SoCal Connected Blog

By Val Zavala
September 30, 2009

Your lawn is brown. My lawn is brown. We're having a serious drought. So why are the lawns in affluent San Marino as green as the residents wallets?

By Correspondent Judy Muller
September 9, 2009

AUDIO: Last week - fire. Next week - earthquake, maybe? But it's beautiful now! Correspondent Judy Muller ponders the curious nature of Southern Californians, and posits that our constant state of denial is probably more rational than it seems.

By Steve Proffitt
September 8, 2009

Last year we spotlighted a family facing foreclosure on an episode of SoCal Connected. Thanks to that exposure, the Balli family of Lake Elsinore is featured on a prime time Sesame Street special airing Wednesday night. Click more for all the details.

By Steve Proffitt
September 4, 2009

The fire in the Angeles Forest has created an enormous plume of carbon dioxide that stretches across the United States. See a JPL/NASA animation.

By Steve Proffitt
September 3, 2009

If you've had a traffic accident while texting, we want to talk to you, and maybe put you on TV. Share your cautionary tale with your fellow Southern Californians. Click MORE now and tell us your story.

By Steve Proffitt
September 3, 2009

Nowadays, when something happens, folks grab their cameras, and then race to post images on the Web. The great fire in Angeles Forest was no exception. We've put together a sampler, and invite you to share your stuff.

By Get Involved
February 26, 2009

The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens want you!

By Web Team
February 12, 2009

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

By SoCal Connected Staff
January 27, 2009

It's official: Socal Connected is Southern California's best news public affairs program!

By SoCal Connected Staff
January 15, 2009

There won't be many weeks like this one. Take advantage and get involved!

By Val Zavala
January 15, 2009

I've learned some helpful and fun things about driving. Here they are in no particular order.

By SoCal Connected Staff
January 8, 2009

This could be the year you become a hero.

By SoCal Connected Staff
January 1, 2009

Have a hangover from 2008? Here are some ways to avoid a repeat in '09.

By SoCal Connected Staff
December 24, 2008

There's a tiny sliver of time between now and New Years. Make the most of it!

By SoCal Connected Staff
December 11, 2008

Free yourself from the tyranny of repairs, repeat buying and planned obsolesce.

By SoCal Connected Staff
December 11, 2008

Like many workplaces, the libraries are full of bloggers. Here are few telling their stories in their own words.

By SoCal Connected Staff
December 4, 2008

No discussion of charter schools gets far without the United Teachers LA coming up.

By SoCal Connected Staff
December 4, 2008

Los Angeles' high school students are full of life, humor, insight and promise. Get off the couch and give them a hand.