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Tree and Smoky Sky, Obscured Sun
Scientists, doctors and some California politicians say climate change has arrived, and unless something is done to curtail it, the heat will continue to get worse.
Inglewood High School
The City of Champions appears to be surging, but its classrooms continue to lose their students.
Desiray Newsome, Kiera Newsome's mother, looking into the distance
Their stories appeared on SoCal Connected in 2018. Here are the five stories to keep an eye on in the coming year.
Teacher Walks Down a School Hallway
The teachers of the Los Angeles Unified School District today pledged to go ahead with the first teachers strike in Los Angeles in 30 years tomorrow, saying they didn't receive a new contract offer over the weekend.
Woolsey Fire approaches Malibu beach, November 10
Burning nearly 97,000 acres in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, the Woolsey Fire that began Nov. 8 destroyed nearly 1,700 structures and killed three people. Almost 300,000 fled their homes.
Jerrold Turney, a plant pathologist for L.A. County, examining the health of a tree in a park
According to a recent study, Los Angeles is failing when it comes to its trees. City leadership, the report said, places little value on its "urban forest," leaving it lacking in management and planning, and well behind in funding to plant new trees.
Anza Borrego
Leaving no trace is difficult in practice. No matter how careful you are, a single pair of boots will leave an impression of some kind. How do we visit our favorite state parks without leaving a trace? 
Falconer with his Harris hawk 2
Landfills are required by law to scare birds away which is why they hire falconers like Joe Suffredini. Raptors work better than mechanical bird abatement techniques.
Gil Garcetti and Sheriff Lee Baca | Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library
In the wake of a controversial pardon for convicted ex-Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, will President Trump also pardon disgraced ex-Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca?
Angels Flight
Despite a troubled history, the historic Angels Flight railway in downtown Los Angeles, will be reopened today for the first time in four years. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in March that the iconic railway would undergo a renovation and reo
Greenbar owners
Thanks to a recent law that eases sales restrictions, Greenbar Distillery has been able to expand their lineup, turn themselves into a social venue and get customers to plant more than 600,000 trees throughout the Central America rainforests
Tim Russ talks about his role on Voyager, his love of astronomy and whether aliens have been looking back at him through their telescopes
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