Today in Local: Urban Farming's Compton Roots
Urban Agriculture in Los Angeles
Compton's Richland Farms: A Model for Urban Farming?
When a group of migrant farmers created a community garden out of an empty lot in South Central, they had no idea they were launching a movement.
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The Belmont Shore
Lost and Found and Lebanese
With a little patience, a stretch of anonymous nowhere can become a place.
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Race to the Governorship
Brown Officially Runs for Gov.
It's official: Jerry Brown is running for the Democratic nomination he will undoubtedly receive.
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Venice High School
No Longer a Neighborhood High School
The phrase "distance learning" has a different ring at Venice High School, where most students bus in from other parts of the city.
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Obstructive Advertising
Arrest Over Supergraphics
Getting serious in its war on supergraphics, the city has issued one arrest and four warrants over the illegal building-side ads.
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Checking in on Compton
Straight Outta Imagination
Through no fault of its own, Compton is back in the news, this time in response to recent displays of racism at UC San Diego. How is the city these days, anyway?
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Best of the SoCal Web
SoCal Week in Review 03.05
Catch up on last week's news with this quick, informative update on the state of your hometown.
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Brown Officially Runs for Gov.
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Remembering Brendan Mullen
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Compton's Richland Farms: A Model for Urban Farming?
Juan DevisSeveral years ago, a group of migrant farmers from Mexico...
After the Quake
SoCal Connected
By SoCal Connected Staff
January 21, 2010
Digging through earthquake myths to find the facts. LA's most earthquake-prone buildings. And thoughts on Haiti from Marcos Villatoro.
Let's Talk Emma! Part III
KCET Online Book Club
By Web Team
January 29, 2010
The KCET Online Book Club is here. First up is a discussion of Jane Austen's classic novel Emma. Love her? Hate her? (Or, maybe you are her?) Join the discussion and let us know!
ALERT: White House Health Care Summit live on KCET
Bohdan's Corner
By Bohdan Zachary
February 24, 2010
KCET is broadcasting and streaming the entire White House Health Summit Thursday February 25, 2010. Here are the details.
Departures: L.A. River
Departures
By Departures
June 1, 2009
Take a multimedia journey down the 52-mile length of the Los Angeles River.
Where's Huell 3/8 - 3/14
Huell Howser
By Web Team
March 8, 2010
Most of us who have come across Huell in our travels know that he has quite a bit of height to him. But even Huell can't hold a candle to the tall Redwoods that populate northern California. This week, the Redwood National Park is just one of many amazing places on Huell visits.
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ALOUD at Central Library
Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life
One of America's most performed and admired composers, Adams (Nixon in China, Doctor Atomic) helped shape the landscape of contemporary classical music. His new memoir reveals the inner workings of his creative process and illuminates the recent history of music-making.
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The Wooster Group: La Didone
Mark Murphy interviews Elizabeth LeCompte, artistic director of New York performance ensemble The Wooster Group, about La Didone.
Robert Thurman and Danny Hillis: A Conversation on Science, Ethics, and Religion
American Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman and renowned engineer Danny Hillis.
Interview with Erica Edwards, Mike Davis, and John Divola
An interview with three UC Riverside professors, Mike Davis of Creative Writing, John Divola of Visual Arts, and Erica Edwards of English.
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