Digging The Past, Building The Future

Comments (0) | Nation and World, Religion

Kim Daniels, Meghan McCarty
Contributors

EXCLUSIVE: The Jerusalem Reclamation Project continues its mission to further the Zionist movement by revitalize a Jewish Jerusalem through the privatized ownership of holy sites. A valley in East Jerusalem thought to be the ancient City of David now lies as a source of contention in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Some Jewish Israelis consider the City of David, a site revealing the 3,000-year-old history of their culture, one of the most important archeological digs in Israel. But many of the current residents - mostly Arab Israelis - say the expansion of the dig threatens their neighborhood and their way of life.

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Wasting Food In Hungry Times

Comments (0) | Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, news

Tina Mather, Kim Daniels, Shannon Pence

While California's abundant fields of fruit and vegetables fuel much of America, millions of tons of food rot in farm fields or grocery store and restaurant dumpsters, much of which is edible and could go a long way toward eliminating hunger in California.

An Annenberg investigative journalism class spent a semester reporting on Californians dealing with hunger and food insecurity. To see the entire multimedia reporting series, visit the Hunger in the Golden State Web site.

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SPECIAL SERIES: Ventura Construction Industry, No Recovery Here

Comments (0) | Dream Interrupted, Los Angeles and Region, losangelesandregion

Kim Daniels, Shannon Pence
News 21

SLIDESHOW: Budget constraints have caused the city and county to cutback. Constructions projects have taken a big hit as a result, leaving many unemployed.

Students from Annenberg's News21 team, in partnership with KCET's "SoCal Connected," are reporting around Southern California to find out what happened to the California Dream and where we're headed. For more stories on the California crisis, visit the Dream Interrupted Web page.

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Emerging Muslim Leaders Create Network Of Support

Comments (3) | @religion, Religion, Religion

Kim Daniels
Contributor

WATCH: The American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute is harvesting leaders to change the face of Islam in the United States.

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SPECIAL SERIES: Unconventional Mayor Is Thinking Big

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Dream Interrupted, Los Angeles and Region

Kim Daniels, Shannon Pence
News21

WATCH: In the midst of California's biggest downturn, Ventura mayor Bill Fulton is thinking in unpredictably optimistic terms.

Students from Annenberg's News21 team, in partnership with KCET's "SoCal Connected," are reporting around Southern California to find out what happened to the California Dream and where we're headed. For more stories on the California crisis, visit the Dream Interrupted Web page.

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Christian Groups Unite To House Homeless

Comments (0) | @religion, Housing Crisis, Religion

Kim Daniels
Executive Producer

Ventura churches are setting aside their ideological differences to unite and serve those in need, but not everyone supports faith-based shelters.

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