SoCal Connected

"SoCal Connected" is KCET's weekly award-winning, prime time newsmagazine offering public TV and online viewers in-depth stories on the environment, economy, health, social and community issues, local history and other substantive topics.

The longest running newsmagazine program in Los Angeles has a renewed commitment to always questioning critical decisions that impact Angelenos.

Now in its 8th season, "SoCal Connected" is the winner of a Peabody® and two duPont Awards, 27 Emmy® Awards, 26 Golden Mikes, and 51 LA Press Club Awards. It is hosted by 16-time Emmy award winner, Val Zavala. "SoCal Connected" airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. KCET is the nation’s largest independent public television station.

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S8 E2: Coastal Housing Crisis

Season 8, Episode 2

SUBSTANDARD OF LIVING

In this episode, SoCal Connected's Deepa Dernandes meets with Dario Pini, a landlord who calls himself a savior of Santa Barbara’s working class, but the City—and many of his tenants—have a different take on Pini. SoCal Connected looks at whether this self-proclaimed savior is actually a slumlord, and why it's taken officials nearly three decades to stop him.

BACK FROM THE BRINK

2017-10-21T05:30:00-07:00

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2017-10-22T11:30:00-07:00

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SoCal Connected

They’re tiny, weaponized, and carry a potentially deadly payload. They’re called “Assassin Bugs” and they can be as common as the backyard mosquito or as exotic as the so-called “kissing bug"--and they're here in Southern California, spreading some of the deadliest - and neglected- diseases in the world. a group of children with facial birthmarks and deformities receive a life changing experience thanks to the efforts of a team of volunteer doctors and nurses.

2017-10-24T13:00:00-07:00

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2017-10-26T14:00:00-07:00

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2017-10-28T05:30:00-07:00

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2017-10-29T11:30:00-07:00

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