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Carren Jao

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Born and raised in the Philippines, Carren is a storyteller at heart, working to uplift diverse voices. She is a skilled digital storyteller with more than a decade of experience working on engaging content that lives on multiple platforms. Her arts and culture stories have won recognition from the LA Press Club and the Asian American Journalists Association.

As arts and culture editor for KCET, a public television station and online destination in Southern California, she leads editorial strategy and content development for arts, culture, food, travel and history content. Working with collaborators across 11 Southern California counties, she tells award-winning stories that matter.

Previously, Carren has worked as a full-time freelance journalist. Her work has been published around the world, including the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Wired UK, Surface, Dwell and many others.

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Spend Your Summer by the L.A. River, MRCA Calls for Volunteers
The volunteer-run River Safety Unit will roam the river on foot or on a kayak, keeping a watchful eye over activities in the river.
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Sending Out a Larger than Life Message for Kids Ocean Day
With the help of more than 3,500 LAUSD students, an artist will send out an environmentalist message through a massive work of art on Dockweiler State Beach.
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Is Good Eggs a Good Neighbor to Elysian Valley?
Despite initial concerns, local residents are supportive of the local food hub housed in the former Hostess cupcake factory in Elysian Valley.
"Alameda Street Elevation" detail shows handwritten notes in beautiful script. | Photo: Carren Jao
No Further West: The Design of Los Angeles Union Station
A new exhibition at L.A.'s Central Library features the architectural drawings, sketches and blueprints that expressed the calculated vision of Union Station.
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Supreme Court Hands Victory for Environmentalists in Urban Runoff Case
It's official: L.A. County must take responsibility for its polluted stormwater runoff in the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers.
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L.A. River Cleanup: Small Gestures that Make a Big Difference
In the quarter century since FoLAR first began their yearly river clean-ups, more and more people have gotten on board.
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Are We Doing All We Can for the Zanja Madre?
Should this section of the historic water system placed in the National Register of Historic Places?
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Goodwill Southern California Opens Community Center in Glassell Park
The new facility in Northeast L.A. is is the largest single project Goodwill Southern California has developed in nearly 100 years.
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Egyptian Obelisk Replica by the L.A. River Offers Rare Views
The massive urban earthwork on the banks of the Los Angeles River is a scaled replica of an ancient Egyptian archaeological site.
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The Great L.A. River Clean-Up Extends to Three Saturdays This Year
This weekend will be the first of three Saturdays of clean-ups in thirteen sites, all along the 51-mile river.
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'Rail to River' Project Envisions Greenway Along Train Tracks
The propsosed 8.3-mile park-like path would wind down from near the L.A. River downtown to its terminus near the future LAX/Crenshaw Metro line.
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L.A.'s Historic 'Mother Ditch' Discovered in Chinatown
A lifeline for early Los Angeles, the Zanja Madre carried precious water from the Los Angeles River right into the blossoming pueblo that would one day grow into the busy metropolis we know as Los Angeles.
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