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
Fire Station 9
Season 10
Take a rare behind-the-scenes look inside the busiest fire station in the country, where firefighters act as both primary care providers and emergency responders for the nearly 5,000 people living on Skid Row.
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SoCal Connected
SoCal Connected Season 10
The Fight to Know
Season 10
In 2019, California, one of the nation’s most secretive states when it comes to police files, put SB1421 into effect. But a year into the new transparency law, journalists and the public are realizing that the law may not be as transparent as expected.
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Cannabis Country
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State and local regulators are overwhelmed and outgunned when it comes to closing down California’s poisonous pot pipeline.
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SoCal Connected Season 10
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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Born to Run
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Socal Connected looks at what happened to LA Jets’ Obea Moore and the current state of youth track and field today.
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Clips & Segments
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“Things feel like they’re falling apart. But the artist will utilize whatever moment in time that can be traumatic and make something beautiful out of it.”
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Chick has made a career out of challenging those in power, rooting out waste and fraud, and was never afraid to speak her mind, even if it threatened to offend some of LA’s most powerful forces.
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A Southern California nurse discusses her work inside a COVID-19 ICU and warns the coronavirus is far from over.
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In this episode of I WAS THERE, Chris Silva reflects on his brother’s death, today’s police reform movement and what he says is a glaring conflict of interest among local sheriffs throughout California.
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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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Fire Station 9
Season 10
Take a rare behind-the-scenes look inside the busiest fire station in the country, where firefighters act as both primary care providers and emergency responders for the nearly 5,000 people living on Skid Row.
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2020-07-14T13:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
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The Fight to Know
Season 10
In the beginning of 2019, California, one of the nation’s most secretive states when it comes to police files, put Senate Bill 1421 into effect. The new law made public thousands of police records pertaining to police dishonesty, sexual assault and use of force. And in an unprecedented move, forty news groups partner to dig into these once-secret police files. But even after a year into the new transparency law, journalists and the public are realizing that the law has its limits when it comes to investigating police misconduct.
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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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2020-07-28T13:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
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2020-08-01T05:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
Who Killed Josiah?
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A Humboldt town is polarized over allegations of racism and police incompetence surrounding the death of college student Josiah Lawson.
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Articles
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Health officials announced more than 60 deaths from COVID-19 today and warned that fatalities could continue rising in the coming weeks.
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Los Angeles County reported a record number of new coronavirus cases today, topping the 4,000 mark for the first time during the pandemic, although about half of the cases were attributed to a backlog of results from a single lab dating back to Thursday.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today to find $30 million to expand jail diversion programs -- possibly using funds previously set aside for repairs at Men's Central Jail or raising proceeds from the sale of now-closed probation camps.
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Southland university officials said today they are reviewing a directive from federal immigration authorities that could force thousands of international students out of the country if schools offer only online courses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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With younger residents continuing to drive up the number of coronavirus infections, the rate of people testing positive for the illness in Los Angeles County inched upward today.
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A woman who was captured on video making a pair of racist rants aimed at Asian Americans at a Torrance park in June is set to be arraigned in October.
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