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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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L.A. River Recreational Zone Closes For the Season
Summer is done, which mean no more kayaking down the Los Angeles River.
Bringing Back the Sepulveda Basin
A fall workshop will inform conservation efforts that can be done on the Sepulveda Basin, an area that had seen some of its plant life decimated early this year.
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L.A. River Design Proposals that Can Handle the Floods
How can we design along the Los Angeles River, while still taking into account its flow conditions? A scale model helped USC landscape architecture students take into account a range of water flows on the L.A. River; results of the research can now be ...
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Councilmembers O'Farrell and Cedillo Rally City in Support for Comprehensive Changes to L.A. River
Councilmembers O'Farrell and Cedillo rally support for the most expansive alternative (and expensive) offered by the U.S. Army Corps impending plan for revitalizing the Los Angeles River.
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North Atwater L.A. River Bridge: Safe Enough for Birds?
Is it time for Los Angeles to work on its own set of wildlife-friendly design guidelines?
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Landscape Design Students Propose Urban Interventions on the L.A. River
When it comes to complex problems, fresh eyes sometimes bring valuable new perspectives. This year, the Los Angeles chapter of landscape and urban design firm SWA Group hosted seven students from around the country and asked them to reconsider the land...
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Federal Appeals Court Says L.A. County is Liable for Waterway Pollution
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found Los Angeles County and the County Flood Control District liable for excessive amounts of pollutants on the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers.
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Growing a Hyperlocal L.A. River Economy on a Kayak
Who can deny that the Los Angeles River has become a hotbed for development ideas?
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New Play Wraps Four Stories Around the Arroyo Seco
Playwright Marcus Renner is on a quest to find the truth of the Arroyo Seco community in his play, "Washing of the Water."
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Curbing the Trash Problem at the East Fork of the San Gabriel River
This summer the U.S. Forest Service and the WCA are trying something new. By enlisting the help of youth, the pair is embarking on an educational program they hope will produce more conscientious visitors and foster future river stewards.
A New Generation of San Fernando Valley Muralists Colors the City
Van Nuys Boulevard's Mural Mile is a growing collection of drive-by artwork that add color and life to the neighborhood, created by an informal crew of artists under 30 years old.
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Explore the Bridges of the L.A. River on Foot
Dubbed the "Ten Bridges Epic" walk, Big Parade L.A.'s Dan Koeppel will lead attendees through ten bridges that cross the Los Angeles River.
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