blue Line is one of the most used light rail in the nation. With its 25th anniversary on the horizon this July, a look back at its creation proves a useful means to think about L.A.'s transit past, present, and future.

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KCET Press Releases

Press Room

KCET's Award-Winning Weekly Series 'SOCAL CONNECTED' Looks at Unanswered Questions Around the Growing Use of Body Cameras by Southern California Police Officers

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Post date: 2015-01-30T03:32:09-08:00

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environmental justice

Departures

Making Health Happen in South L.A.

Authors:

Martha Dina Argüello and Monika Shankar

Post date: 2014-08-22T09:00:37-07:00

South L.A. residents are increasingly vulnerable to a number of negative health outcomes due to high levels of pollution from traffic emissions and oil extraction sites in close proximity to homes, schools, parks, and healthcare facilities.

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Murals

Departures

Mobile Mapping Technology Helps Build Stronger and Healthier Communities in Los Angeles

Authors:

Adriana Maestas

Post date: 2014-08-21T03:30:20-07:00

With the proliferation of mobile phones, digital cartography has taken off as a community-building tool. Using geotags for posted photographs and status updates, people can relay valuable information about the communities they live in.

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Health

Departures

South L.A. Residents Face Staggering Environmental Health and Justice Problems

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Post date: 2014-08-15T05:00:07-07:00

South L.A. has been identified as one of the most polluted areas in the state, and its residents will live five years less than those from other parts ofLos Angeles.

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l.a. letters

History & Society

Two Recent Works from Interdisciplinary Los Angeles

Authors:

Mike Sonksen

Post date: 2014-06-13T10:30:42-07:00

This week L.A. Letters brings you the best from Interdisciplinary Los Angeles, covering recent works from Edward Soja and Michael C. Ford.

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