SoCal Connected: Episode 121

This week's segments:

Critical Care - By Correspondent Vince Gonzales - 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.

Saving the Corps - By Correspondent Angie Crouch - 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.

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

Web Original:

How Healthy is L.A.? - By Web Team - 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.

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