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I WAS THERE: Laura Chick Challenged The Most Powerful Forces in LA Politics. She Has A Message For LA’s Current Leaders

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Las Cafeteras Band Picture With Denise Carlos in Center

I WAS THERE: Tour is Cancelled But COVID-19 Won’t Stop L.A.’s Las Cafeteras

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Portrait of Dr. Richard Allen Williams.

I WAS THERE: 'He Was Suggesting That Blacks Were Not Normal,' L.A. Doctor Recalls Bizarre Phone Call From Then LAPD Chief Daryl Gates

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As Restaurant Workers Struggle, This Man Fields Their Calls

I WAS THERE: As Restaurant Workers Struggle, This Man Fields Their Calls

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As Restaurant Workers Struggle, This Man Fields Their Calls

As Restaurant Workers Struggle, This Man Fields Their Calls

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Using his Truck as Stage, Man Drums up Cheers in Quarantine

Using his Truck as Stage, Man Drums up Cheers in Quarantine

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LA’s Las Cafeteras on Life in Lockdown

LA’s Las Cafeteras on Life in Lockdown

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Trevor Jackson Protest Video

Trevor Jackson Protest Video

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Laura Chick Challenged LA’s Powerful Police Union

Laura Chick Challenged LA’s Powerful Police Union

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Who’s Tweeting Up A Storm In Your Backyard?

Who’s Tweeting Up A Storm In Your Backyard?

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George Floyd’s Death Haunts Bakersfield Man

George Floyd’s Death Haunts Bakersfield Man

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Reflections on Loss During 1992 Riots and Protests Today

Reflections on Loss During 1992 Riots and Protests Today

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SoCal Connected

I WAS THERE: As Cases Rise Again, COVID-19 Nurse Raises Alarm Bells From Inside the ICU

A Southern California nurse discusses her work inside a COVID-19 ICU and warns the coronavirus is far from over. The footage seen in this episode was filmed by the nurse and with the permission of the patient’s family.

About the Series

"I WAS THERE" is about telling a great story. This series of first-person accounts breaks current and historical events down to human scale, carefully taking the viewer behind some of Southern California’s biggest headlines.

Production team

Executive Producer: Karen Foshay 

Producers: Tori Edgar, Denise Chan & Michael Ray 

Photographers: Trevor Jackson, Karen Foshay

Editor/Graphics: Michael Ray, Andy Viner