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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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Goodwill Plans One-Stop Community Resource Center in Glassell Park
They are currently seeking proposals for co-location at the 135,000 square-foot former Kmart, which will be transformed into a community amenity a one-stop shop for what seems to be everything a community needs to thrive.
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Ped-Friendly, River-Inclusive Warner Center Plan Approved by City Council
The Warner Center 2035 Plan is looking to make the Woodland Hills area more walkable and pedestrian friendly.
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Weighing In on L.A. River ARBOR Study [Final Installment]; Last Week for Public Comment
The public comment period for the study closes next Monday, November 18. As we ponder what else our ecosystem in Los Angeles needs, we asked a few people to help close our series.
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L.A. Aqueduct: A Century of Water for the Future
The aqueduct's 100-year legacy is being celebrated by large-scale watercolors, a beautification of Mulholland's Memorial fountain, and resurrection of an age-old water system, among many initiatives. What isn't being celebrated is the city's increasing...
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Weighing In on L.A. River ARBOR Study [Part Five]; Alt. 20 Restores Twice as Much as Alt 13
With only two weeks left before the comment period closes, we continue to garner thoughts from those working along the river on how this could affect Los Angeles.
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High Line-ification of Riverside-Figueroa Bridge Study Falters on Unsupported Estimates; Seeks Public Support
At a meeting set up with city council to discuss greenlighting a study that would determine how much RACDB's proposal could cost the city, they were presented with half-baked estimates, seemingly meant to discourage support.
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Super King Offers A World Of Flavors to Northeast L.A.
It is often said that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. If so, then Super King certainly has their sights set firmly on every man's heart with its dizzying array of ethnic foods from all corners of the globe.
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Weighing In on L.A. River ARBOR Study [Part Four]; Unanimous Support for Alt. 20
Comments given at the public presentation were all in support of the more-than-$1-billion option.
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Community Contemplates Future of L.A. River Recreational Zone
Over 3,000 people participated in this summer's pilot recreational zone in the Glendale Narrows section of the L.A. River.
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Found L.A. Tours the Los Angeles River, and other River Events This Weekend
As the ARBOR study continues to be scrutinized by the public, more river-related events have popped up, perhaps in an effort to open more eyes to this historic waterway.
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Weighing In on L.A. River ARBOR Study [Part Three]; Public Meeting this Week
We asked a few advocates what their thoughts are on the study and how it would affect the future of the river.
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Five-Year Study Finds L.A. River Watershed Isn't Too Bad, But Could Be Better
Until now, there has never been a comprehensive and continuous monitoring of the Los Angeles River watershed that would tell us definitively if we're doing a good job at keeping our waters and surrounding ecosystems clean.
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