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SoCal Connected
January 29, 2013
Up Front: The voters have spoken, and more dollars are flowing. But is it too little, too late for California schools? In the studio: Former chancellor of the California community college system Jack Scott and the education editor for GOOD Magazine, Liz Dwyer, join Val to talk about the current state of our state's educational system. It's an epidemic the military prefers not to discuss. With the recent change in the role of servicewomen, the issue of sexual assault in the military is becoming more salient. Madeleine talks to Kirby Dick, the director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "The Invisible War." Kicker: Is the move to the cloud marking the death of the DVD?
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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?'
