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California wildfires have come to define the West Coast climate, with record-breaking fires each successive season. According to a CAL FIRE report, 4.2 million acres of California’s landscape burned in 2020 alone, shattering the record for most acres burned in a single year.See the wide-reaching impacts of California’s worsening wildfires and discover centuries-old Indigenous practices that may offer a path forward for living and working with fire.

In the 1960s, the Chicano Movement, also known as El Movimiento, advocated for Mexican American empowerment across a broad spectrum of issues — from land reclamation and labor rights, to education reform and cultural identity. Learn about the Chicanos who shaped the movement, their acts of resistance and the lasting legacies they leave behind.

Get a glimpse of the nation's possible futures by following Southern California’s stories. Understand the complex issues that underlie the region’s multicultural neighborhoods. See how global becomes local, and local translates to global.

Find your compass with stories that reveal different facets of the Southern California you thought you knew. Unearth powerful stories this city’s unassuming street corners could tell. Explore beyond your borders and savor the complex flavors of Southern California.

Southern California has a strong Hispanic history — dating back to 1781 when missionaries from Spain founded "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles" ("The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels"), which was later ruled by a newly independent Mexico, and then ceded to the United States.

Escape the hustle and bustle of modern life and turn your eyes to the skies. Find the best night sky viewing spots in Southern California and learn how to get ready for the best shows in the galaxy.

Call the Midwife is a moving and intimate insight into the colorful world of midwifery.

Since its inception, the Olympics has come to mean more than just a worldwide show of physical excellence and sportsmanship. See how the world is responding to the Olympic Games in the time of a pandemic and how Los Angeles navigated its many Olympic turns over the last century.

Dive deep into Southern California’s creative consciousness. See how diverse ideas and identities meld, mix and recombine, inspiring revolutions beyond art’s borders. Learn more about the triumphs, struggles and interconnected histories that have fueled this region’s aesthetic fires.

"Eliades Ochoa: Live at Casa de la Trova" showcases the musicianship of Eliades Ochoa and his group, Cuarteto Patria.