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Barack Obama and the 'Post-Racial' Paradox
When Barack Obama was elected four years ago, there was a great deal of talk about America reaching past the racial divide. And last November, a rainbow coalition of multiple ethnicities came together to reelect him. Does this mean we're heading towards a so-called "post-racial" America?
Writer and KCET contributor Erin Aubry Kaplan and Joe Hicks of Community Advocates say while the election of Barack Obama is huge in terms of the symbolism of progress, there is still a lot of work to be done.
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A man's search for his missing wife who suffers from early onset Alzheimers reveals gaps in the system meant to locate and care for the mentally impaired in California. "SoCal Connected" documents the journey to answer, where's Nancy?
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Public street disrepair is costing Los Angeles millions in costly personal injury claims.
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They’re tiny, weaponized, and carry a potentially deadly payload. They’re called “Assassin Bugs” and they can be as common as the backyard mosquito or as exotic as the so-called “kissing bug"--and they're here in Southern California, spreading some of the
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SoCal Connected's Deepa Dernandes questions Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini.
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Examine L.A.'s unregulated short-term housing market and an indoor marijuana facility employing veterans.
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A look at the spike in the number of employers retaliating against undocumented workers.
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As new developments pop up all over L.A., many are asking, 'Who approved that?'
