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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Talks Struggle, Success with Actress Eva Longoria
She grew up in a housing project. Her father was an alcoholic. She struggled with English. She didn't meet a lawyer until high school. Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Her extraordinary story is the focus of her best-selling book "My Beloved World." On January 26, a lucky audience in Beverly Hills spent an hour and a half with Justice Sotomayor and actress Eva Longoria. The Justice spoke about her life and took questions from the audience.
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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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SoCal Connected's Deepa Dernandes questions Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini.
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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?'