February 2009 Archives

By SoCal Connected
February 27, 2009

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• A Soldier's Story
• Virtual Reality Therapy
• Drought Busters
• Commentary by Joel Stein
• Web Original: War Bound

By Web Team
February 26, 2009

From the Civil War to the war in Iraq, Los Angeles Times book editor David L. Ulin discusses his favorite books about the experience of combat with SoCal Connected's Saul Gonzalez.

By Get Involved
February 26, 2009

The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens want you!

By Joel Stein
February 26, 2009

Do you really expect us to vote again?

By Web Team
February 26, 2009

A look at a program designed to help patients confront their traumatic memories rather than avoid them.

By Joseph Angier
February 26, 2009

As drought hits hard, Angelenos are fighting back.

By Karen Foshay
February 26, 2009

Female veteran Angie Peacock documented her stay at the Long Beach, VA Renew program and videotaped her experience. Her experience highlights the specialized needs of female veterans.

By Web Team
February 19, 2009

When the economy gets sick, how does it affect public health? On this week's SoCal Podcast, story editor Saul Gonzalez interviews Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding to find out. Fielding is the Director of the Department of Public Health for Los Angeles County.

By Producer Christal Smith
February 19, 2009

In the course of researching the current state of the California Conservation Corps, we met 21-year-old Alex Cook, corpsmember and poet extraordinaire.

By Brian Frazer
February 19, 2009

With our nation's economy in shambles, it makes me wonder how these tough times will affect our most affluent of celebrations: The Oscars.

By Correspondent Vince Gonzales
February 19, 2009

Downey Regional Medical Center is a stand-alone community facility, medium-sized, non-profit. What's happening to Downey is typical of health care facilities throughout our region: ten years ago they were one of seven hospitals on what's called "the 105 Freeway axis," but today, that number's down to three.

By Correspondent Angie Crouch
February 19, 2009

The mission of the corps, the young men and women who sign up, and the debate over whether California can still afford to keep the California Conservation Corps.

By Val Zavala
February 19, 2009

You gotta see the Oscar nominated doc The Garden. (And not just because a Life & Times segment I did is in the doc for a whole 30 seconds.)

By SoCal Connected
February 19, 2009

As hospitals in the area close, more and more patients flood the hospitals that still remain, many of them without insurance or a primary care physician.

By KCET Admin
February 18, 2009

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• Critical Care
• Saving the Corps
• Commentary by Brian Frazer

By Web Team
February 12, 2009

A guide to some of the websites trying to bring you the future of California news today.

By Val Zavala
February 12, 2009

Val Zavala gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how SoCal Connected is made. Meet our editors, our cameramen, our producers, and, well, just about everyone else who makes the show happen.