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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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The River In the Limelight
In the last five years, the Los Angeles River has become a kind of celebrity of its own thanks in no small part to a slew of media coverage, for better and worse.
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Worthy of Love: San Fernando Valley locals continue to rally for their portion of the L.A River
Often, the San Fernando Valley gets left out of the L.A. River buzz.
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Poking Fun at the L.A. River
The Los Angeles River and its advocates have turned jokes about the river on its head, using it instead to capture the limelight
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Los Angeles Conservation Corps Offers New Beginnings
Struggling youth find new paths on the L.A. River
Edward Koehn, Chief of flood control design for the Los Angeles district, explains the model to colleagues, 1948. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
A Brief History of The Army Corps and the L.A. River
When it comes to all things Los Angeles River, there is one agency that looms largest
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What's Taking L.A. River Revitalization So Long?
As anyone who's ever set out to build in Los Angeles knows, things aren't always as simple as they seem. A vision becomes reality at a glacial pace, which can be a good or bad thing.
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The Commission that Shaped the L.A. River's Bridges
Though the Sixth Street Viaduct of yore will soon be a thing of memory, it and its sister bridges across the Los Angeles River played a pivotal role in the making of Los Angeles.
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Integrating Arts and Culture into LA River Revitalization
A team of designers, architects, and artists are seeking to unify and build arts and culture infrastructure into river revitalization projects through public art interventions.
Q Conditions: Limiting Development in Elysian Valley
Los Angeles may be in the midst of a housing crisis but the solution isn't always to increase density.
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Bright Ideas: Brendan Ravenhill's Thoughtfully Simple Designs
Born out of Los Angeles, Brendan Ravenhill's signature designs straddle sophistication and simplicity.
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Brewing Coffee Along the L.A. River
On a crisp morning in Elysian Valley, Damian Robledo, a longtime employee of the area, was biking down the Los Angeles River Bike Path and a thought came to him, "Why can't I get a cup of coffee on the river?"
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Fresh Air Ahead: Curbing the Foul Air in Boyle Heights
Boyle Heights long plagued by foul odors from sewer lines is getting relief with the opening of an air treatment facility.
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