SoCal Connected

"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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Nurse Yvonne Yaory checks on a coronavirus patient who is connected to a ventilator. | Heidi de Marco/California Healthline

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No More ICU Beds at the Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County as COVID Surges

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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Your No-Panic Guide to the COVID-19 Vaccine: Is It Safe, and When Can I Get It?

Nurse Michael Lowman gets the first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from nurse practitioner Christie Aiello at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA, on Dec. 16, 2020. | Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty

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Orange County Gets First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine

A healthcare worker vaccinates an elderly person. | iStock via Getty Images

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Los Angeles City Attorney Warns Residents of COVID-19 Vaccine Scams

Walk-ins wait for Coronavirus Covid-19 testing in LA County at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in South Los Angeles on July 8, 2020. | Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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High-Poverty Neighborhoods Bear the Brunt of COVID's Scourge

People wait outside the Emergency room of the Garfield Medical Center in Monterey Park, California on December 1, 2020. | FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images

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Hospitals Bursting at Seams With COVID-19 Patients as Surge Continues

A Latina wears a mask. | iStock via Getty Images

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Latinas Bear Disproportionate Burden During COVID-19, SANDAG Data Finds

The Bai Holiday ice rink stays open throughout the holiday season. | Courtesy Bai Holiday Ice Rink, via LAist

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How Safe Is Holiday Shopping? Going to the Dentist? A Virologist Weighs In

Governor Gavin Newsom looks on, far right, as ICU nurse Helen Cordova receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California on December 14, 2020. | JAE HONG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin in Southland, but Virus Fight Goes On

A healthcare worker tends to a COVID-19 patient. | iStock via Getty Images

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Licensed ICU Bed Capacity in Riverside County Drops to 0%, Officials Say

A fence with barbed wire. | iStock via Getty Images

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High-Risk Inmates Aren’t Prioritized in State’s Early Releases

People line up for COVID-19 testing outside of Maywood City Hall. | Chava Sanchez/LAist

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Covid Is Everywhere, but Federal Pandemic Relief Cash Flowed Mostly to Big Cities

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City of Fullerton police cars in a parking lot | Still from SoCal Connected's "The Fight to Know"

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The Fight to Know

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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Fire Station 9

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.

Marijuana plants with law enforcement officers behind it | Still from SoCal Connected "Cannabis Country"

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27:20

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Cannabis Country

State and local regulators are overwhelmed and outgunned when it comes to closing down California’s poisonous pot pipeline.

Students sit at a desk | Still from SoCal Connected's "Under Pressure"

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Under Pressure

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.

Girl in foreground stretching, with teammates stretching behind her | Still from "Born to Run", SoCal Connected

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Born to Run

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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Access Denied

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.

Two people hugging at memorial with photo of deceased next to them | Still from SoCal Connected, "Who Killed Josiah?", Courtesy Mark McKenna

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Who Killed Josiah?

A Humboldt town is polarized over allegations of racism and police incompetence surrounding the death of college student Josiah Lawson.

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26:36

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Life In Plastic: California’s Recycling Woes

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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26:20

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Jazz City

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

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.