Season 2

By SoCal Connected Staff
March 11, 2010

Why young people make up the bulk of the uninsured. Laughing in the face of a potentially fatal disease. And an update on Bob Iritano, fighting for time against terminal cancer.

By SoCal Connected Staff
March 4, 2010

The big business of egg donors. The dirty business behind some car washes. And Marcos Villatoro with a very personal family tale.

By Steve Proffitt
February 25, 2010

Fighting for his life, and with his health insurer. Why Hollywood is still a man's world when it comes to directing. And Patt Morrison with a personal health care tale.

By SoCal Connected Staff
February 18, 2010

Working, but "underemployed". Making your house pay, as a film location. And a personal tale of unemployment from Gustavo Arellano.

By SoCal Connected Staff
February 11, 2010

The city of LA faces a fiscal crisis. And dawdles. Steve Lopez a feather weight boxer who's a real "Million Dollar Baby." And award season humor from Brian Unger.

By SoCal Connected Staff
February 4, 2010

Wild horses. There are just too many. Steve Lopez with an update on his friend, Nathaniel Ayers - The Soloist. And Patt Morrison on politics.

By Steve Proffitt
January 28, 2010

Are other states sucking the life out of our local film production industry? The LA City Council approves a pot clinic ordinance. And commentary from Patt Morrison.

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.

By SoCal Connected Staff
January 14, 2010

Is the agency that enforces California's workplace safety rules falling down on the job? Answers in an exclusive and intensive investigative report. Plus, read a controversial leaked memo, and see which employers are the most frequent safety violators

By SoCal Connected Staff
January 6, 2010

LA Times columnist Steve Lopez gets a medical marijuana card. Plus a ride-along with a group of cops who destroy illicit pot plantations.

By SoCal Connected Staff
December 31, 2009

We all know cars and alcohol are a bad mix. But what about cars and text messages? We test our correspondent's reaction times - while texting and while driving drunk. Plus why hands-free isn't any safer than hand-held. And humor from Brian Unger.

By SoCal Connected Staff
December 17, 2009

The big business of egg donors. The dirty business behind some car washes. And Marcos Villatoro with a very personal family tale.

By SoCal Connected Staff
December 10, 2009

MacMansions go begging for buyers. Behind the scenes at Cirque du Soleil. And humorist Brian Unger makes fun of the super-rich.

By SoCal Connected Staff
December 3, 2009

Can—or should—government limit the number of fast-food restaurants? Plus, LA's fabulous food trucks. And our FEMA investigation pays off for some Ventura County residents.

By SoCal Connected Staff
November 19, 2009

Middle-class and homeless. Mortgage scammers preying on those facing foreclosure. And a commentary from LA Times columnist Steve Lopez

By SoCal Connected Staff
November 11, 2009

How to catch an arsonist, a follow up on last week's story about FEMA and flood zones, and a commentary on the Swine Flu.

By SoCal Connected Staff
November 4, 2009

FEMA decides some LA neighborhoods are in danger of flooding. LA crime writer Michael Connelly's Los Angeles. And a letter to the new police chief.

By SoCal Connected Staff
October 28, 2009

Can - or should - government try to legislate good eating habits? Should we limit the number of fast-food restaurants? Plus, LA's fabulous food trucks. And Halloween, in a recession.

By SoCal Connected Staff
October 22, 2009

Why young people make up the bulk of the uninsured. Laughing in the face of a potentially fatal disease. And bargaining for hospital treatment in the OR.