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06/16/2022

KCRW, the Hammer Museum and the UCLA Film & Television Archive invite you to a Summer Night Cinema, an advance screening with after hours access to the Hammer Museum galleries.
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06/16/2022

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06/15/2022

1 less path to middle class? Angelenos worry about Catholic schools’ future

St. Mary Catholic School in Boyle Heights is closing after 115 years. Fewer than 6,000 Catholic schools remain in the U.S. today.

For generations, Catholic schools have represented a pathway to the middle class for immigrants. But thousands have closed, the latest in Boyle Heights.

06/09/2022

Here's how to watch the Jan. 6 committee hearings | NPR

More than a year after the attack on the Capitol, the House select committee on January 6 holds its first public hearing to review findings. Tune in to live coverage:

The hearing on Thursday will be livestreamed on YouTube and on most TV news channels.

06/09/2022

KCRW, the Hammer Museum, and the UCLA Film & Television Archive invite you to a Summer Night Cinema, a fun-filled evening including after-hours access to the Hammer Museum galleries, and an advance screening of Official Competition!

06/07/2022

Tell KCRW: What’s your ideal Hollywood Bowl experience?

The Hollywood Bowl turns 100 this year! Tell us about your favorite Bowl memory, your hacks to the best picnic and parking (or transit), or simply why you love it 👇

The Hollywood Bowl reports that 1.5 million Southern Californians see a show each summer at its iconic venue. Tell KCRW about your favorite experiences there.

06/07/2022

Final winner for LA mayor might come out of CA primary election

Only 13% of registered voters have turned in their CA primary ballots. "And the LA vote is honestly not representative of an LA that we know. It's just not as diverse when you look at the people who have actually returned their ballots,” says Paul Mitchell, vice president of Political Data Inc.

Tuesday is the last day to vote in the California primary, and 13% of registered voters have returned a ballot so far. KCRW looks at who’s voted, and who’s leading the race for LA mayor.

06/03/2022

Are kids key in helping pass gun control laws? | Left, Right & Center

How can we end mass shootings?
Left, Right & Center gets into it with guest host Gustavo Arellano on the left, Sarah Isgur, staff writer at The Dispatch, on the right, and Tara Setmayer, senior advisor at The Lincoln Project, from the center. Plus, guest Gal Beckerman joins with an idea about how kids can lead the way in the fight for gun control.

Panelists debate the likelihood of passing gun legislation, how kids might be the ones to implement change on this front, and whether Biden could have prevented inflation.

06/01/2022

When am I allowed to water my lawn? Depends on LA address | Greater LA

Water restrictions begin today in Southern California as record-breaking drought continues. Catch up on the rules ⬇️

Water restrictions are set to take effect on June 1 for many Southern Californians. They apply to lawns, swimming pools, car washing, and more. KCRW breaks down the rules.

05/31/2022

Security guards ‘standing around for decoration?’ Strippers demand protection

The dancers of North Hollywood’s Star Garden have been on strike for months. They say the people who are supposed to protect them at work -- the club owners and security guards -- don't.

After a lockout and the firing of two outspoken coworkers, they're trying something else. Unionizing.

Dancers at a North Hollywood strip club say owners and security guards don’t keep them safe. What do they want workplace safety to look like?

05/27/2022

Thanks for stepping up during our Spring Pledge Drive! We met our final day $50,000 challenge grant and you helped send over 30,000 meals to our food bank partners in LA and Santa Barbara!

05/26/2022

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05/26/2022

DONATE by midnight tonight for your chance to win a pair of VIP passes to the Monterey Jazz Festival with 3 nights of luxury treatment at the Casa Munras hotel!

05/24/2022

Today is the PENULTIMATE DAY of KCRW’s Spring Pledge Drive! Give now or risk the shame of last-minute procrastination! Don’t do that to yourself…. donate now and find sweet relief!

05/24/2022

43 million Americans are estimated to have student loan debt — with the aggregate total estimated at $1.762 trillion. This debt has long-term financial implications — not only on budgets, but also on how borrowers choose to live their lives post-grad. Amid a national debate on student loan forgiveness — and with the pandemic pause on repayments set to lift after August, KQED Forum wants to hear from you: How have student loans affected your life? How would you finish the sentence: “My student loans are _________” ?

05/24/2022

Why we need sadness — and how finding joy in it can make us whole.

“Being able to exist in the place where light and dark meet is actually not a recipe for unhappiness, it’s a recipe for a deeper kind of happiness.”
Susan Cain explores the nature of sadness in her new book “Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole.” Join the conversation in the Life Examined FB group.

Writer and lecturer Susan Cain explores the evolutionary reasons behind sadness in our lives and how accepting sorrow can lead to greater emotional resilience and creativity.

05/23/2022

Donate to KCRW by midnight for your chance to see Duran Duran from a box at the Hollywood Bowl! It's a VIP experience at one of the world’s greatest outdoor music venues. Don’t miss this career-spanning concert with ✨ surprise special guests✨ , topped off by epic fireworks under the stars. 🎆

05/23/2022

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05/21/2022

Support KCRW and fight hunger in your community at the same time. Donate to KCRW and choose the food bank as your thank you gift and we’ll double the meals all weekend long. kcrw.com/give

05/21/2022

L.A.'s big debate — Homelessness: Top candidates for LA Mayor join us live

Tune in now as the Top candidates for LA Mayor (Karen Bass, Kevin de Leόn, and Gina Viola) join us & Los Angeles Times live for a conversation about homelessness

Join us as candidates running for the Los Angeles Mayoral race debate the issue of homelessness, live on KCRW. Come back on May 20th at 6 p.m. to watch the livestream.

05/21/2022

Blue-bellied lizard doing push-ups: Find unique reptile in LA

Blue bellied western fence lizard, endangered succulents, and more

Find LA's rare planets & animals as part of the 2022 City Nature Challenge

In LA, more than 2500 species were identified by about 1400 observers in this year's City Nature Challenge. The western fence lizard was the most observed species.

05/20/2022

Charcuterie boards and coasters: The second life of recycled chopsticks

Used chopsticks become everything from coasters to desks with ChopValue

Over a sushi dinner, wood engineer Felix Böck had a eureka moment and dreamed up ChopValue, a company that makes products out of recycled chopsticks.

05/20/2022

Why environmentalists and animal lovers feel salty about desalination plants

After a 10-hour hearing, California Coastal Commission has unanimously nixed plans for a desalination plant in Orange County "The way it's done right now is just too ruinous to wildlife"

Plans for a Poseidon Water desalination plant in Huntington Beach were unanimously rejected by the California Coastal Commission. What's the future for desalination in the state?

05/20/2022

L.A.'s big debate -- Homelessness: Top candidates for LA Mayor join us live

Tonight at 6, the mayoral candidates will debate homelessness

Have questions? Submit them here:

Join us as candidates running for the Los Angeles Mayoral race debate the issue of homelessness, live on KCRW. Come back on May 20th at 6 p.m. to watch the livestream.

05/20/2022

Say goodbye to good TV: ‘Black-ish,' ‘This Is Us,' ‘Ozark' | Press Play

The next TV season won’t see the return of many popular, award-winning shows

A look back on the shows that won't be coming back:

Some popular TV shows won't be returning next season, including “Black-ish,” “This Is Us,” “Ozark,” “Better Call Saul,” and “Killing Eve.” How did some of them change cultural conversations?

05/19/2022

More homelessness, more profit: The big business of tiny homes

One company has cornered the market on "tiny home" villages - profiting off the homelessness crisis.
LA CAN (Los Angeles Community Action Network) says "The only thing that solves this crisis is housing" and the sheds only help avoid offering permanent housing

Business is booming for a maker of the prefab homeless shelters known as tiny homes. Can a company banking on homelessness also help alleviate it?

05/19/2022

How is FBI protecting Americans from threat of white supremacy?

While the FBI is collecting & sifting through huge amounts of data on a lot of people, they often ignore those who have actually threatened to commit violent crimes. "It's a flawed methodology" says former FBI agent Michael German

“Domestic terrorism” is what Biden calls the May 14 shooting at a NY supermarket. Federal lawmakers have said that the U.S. faces a great domestic threat from extremists motivated by white supremacy.

05/19/2022

Become a KCRW member today!

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Get to know your neighbors over great conversations, shared experiences, and impromptu dance parties. Go to kcrw.com/join -- because with KCRW, you already belong.

05/18/2022

SF high schoolers: Rejected from Stanford because I'm Asian?

"It's almost a mark against you"

Colleges like Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and Harvard University may be discriminating against Asians in their admissions practices according to a Supreme Court Case and a new documentary, Try Harder, which follows high school seniors as they apply for Ivy League admission

At California's competitive Lowell High School, many students are from working-class Asian families, and they're struggling to get into Ivy League colleges.

05/18/2022

Become a KCRW member today!

KCRW is your always-on connection to news, music, culture, and each other.
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05/18/2022

Remembering Yening ‘Lupe' Liang of Hop Woo | Good Food

"He wanted to be a part of the community"
Yening “Lupe” Liang of the beloved Chinatown restaurant Hop Woo passed away earlier this month at age 61. Food writer Eddie Lin reflects on his legacy and details for how you can help Lupe's family:

Food writer Eddie Lin remembers Yening “Lupe” Liang, who owned Hop Woo with his wife and daughters and strived for inclusiveness on his menu.

05/18/2022

To help stop gentrification, buy the building, turn tenants into owners

To help stop gentrification in Boyle Heights, Inclusive Action for the City are using a co-operative ownership model to keep businesses like Latinx with Plants in their communities

To prevent small businesses from being priced out of Boyle Heights, a nonprofit is buying commercial property and offering tenants a share in ownership.

05/17/2022

Don’t dilute, ask ‘village’ for help: How to survive infant formula shortage

It could take two months until grocery shelves are restocked with infant formula

Pediatrician Dr. Hailey Nelson's advice on what to do in the meantime:

It could take two months until grocery shelves are restocked with infant formula. A pediatrician advises parents on how to feed their little ones in the meantime.

05/17/2022

Trombone Shorty: You can't find New Orleans' culture anywhere else

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews & Orleans Avenue played New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at age 4, and now he's teaching students through his Troy Andrews Academy.

"Not only do we teach them music, we teach them audio engineering, we teach them the music business too"

Troy Andrews, aka Trombone Shorty, is out with a new album called “Lifted.” He talks about growing up in a musical family and how New Orleans is a “magical city.”

05/17/2022

Stakes are high in race for ‘secretly the most powerful job in all of LA'

For the first time, most of the San Fernando Valley will be represented by a single board member

But so far, candidates for Los Angeles County’s Third Supervisorial District have done very little campaigning

The next LA County supervisor from the San Fernando Valley and Westside will represent over 2 million people and control billions of dollars. But where's the campaign?