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Ridley: 'Lackadaisical' Attitude Makes Our Culture of Violence Worse
Author and screenwriter John Ridley has worked in Hollywood for a long time, and he understands why some claim it is responsible for violence in our society. However, he believes there is much more to our "culture of violence" than simply watching shoot-'em-up movies and bloody video games. He tells Madeleine and Val what the United States, in particular, can do to address what he sees as apathy towards violence in our culture as whole.
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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?'
