SoCal Connected | KCET
"SoCal Connected" is KCET’s weekly award-winning news documentary series, presenting a mix of investigative reporting and richly textured narratives in a thoughtful and compelling way. Now in its 10th season, "Socal Connected" is the winner of nearly every major local and national journalism award, including a Walter Cronkite Award, a George Foster Peabody Award, two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia silver batons, and 27 regional Emmy awards. "SoCal Connected" airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m on KCET and 7 p.m. on PBS SoCal.
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SoCal Connected Season 10
Access Denied
Season 10
An investigation reveals how the state and many cities have let developers get away for decades with not paying their fair share when they replace affordable lodging with luxury hotels up and down California’s coast.
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SoCal Connected Season 10
Who Killed Josiah?
Season 10
A Humboldt town is polarized over allegations of racism and police incompetence surrounding the death of college student Josiah Lawson.
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SoCal Connected
SoCal Connected Season 10
Life In Plastic: California’s Recycling Woes
Season 10
As California deals with the fallout of a global waste crisis, plastic manufacturers continue to spread misleading information about recycling, while spending big on lobbying efforts to keep their products on the shelves.
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Jazz City
Season 9
For decades Los Angeles has lived in the shadows of New York and Chicago when it comes to the jazz, but that's now changing. LA's jazz scene is on the upswing. Meet the people, places and sounds that are putting LA jazz back on the map.
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It's Not Easy Being Green
Season 9
Chopped down trees, unspent money, building homes thirty feet from the freeway: Is the city of Los Angeles falling down on the job when it comes to certain environmental policies? Socal Connected investigates.
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Clips & Segments
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Killian, a 24-year old, likes to recycle for fun. Follow him as he searches bins and curbsides around the city for recyclables that he then exchanges for money.
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SoCal Connected investigates the millions of dollars spent by plastic industry forces to influence lawmakers and prevent plastic bans.
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SoCal Connected will premiere eight new episodes this season starting Tues., Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. on KCET in Southern California with encores airing one week later on PBS SoCal at 7 p.m.
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Firing reduced to suspension for LASD deputy for strangling his wife, says Inspector Generals report
The LA County Inspector General released its quarterly report today. The report investigates LA Sheriff's Department's disciplinary actions in March, April and May.
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Upcoming Airdates
Under Pressure
Season 10
Parents are willing to spend thousands to get the competitive edge in the college admissions process, but at what cost? Socal Connected takes a revealing look at the high stakes world of the for-profit education consultant business.
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Cannabis Country
Season 10
State and local regulators are overwhelmed and outgunned when it comes to closing down California’s poisonous pot pipeline.
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2019-12-17T12:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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Life In Plastic: California’s Recycling Woes
Season 10
As California deals with the fallout of a global waste crisis, plastic manufacturers continue to spread misleading information about recycling, while spending big on lobbying efforts to keep their products on the shelves.
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2019-12-25T21:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2019-12-26T13:00:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-12-28T11:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
Who Killed Josiah?
Season 10
A Humboldt town is polarized over allegations of racism and police incompetence surrounding the death of college student Josiah Lawson.
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2019-12-31T12:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2019-12-31T16:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2020-01-01T21:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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Born to Run
Season 10
The Los Angeles Jets youth track and field club is one of the oldest and most established running teams in California. It was founded in South Los Angeles in 1973 by then West Vernon Elementary school teacher Ron Moore. Five years later James Robertson and Booker Woods joined as coaches and the team became one of the largest co-ed running groups in the city.
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Articles
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Huffman, 56, was sentenced to the prison time in September. She was also ordered to spend a year on supervised release, pay a $30,000 fine and perform 250 hours of community service.
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The Woolsey Fire that burned nearly 97,000 acres in two counties and destroyed more than 1,600 structures overwhelmed local fire agencies during its initial hours, according to a Los Angeles County report released today.
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How well do you know what goes in the blue bin and what goes in the trash? Take our recycling quiz to test your knowledge.
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Councilman Mitch O'Farrell and the city's Bureau of Sanitation today reminded all Los Angeles restaurant managers that starting Tuesday, they will be required to withhold plastic straws unless a customer requests them.
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The number of hate crimes reported in Los Angeles County in 2018 was the highest it has been in a decade and continued a five-year trend of increases, according to a report released today.
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The Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego metropolitan areas have the most homes in the Western United States considered to be at high or extreme risk of being damaged or destroyed in a wildfire, according to a report released today.
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SoCal Connected Special: The Way Home
On any given night, 47,000 men, women and children live on the streets of Los Angeles.
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