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Immigration 101: Refugees, Migrants, Asylum Seekers
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Socal Connected breaks down each category in this simple to follow video.
Made in L.A.
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How Cisco Pinedo is building a brand, furniture and community all at the same time.
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There is a growing awareness and concern about coyotes in Southern California.
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KCET's Val Zavala has retired. Read the many messages to Val expression how she impacted lives in her time at KCET.
Val Zavala in studio circa 1988
Val Zavala, anchor, producer and award-winning journalist, of KCET’s “SoCal Connected” is retiring after three decades of covering Los Angeles.
Val Zavala Outside with a Camera Operator and an Interview Subject
Val Zavala's had an award-winning career in public media. How did she start and what were some of her milestones?
Val Resolution - Val Zavala Day
Val Zavala was honored by the Los Angeles City Council at City Hall on Tuesday, declaring February 13 as “Val Zavala Day” in the City of Angels.
Behind The Scenes with SoCal Connected
Take a look at the videos you'll only see on Season 8 of SoCal Connected.
Iron gate in a jail. | Flickr/Sergey Kochkarev/Creative Commons/Public Domain
El virus está aumentando en las cárceles superpobladas de California a medida que se ralentizan las primeras liberaciones. Y las cárceles del condado están luchando con una acumulación de reclusos que esperan ser transferidos a instalaciones estatales.
Iron gate in a jail. | Flickr/Sergey Kochkarev/Creative Commons/Public Domain
The virus is surging in California’s overcrowded prisons as early releases slow. And county jails are struggling with a backlog of inmates awaiting transfers to state facilities.
Susana Braxton prays along with other worshippers during the National Day of Prayer for Religious Liberty in front of the County Administration Center in downtown San Diego on August 8, 2020. | Sandy Huffaker/CalMatters
From the pandemic's start, religious leaders have been trying and failing to convince judges to strike down California’s restrictions on mass gatherings as unconstitutional violations of religious freedom. Supreme Court decisions could change that.
Susana Braxton ora durante el Día Nacional de Oración por la Libertad Religiosa frente al Centro de Administración del Condado en el centro de San Diego el 8 de agosto de 2020. | Sandy Huffaker/CalMatters
Desde marzo, figuras religiosas han intentado (sin lograrlo) convencer que jueces deroguen las restricciones de salud pública de California sobre reuniones masivas como violaciones inconstitucionales de la libertad religiosa. Parece que eso cambiará.
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