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 9th season, "Socal Connected" is the winner of nearly every major local and national journalism award, including a George Foster, Peabody, two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia silver batons, and 27 regional Emmy awards. "SoCal Connected" airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m.
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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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The New Normal
Season 9
California's wildfires are more severe and deadlier than ever before. Debates are raging as to what to do, who will pay for billions of dollars in damage and what can be done to lessen the destruction as California adjusts to its new normal.
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Under the Influence
Influencers - they are powerful, persuasive, and they are everywhere. You may not know it, but you could be living under the influence.
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Heat
Season 9
How hot will your neighborhood get? "SoCal Connected" looks at the ground-level effects of climate change on southern California.
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Kamasi Washington and the West Coast Get Down have shone and international spotlight on jazz in Los Angeles. But the scene has a rich history dating back to Central Avenue and The World Stage in Leimert Park which have long been LA jazz institutions.
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Los Angeles educators are on strike, leaving elementary, middle and high schools without formal instruction until further notice.
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UTLA took to the streets in Downtown LA to protest the state of LAUSD. They are advocating for smaller classroom sizes and better resources like nurses and counselors.
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At John Marshall High School, students sat around the auditorium during the first day of the teacher's strike. Outside the school’s walls, the rain didn’t stop teachers from striking for better classroom conditions and resources for their students.
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Jazz City
Season 9
For decades Los Angeles has existed in the shadows of New York and Chicago when it comes to jazz, but that's now changing. L.A.'s jazz scene is on the upswing. Meet the people, places and sounds that are putting L.A. jazz back on the map.
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Divide and Conquer
Season 9
Gerrymandering is one of the most effective tools to manipulate an election and guarantee a win. "SoCal Connected" profiles how some local governments have used political borders to dilute minorities' power, and what is being done about it.
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Under the Influence
Influencers - they are powerful, persuasive, and they are everywhere. Marketers use them to reach you, to form what you buy, how you live, and what you do. You may not know it, but you could be living under the influence.
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Heat
Season 9
How hot will your neighborhood get? "SoCal Connected" looks at the ground-level effects of climate change on southern California.
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The New Normal
Season 9
California's wildfires are more severe and deadlier than ever before. Debates are raging as to what to do, who will pay for billions of dollars in damage and what can be done to lessen the destruction as California adjusts to its new normal: year-around fire.
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Articles
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For the second consecutive year, the USC Board of Trustees approved a 3.5 percent increase in undergraduate tuition, it was announced today.
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USC's Annenberg School of Journalism today announced it would independently investigate the "fundamental inequities" in the university's admissions system in light of the recent college entrance exam cheating scandal.
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The American Civil Liberties Union today released a report critical of Orange County homeless shelters, claiming there is "widespread neglect and abuse."
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USC and UCLA are among eight universities being sued by two Stanford University students in federal court over the nationwide college admissions cheating scam, according to court papers obtained today.
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“I believe I’m doing the right thing,” Newsom said. “To the extent this issue is coming faster and sooner and I would be entrusted with executing 25 human beings, I cannot do that."
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Actress Lori Loughlin surrendered to federal authorities this morning and was placed in custody pending a federal court appearance later in the day as a defendant in a wide-ranging bribery scheme designed to get children into elite universities.
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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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