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Recycling center employees sorting through materials | Still from SoCal Connected episode, "Life in Plastic: California's Recycling Woes"

Life In Plastic: California’s Recycling Woes

Season 10 Episode 1101
26:36
Two people hugging at memorial with photo of deceased next to them | Still from SoCal Connected, "Who Killed Josiah?", Courtesy Mark McKenna

Who Killed Josiah?

Season 10 Episode 1102
28:43
Private Property sign in foreground with beach behind it | Still from "Access Denied" on SoCal Connected

Access Denied

Season 10 Episode 1103
26:11
Girl in foreground stretching, with teammates stretching behind her | Still from "Born to Run", SoCal Connected

Born to Run

Season 10 Episode 1104
27:20
Students sit at a desk | Still from SoCal Connected's "Under Pressure"

Under Pressure

Season 10 Episode 1105
28:20
Marijuana plants with law enforcement officers behind it | Still from SoCal Connected "Cannabis Country"

Cannabis Country

Season 10 Episode 1106
27:20
SOCAL CONNECTED “Fire Station 9”

Fire Station 9

Season 10 Episode 1107
27:50
City of Fullerton police cars in a parking lot | Still from SoCal Connected's "The Fight to Know"

The Fight to Know

Season 10 Episode 1108
27:55
'Who Approved That?' 'Animal Court' 'Energy Saving Family

'Who Approved That?' 'Animal Court' 'Energy Saving Family

Season 8 Episode 8
28:29
'Stolen Paychecks' 'Watch Where You Sign' 'The Virus Hunter'

'Stolen Paychecks' 'Watch Where You Sign' 'The Virus Hunter'

Season 8 Episode 11
26:59
Veteran Tending to a Marijuana Plant

'Airbnbs Gone Wild' and 'Military Buds'

Season 8 Episode 901
24:30
Park Service workers taking care of a Channel Island fox

'Substandard of Living' and 'Back From The Brink'

Season 8 Episode 902
24:49
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SoCal Connected

Leimert Park, Gibbon Conservation Center, Underground Shelters, Charles Phoenix

Leimert Park is a vibrant neighborhood with a rich cultural history and deep roots in the city's African-American community. Nic Cha Kim explores how recent gentrification efforts have transformed the area -- a change that some fear may cause Leimert Park to lose its unique character.

Meet the rarest group of apes in the Western Hemisphere as Nick Hardcastle journeys inside the Gibbon Conservation Center.

Dystopian fears are driving many to spend big money on state-of-the-art underground shelters. Vince Gonzeles examines the booming doomsday business.

Meet humorist, author, and pop-culture performer Charles Phoenix, whose collection of 200,000 Kodachrome slides offers a colorful and hilarious glimpse of American family life in the 1950s and 60s.
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City of Fullerton police cars in a parking lot | Still from SoCal Connected's "The Fight to Know"
27:55
Season 10 Episode 1108
The Fight to Know
In 2019, California, one of the nation’s most secretive states when it comes to police files, put SB1421 into effect. But a year into the new transparency law, journalists and the public are realizing that the law may not be as transparent as expected.
SOCAL CONNECTED “Fire Station 9”
27:50
Season 10 Episode 1107
Fire Station 9
Take a rare behind-the-scenes look inside the busiest fire station in the country, where firefighters act as both primary care providers and emergency responders for the nearly 5,000 people living on Skid Row.
Marijuana plants with law enforcement officers behind it | Still from SoCal Connected "Cannabis Country"
27:20
Season 10 Episode 1106
Cannabis Country
State and local regulators are overwhelmed and outgunned when it comes to closing down California’s poisonous pot pipeline.
Students sit at a desk | Still from SoCal Connected's "Under Pressure"
28:20
Season 10 Episode 1105
Under Pressure
Parents are willing to spend thousands to get the competitive edge in the college admissions process, but at what cost? Socal Connected takes a revealing look at the high stakes world of the for-profit education consultant business.
Girl in foreground stretching, with teammates stretching behind her | Still from "Born to Run", SoCal Connected
27:20
Season 10 Episode 1104
Born to Run
Socal Connected looks at what happened to LA Jets’ Obea Moore and the current state of youth track and field today.
Private Property sign in foreground with beach behind it | Still from "Access Denied" on SoCal Connected
26:11
Season 10 Episode 1103
Access Denied
An investigation reveals how the state and many cities have let developers get away for decades with not paying their fair share when they replace affordable lodging with luxury hotels up and down California’s coast.
Two people hugging at memorial with photo of deceased next to them | Still from SoCal Connected, "Who Killed Josiah?", Courtesy Mark McKenna
28:43
Season 10 Episode 1102
Who Killed Josiah?
A Humboldt town is polarized over allegations of racism and police incompetence surrounding the death of college student Josiah Lawson.
Recycling center employees sorting through materials | Still from SoCal Connected episode, "Life in Plastic: California's Recycling Woes"
26:36
Season 10 Episode 1101
Life In Plastic: California’s Recycling Woes
As California deals with the fallout of a global waste crisis, plastic manufacturers continue to spread misleading information about recycling, while spending big on lobbying efforts to keep their products on the shelves.
Two Saxophone Players from UCLA
26:20
Season 9 Episode 1010
Jazz City
For decades Los Angeles has lived in the shadows of New York and Chicago when it comes to the jazz, but that's now changing. LA's jazz scene is on the upswing. Meet the people, places and sounds that are putting LA jazz back on the map.
It's Not Easy Being Green
25:52
Season 9 Episode 1009
It's Not Easy Being Green
Chopped down trees, unspent money, building homes thirty feet from the freeway: Is the city of Los Angeles falling down on the job when it comes to certain environmental policies? Socal Connected investigates.
Girls take photo with Pink Wall in LA
26:25
Season 9 Episode 1007
Under the Influence
Influencers - they are powerful, persuasive, and they are everywhere. You may not know it, but you could be living under the influence.
Kiera Newsome in Line Up
27:10
Season 9 Episode 1005
People vs. Kiera Newsome
One woman strives to prove her innocence from behind bars, while a team of pro-bono lawyers and students fight the odds to get her out.
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