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Zach Behrens

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Zach Behrens was KCET's Director of News, Region and State. He worked on digital and on-air news products that related to Southern California and beyond. He was also the Digital Executive Producer for "SoCal Connected."

Behrens previously ran LAist and has held positions at the city of Santa Clarita and California Institute of the Arts, where he earned a degree in music. He has won awards from the Los Angeles Press Club, L.A. Weekly, and the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. In 2008, he was named—somewhat arbitrarily, but it's fun to say anyway—as the 8th most influential person in Los Angeles by NowPublic.com.

He is currently a member of the Outdoors Writers Association of California and has served as an Associate Member on the Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as well as the CalArts Alumni Board, San Fernando Valley Jaycees, and the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council.

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The high court announces two long-awaited decisions regarding same-sex marriage.
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Eric Garcetti hopes to engage with Angelenos about their suggestions and solutions to improve the city during his mayoral tenure, which begins July 1.
A photo showing where the Powerhouse Fire burned within the reserve.
This may sound bad -- and it actually could be -- but there might be a positive outcome.
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With Memorial Day weekend signaling summer vacation season, a congressional report looks at the damage of the sequester.
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A lot of new faces are coming to City Hall to work with Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti.
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What it all means depends on how you slice the data.
A collapsed live oak seen after the Springs Fire in the Santa Monica Mountains. | Photo: Courtesy National Park Service
With the 24,000-acre Springs Fire fully controlled, officials in the Santa Monica Mountains are beginning restoration, making sure habitat and…
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Miles of pathways throughout the Santa Monica Mountains will reopen after full control of a wildfire that ripped through 24,000 acres earlier this month.
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The ranger, accompanied by his dog, was fishing around sunset at Crescent Beach. At some point, he noticed the canine being chased by a mountain lion.
The landscape around the La Jolla Trail after the Springs Fire. | Photo: Courtesy National Park Service
Much of the public outreach to the National Park Service and California State Parks has been to ask how they can help the 14,000 acres of burned parkland.
A staircase along the Discovery Trail in Schulman Grove. | Photo: Zach Behrens/KCET
With snow melting, access to one of the coolest places in California has opened.
The Big Parade heads down a staircase in 2012. | Photo: Zach Behrens/KCET
This is urban hiking at its best: two days, 35 miles, 15 Los Angeles neighborhoods, some 80 public staircases, more than two dozen parks, and -- most importantly -- making new connections and friends.
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