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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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Remembering Alex Baum: Visionary Voice for L.A. Cycling
"He was the number one driver of bicycling in the city, even prior to when the city had staff dedicated to bicycling."
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City Council Considers New Financing Tool for L.A. River Revitalization
This could mean money for more affordable housing, cleaning up polluted industrial land along the rivers, and more park space by the waterways.
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Sea Turtles in the Urban River
Green sea turtles are true nomads of the water, able to make a home in waterways around the world, including the most urban of places like the San Gabriel River in Long Beach.
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New Decision Could Mean Opportunities for Lower Los Angeles River
River advocates hope this would be a catalyst for more revitalization further down the Los Angeles River, in the areas closer to Long Beach.
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Sixth Street Bridge Replacement Project Breaks Ground; Surfaces a Tale of Two Neighborhoods
A bridge is always used to connect one place to another, but in the case of the future Sixth Street bridge it's ironically becoming a divisive symbol that needs to be addressed.
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Riverfront 'Creative Campus' Coming to Elysian Valley
Is the latest L.A. River-adjacent development, with live-work units, affordable housing, and retail, a right fit for the neighborhood?
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The Return of Broadway
Bringing Back Broadway is a ten-year plan to revive and rehabilitate Broadway Street, the historic Theatre District in Downtown Los Angeles.
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Keeping an Eye on L.A. River Vegetation and Habitat
Every year 300 to 600 acres of vegetation is cleared away from soft-bottom waterways around L.A. County. Does this have an effect on the natural habitat?
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Water Groups Fight for Better Stormwater and Urban Runoff Regulation
Even after more than two decades of regulation, urban runoff continues to be the largest source of pollution to Southern California's waters.
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A Morning Coffee Ritual at the L.A. River
Sometimes an okay cup of coffee on the river with friends is better than a great cup of coffee in your cubicle at work.
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Apocalypse for Now: War of the Worlds
Metabolic Studio's IOU theatre illuminates the relationship between the Owens Valley and Los Angeles through performances by Inyo County residents.
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Conservationists Take to Crowdfunding to Fight Hahamongna Watershed Plan
Conservationists say that the plan is a temporary solution that has 425 double dump trucks a day running through the project area, giving off noxious fumes, noise, and adding to traffic.
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