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KCET Local What's behind LA's water main breaks? KCET Blogger Brian Doherty breaks down a report released by the DWP that puts blame on Mother Nature.
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The Department of Water and Power issues a report on why L.A. saw so many water main breaks in the past few months. It's inconclusive, but a combination of corroded old iron and unusually high reservoir levels and pressure are likely to blame.
KCET Local Have you picked up your 'You're Great!' sticker yet? KCET's Ophelia Chong interviews the creator of the offline viral sensation.
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How a small step from one site then crossed over to Facebook and went viral. This is an interview with the creator of the "You're Great" Sticker Laura Shape.
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KCET 28 Blogger D.J. Waldie pays his
respect to August Coppola, an inspirational teacher too often
overshadowed by his more famous relatives.
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August Coppola has died. His obituaries began, brutally, by listing his relations: Carmine Coppola (father, composer of The Godfather score), Francis Ford Coppola (director, arts entrepreneur). Talia Shire ...
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Where is Huell Howser this week?
Meeting a group of dedicated fountain pen collectors, heading North to
see the “Mothball Fleet”, and trying the sweetest, creamiest eggnog
this side of the Sierra Mountains.
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This week Huell meets a group of dedicated fountain pen collectors, heads North to see the “Mothball Fleet”, and tries the sweetest, creamiest eggnog this side of the Sierra Mountains. You won't want to miss a minute of it! ...
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KCET's Brian Doherty reports that
while the Los Angeles City Council might be slowly siding with the
medical marijuana dispensaries, the District Attorney will have none of
it.
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The City Council gets closer to a new medical marijuana ordinance, rejecting key elements of the suggestions from the City Attorney's office. D.A. Cooley says that he doesn't care if the City Council wants to make over the counter sales legal for medical pot dispensaries--he'll ignore them.
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KCET's Brian Doherty reports that
although L.A. police chiefs usually don't need to win over the public,
Charlie Beck might have to do just that following allegations that his
election was the result of a mayoral power play.
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L.A. police chiefs don't need to win over the public before they get the job, but new LAPD head Charlie Beck is trying to do so in the face of accusations his appointment was too much of a mayoral power play, under departing Chief Bratton's influence.
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KCET's Erin Kaplan strolls over to the
Inglewood art tour, only to find a burgeoning arts scene and a
collection of "black and white artists who seem genuinely united in
their efforts to jump-start a scene they see as they belonging to them
all."
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Of course I did, but I have to admit, I didn't give it much thought. Not nearly as much thought as I've given lately to police misconduct, development, homelessness, tagging wars or even the incidence ...
KCET Local From basketball to blockbusters, our SoCal Week in Review tells this week's dish with a dash of humor.
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After a prolonged break, we're starting back up with a string of typically absurd Los Angeles stories. Most unfortunately, it's time to rethink your allegiance to the Spider Man, as Peter Parker--or some much less intriguing imposter--was arrested and charged with battery on Hollywood Blvd this week...
KCET Local Don't be afraid to wander. Thoughts on carless commuting in LA from D.J. Waldie.
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I didn’t walk or take a bus to the 18th Street Arts Center on Wednesday evening to participate with other carless Angeleños in presentations connected to Diane Meyer’s photo exhibit: Without a Car in the World: 100 Car-less Angelinos Tell Stories of Living in Los Angeles.
KCET Local Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has been resurrected in different forms over its history. Check out a brief history from KCET Blogger Adolfo Guzman-Lopez.
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That's what Rutgers University professor Regina Marchi argues in her new book. You can find Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebrations across the U.S. because there are now significant populations of Latin American immigrants in most states. ...
KCET Local Big changes in Beijing. KCET Blogger Ophelia Chong continues her tour of South Korea and China with a new revelation about how much the Chinese government controls its citizens.
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Before I left, Beijing was dry as dust and looked it. The Gobi Desert blows a fine layer of yellow dust over Beijing, leaving it looking like a house that has been closed up for years. It has been a dry year, not unlike Los Angeles, Beijing has had below normal rainfall.Until now. ...
KCET Local Want a sneek peak at the Gold Line Extension? Read KCET Blogger Jeremy Rosenberg's take on the new tracks.
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TTLA's blogger boarded an MTA Gold Line train earlier this week, part of a group taking in an advance tour of the six miles of track and eight new stations that make up the long-awaited "Eastside Extension."
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KCET's Jeremy Rosenberg talks with
the Reformed Church in America about religion in California and their
decision to replace the word 'God' with 'the presence'.
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Patt Morrison's current Asks L.A. Times Q&A features a chat with Sheila Schuller Coleman, the recently ordained pastor who is the co-head of her famous father Robert's Reformed Church in America, headquartered at the Crystal Cathedral.
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A battle for power in Los Angeles.
KCET's Brian Doherty reports that "the city controller's office may be
deprived of the legal power to audit other elected officials programs
if a current court decision is finalized."
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The city controller's office--currently filled by Wendy Greuel--may be deprived of the legal power to audit other elected officials programs if a current court decision is finalized.
KCET Local Looking for ways to get involved?
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KCET invites you to serve your community through service. Our weekly Get Involved page features ways for you to connect with organizations in need of a helping hand.
