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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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What is a Watershed Anyway?
When talking about the L.A. River, the term "watershed" keeps popping up. What exactly is it?
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Your Chance to Design an Icon for the L.A. River
On July 21, the Noun Project and L.A. River advocates will host the Iconathon -- a five-hour "hacking" session to design icons that can potentially be used in future L.A. river signage, smartphone apps, and many other applications.
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Council for Watershed Health Receives EPA Grant for Watershed Report Card
A recent grant aims to develop a comprehensive report card that can be used to measure progress and success of the different Urban Waters Federal Partnership agencies at the Los Angeles River watershed.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear L.A. River Polluted Runoff Case
Is L.A. County responsible for tainted stormwater runoff released into the L.A. River? Let Supreme Court decide.
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Groundwater Project Begins in Panorama City Today
New groundwater project in Pacoima will clean 1.5 million gallons of rainwater and put it back into the local water supply system, instead of dumping them into the ocean via the L.A. River.
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L.A. River Greenway Declared National Recreation Trail
The greenway and bike path that stretches from Burbank to Elysian Valley has been declared a valuable National Trail.
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Lincoln Heights Jail as a 24,000 Square Foot Urban Rooftop Garden?
Abandoned since 1965, the dark and dingy Lincoln Heights Jail may soon be turned into a shiny, 230,000 square feet mixed-use development.
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12th Annual Los Angeles River Ride Adds a New 70-mile Reverse Ride
Los Angeles County Bike Coalition's annual bike ride from Griffith Park adds a new route for its Long Beach fans.
Kayaking the L.A. River
Army Corps Requests Public Comment for This Summer's L.A. River Boating Program
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have re-emerged with a request for public comment on this year's proposed boating program due this Friday, May 25 at 5 p.m.
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Future L.A. River Park $5 Million Closer to Reality
Albion Riverside Park, a 6.3-acre extension of Downey Park in Lincoln Heights, is one step closer to reality with help from hefty grant money.
Current design proposal for North Atwater Multimodal Bridge, which may still be subject to tweaks and small changes, according to Jennifer Samson
City Approves Gift of 21st Century Bridge across the L.A. River
When the North Atwater Bridge is built sometime in 2013, it would be the first bridge to cross the historic river in the 21st century.
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