tag:kcet.org,2008-09-24:/local/shows/california_connected//29 2009-02-02T23:46:18Z A news magazine covering the people and ideas that drive California. (2002 to 2007) Movable Type Pro 4.2-en tag:kcet.org,2006:/local/shows/web_stories//29.95 2008-11-26T16:30:19Z 2009-02-02T23:46:18Z

In San Diego County, an experiment is going on with foster kids from abused and neglected backgrounds.

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In San Diego County, an experiment is going on with foster kids from abused and neglected backgrounds. The teens--aged 13 to 18--live in the country's first combination group home/high school. They share the campus with people old enough to be their grandparents. The senior volunteers in the program were given one instruction only--to just care about the kids. The results may change the way you think about foster teens, about seniors and about family.]]> tag:kcet.org,2006:/local/shows/web_stories//29.98 2006-07-13T15:47:19Z 2008-09-27T18:40:21Z

A look at a statewide Fish and Game operation that results in the arrrests of more than a dozen persons suspected of violating poaching rules.

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California Fish and Game officials estimate that poaching -- the illegal taking of wildlife -- is a $100 million problem. Two of the most sought-after animals are red abalone, found off the coasts, and caviar-producing white sturgeon, which live in the Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta.

California Connected follows a statewide Fish and Game operation that results in the arrrests of more than a dozen persons suspected of violating poaching rules. The program also goes into the desert with Warden Kyle Chang, one of the department's specialists on reptile poaching.]]> tag:kcet.org,2006:/local/shows/web_stories//29.94 2006-07-13T15:27:53Z 2008-09-26T20:50:00Z

We meet some aspiring actors in Hollywood as they register for their first day of "extra" work.

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For the past 80 years, Central Casting has been the Ellis Island for new hopefuls entering the film industry. We meet some aspiring actors in Hollywood as they register for their first day of "extra" work, including reporter Judy Muller who catches the bug.]]> tag:kcet.org,2006:/local/shows/web_stories//29.93 2006-06-23T15:21:31Z 2009-11-11T21:01:15Z

In 2006, KCET's California Connected met four vets working to put their lives back together at the Polytrauma Unit of the VA medical center in Palo Alto.

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At the Polytrauma Unit of the VA medical center in Palo Alto, we meet four Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients who are working to put their lives back together. Only some of them bear obvious wounds, such as a lost eye or a missing part of a skull, but all share in common serious injuries to their brains.

These veterans must relearn everyday things that we take for granted. Some struggle with simple motor skills, like picking up a pencil or walking normally; others grapple with memory loss and emotional difficulties, like one Army veteran who can't remember giving birth to her own daughter.]]> tag:kcet.org,2006:/local/shows/web_stories//29.97 2006-05-12T15:42:40Z 2008-09-26T20:55:09Z

Los Angeles is the car-chase capital of the world. What is it about Los Angelinos that leads them to run? And why do Los Angelinos love to watch?

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Los Angeles is the car-chase capital of the world. More pursuits happen here than anywhere else on the planet. On average, 16 people run from police in Los Angeles County every day.

So what is it about Los Angelinos that leads them to run? And why do Los Angelinos love to watch?]]> tag:kcet.org,2008:/local/shows/web_stories//29.96 2006-05-12T15:31:55Z 2008-09-26T20:56:05Z

A firsthand look at Station #9, which sits in the middle of the country's gravest homeless problem--Los Angeles' skid row.

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Firefighters call it the "Big Screen": the front door to Los Angeles Fire Station #9, through which firemen have watched a human tragedy unfold for years. Station #9 sits in the middle of the country's gravest homeless problem--Los Angeles' skid row.

Get a firsthand look at just how dire the situation is as we follow firefighter and paramedic Dave Chavez on his daily calls.]]> tag:kcet.org,2005:/local/shows/web_stories//29.100 2005-09-23T15:51:28Z 2008-09-26T20:58:36Z

California Connected visits San Francisco, which has some of the most advanced waste disposal and diversion plants in the nation.

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You've sorted your garbage, recyclables, and yard trimmings. Now what? What happens to the nearly 80 million tons of stuff that Californians toss out each year?

California Connected visits San Francisco, which has some of the most advanced waste disposal and diversion plants in the nation.]]> tag:kcet.org,2005:/local/shows/web_stories//29.99 2005-07-22T15:49:03Z 2008-09-26T21:02:09Z

Sandra Tsing Loh comments on the path of every anxious parent as she surveys the bewildering spectrum of school choices for her kindergartner.

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Sandra Tsing Loh comments on the path of every anxious parent as she surveys the bewildering spectrum of choices, from her local public school, with a less-than-thrilling API, to the ivy-clad private schools that can cost upwards of $19,000 per year.]]>