Mon, Oct 30, 2017
Segment 1: Throughout Los Angeles, neighbors have been filing lawsuits and calling the police on each other over differences involving short-term rental. Can these Airbnb turf wars be settled with legislation? SoCal Connected's Nic Cha Kim reports. Segment 2: Indoor marijuana cultivation is booming across Southern California. Once legalized, experts estimate that the crop will will bring seven billion dollars per year to state coffers. Reporter Vince Beiser goes behind the scenes with one entrepreneurial pot farmer in downtown Los Angeles who is training military veterans to grow.
Mon, Nov 6, 2017
Sumo wrestling, like many other cultural imports, has found a unique place in the Southern California wrestling scene. Some western wrestling organizations include sumo in their programs and there are dedicated regional clubs that are devoted to practicing the 1,500 year old Japanese sport. But tech writer, Jim Lowerre, is the only fan that's actually built an authentic sumo ring (dohyo) in his Orange County backyard where he hosts regular sumo events.
Mon, Nov 13, 2017
Segment 1: Los Angeles has some of the worst streets in America and the degradation and disrepair is costing the city millions in costly personal injury claims. What's being done to fix L.A.'s roadways and stop the costly litigation? Segment 2: SoCal Connected looks into the impact of leaf blowers which will soon surpass cars as California's top pollutant. In a joint investigation with the news website, FairWarning, SoCal Connected looks at the politics and pollution behind leafblowers.
Mon, Oct 16, 2017
Segment 1: The price of freedom for some in the Los Angeles County Jail system is simply too high a cost. As much as a quarter of the 17,000 in LA's jails are there simply because they cannot make bail. Segment 2: The California Condors were close to extinction when Federal Fish and Wildlife officials took an aggressive approach to save one of the world's largest birds. Segment 3: A profile piece of an Islamic school in South Los Angeles which is giving back to its local community which has been ravaged by drugs, violence and crime.
Mon, Jan 29, 2018
Segment 1: With the rise of the super-temp, comes the increase income inequality. What happens when half the workforce are gig workers? SoCal Connected follows an Uber driver who lost his job and is struggling to support his family as an independent contractor. Segment 2: How one of L.A.'s most successful entrepreneurs, Cisco Pinedo, is building a brand, furniture and community all at the same time.
Mon, Feb 5, 2018
Segment 1: A look at the spike in the number of employers retaliating against undocumented workers when they complain of stolen wages. Segment 2: What is the legal loophole that transforms neighborhoods and gets developments built without consent from the community? SoCal Connected investigates. Segment 3: She's called the unstoppable woman. Meet one the world's top virus hunters, who travels to the most remote parts of the planet to identify and stop pandemics.
Thu, Feb 22, 2018
Following the first World War, airfields popped up across the nation. Most strips were built on cheap, remote land by former military pilots that opened flying schools or offered services such as crop dusting. As populations grew around airports, cities like Santa Monica fought the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for rights to redevelop the land. Eight small airports have closed over the past 11 years and more cities are in the process of petitioning the FAA. Will the municipal airport survive?