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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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A Bike Path in the L.A. Riverbed Proposed for Downtown
The proposed connection would create a single 31-mile bike route from Griffith Park to Long Beach.
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Imagining Life Along the Water, From Japan to L.A.
Despite being away from Los Angeles, I found myself thinking about the many ways a river can become part of a city's life.
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Army Corps Reveals Details on Sepulveda Basin Recreational Zone
The proposed program this year will offers guided and unguided tours of the Los Angeles River between Memorial Day through early-to-mid September, from sunrise to sunset.
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Three Perspectives on the Riverside Figueroa Bridge
We checked in with three of the major players in the debate to ask what future they see for the Riverside Bridge.
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A Proposal for Every Mile of the L.A. River
Cal Poly Pomona students have been working on their own discrete mile of the river, attempting to understand the nuances of each small part that makes up the 51-mile whole.
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Hot Stuff: L.A.'s Cross-Cultural Condiments
"L.A. Heat" brings together 30 L.A.-based artists to explore the city's culinary and artsitic innovation with artworks inspired by red hot condiments.
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Los Angeles State Historic Park Gets an Overhaul
New features include a welcome pavilion, a citrus grove, and a wetland area, as well a flexible event space that could be used for concerts -- which has got some residents worried.
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'Lost Rivers' Documentary Tackles Hard Questions for River Revitalization
Angelenos might think L.A. is the only one with such a strange relationship to their waterways, but a new documentary says otherwise.
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Los Angeles River After the Storm
There are two important issues that face Los Angeles during and after a big rainstorm.
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Two L.A. River Recreational Zones a Possibility This Summer
While a permanent rec zone is being planned for Glendale Narrows, other parts of the L.A. River are slowly making progress.
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Filmmakers Get an Easier Ride Navigating Through L.A. River Bureaucracy
The most challenging aspect of working along the L.A. River is making sense of its many jurisdictions. But filmmakers may have an easier ride navigating through the bureaucracy.
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New Report Fuels Fears for Decreased Water Protection
The report could result in stretches of the L.A. River receiving less regulatory oversight and become vulnerable to relaxed regulations for water pollution.
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