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Category Archives: work
of marathons and assholes
On this episode: “Whenever I see a plain, industrial building, I just have to wonder: who’s being screwed behind those frosted, black windows?” -Robby Herbst, Llano del Río collective on the Antagonist’s Guide to the Assholes of Los Angeles. “When you are … Continue reading
Posted in arts, film, and music, City of Los Angeles, civil rights, community arts, culture in the city, economy and equality, music, street art, Uncategorized, video, work
Tagged "Fernando Llanos", "Llano del Río Collective", "Mi Reyna", "Robby Herbst", 90.7FM, Hear in the City, KPFK, Mapping The City, Sara Harris
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unique little endeavors
Sara was walking through the park looking for a place to photograph a tin house when she noticed a life-size plastic horse being pulled up a ravine on a stretcher by a small team of uniformed rappelers with helmets. As … Continue reading
Posted in animal services, arts, film, and music, Chinatown, City of Los Angeles, Griffith Park, public radio, puppets, theater, Uncategorized, urban wildlife, work
Tagged 90.7FM, Animal Rescue, Automata, Elmo, Hear in the City, Horse Rescue, Janie Geiser, KPFK, Mapping The City, Puppet Show, Puppeteering, Sara Harris, SMART Los Angeles, Susan Simpson, Urban Space
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¿Y, si hubo fraude? and unions try to stop Walmart in Chinatown
While most media regurgitate Calderón and the PRI’s assertions that Mexico has a president-elect, today on Hear in the City, Sara interviews investigative journalist and Enfoque Latino contributor Dolores Dorantes about what she calls “A Coup d’ Etat, Mexican … Continue reading
Posted in Chinatown, Chinese culture, City Government, community redevelopment, culture in the city, economy and equality, election coverage, labor, Mexico, Neighborhood/Area, protest, radio, street parades, work
Tagged AMLO, Chinatown, Dolores Dorantes, Elecciones En México, Enrique Peña Nieto, Felipe Calderón, Hear in the City, IFE, Los Angeles, Mexican Election, Mexico, PAN, PRI, Sara Harris, Walmart
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Air Check: voices from the Inglewood Oilfield
Hear in the City will spend then next few shows in the Baldwin Hills at the Inglewood Oilfield. This place is perched on the summit overlooking the past and the future. On one side, the oil discoveries that drew wealth … Continue reading
Posted in Air Check Series, air pollution, arts, film, and music, Baldwin Hills, community arts, culture in the city, Culver City, economy and equality, local oil production, marginalize communities, public health, public radio, sustainability, transportation, urban environment, water resources, work
Tagged Baldwin Hills, BHC, David McNeill, Dexter Story, Inglewood Oilfield, kpfk.org, Ladera Little League, Newsdesk.org, PXP, Sara Harris, Spot.us, Thandisizwe Chimurenga
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Performance, protest, prayer in public space
In honor of our one-year anniversary on Hear in the City, we bring you a show about protest, performance, and prayer in the public space. We visit the Asco arts exhibition “The Elite of the Obscure” at … Continue reading
community gardens, cuban photography, and bicycle bells
On this week’s episode, we offer a mixed bag of art and culture happening around Los Angeles. Luis Sierra Campos visits a community garden in Highland Park that serves as a model for urban sustainability and food security in a … Continue reading
Posted in arts, film, and music, bicycling, community arts, culture in the city, economy and equality, marginalize communities, music, photography, public health, public radio, Special Series, sustainability, transportation, Two Wheels and a Mic, Uncategorized, urban environment, work
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let’s go to the market
On this episode of Hear in the City, we go to the market and ponder the question of loyalty. We sit down at the kitchen table with a 32 year veteran employee of the largest grocery chain the U.S. at … Continue reading
Posted in culture in the city, Culver City, economy and equality, public radio, Uncategorized, Venice, work
Tagged Carmageddon, chain stores, Costco, Hear in the City, Kroger, Los Angeles, Manuel Tavison, membership, Radio realities, Ralphs, Sara Harris, shopping, strike, the market, the urban landscape, walk-out, Will Coley
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04/05/11: Ciclavia & Education in Crisis Series
Teacher Educational Program at UCLA
Continuing our Education in Crisis series, Hear in the City visits an innovative graduate program UCLA IMPACT: Urban Teacher Residency, to talk with Dr. Annamarie Francois. She sees a new movement of teacher apprenticeship as one solution to the problem … Continue reading
04/05/11: Ciclavia & Education in Crisis Series
Malick Sidibé
Hear in the City arts editor, Jesse Lerner, heads over to M and B Arts Gallery in West Hollywood, where an exhibit featuring the work of famed Malian photographer Malik Sidibé is on display through until the end of the … Continue reading
