The Legacy Of Proposition 13
Comments (0) | California, news21, prop., proposition 13, sacramento, taxes
Meghan McCarty
Contributor

Did California's Proposition 13 live up to its hype?

Recent USC graduates explore "California in Crisis" for News21, a collaborative effort of journalism schools across the country.



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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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SPECIAL SERIES: Wrangling The Wild West Of O.C. Short Sales
Comments (0) | Dream Interrupted, Los Angeles and Region
Meghan McCarty
Contributor
Short sales are poised to become the next wave to hit the distressed real estate market. The O.C. saw a 30 percent increase in short sales last year alone, so what are they all about?

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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What Does The Health Care Bill Mean For Californians?
Comments (0) | California, National Politics
Meghan McCarty
Annenberg Radio News

LISTEN:How will the Senate health care bill signed Tuesday by President Obama affect you?

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Catholic Stakes In The Health Care Debate Are More Than Just Spiritual
Comments (1) | @religion, Religion, Religion
Meghan McCarty
Contributor

Catholic Bishops wrote Congress before the Health Care Summit, urging members of both parties not to give up the "moral imperative" of reform.

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SPECIAL SERIES: The Wall Between Us
Comments (0) | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Religion
Meghan McCarty
Contributor
The Western Wall in Jerusalem: the ultimate mystical encounter or an eternal separation barrier between 'them' and 'us'?

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Teachers, Parents And Students Kick Off Day Of Action
Comments (0) | @california, @education, @educationincrisis, @losangelesandregion, California, Education
Meghan McCarty
Contributor
At a morning press conference, teachers and students in Los Angeles put pressure on public officials to get serious about state education.

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SPECIAL SERIES: O.C. School Busses Running On Empty
Comments (0) | Dream Interrupted, Los Angeles and Region, losangelesandregion
Meghan McCarty
News21
Since a budget shortfall forced the Capistrano Unified School District to cut 70 percent of its home-to-school bus routes in 2008, a maintenance yard has come to resemble a yellow school bus retirement community.

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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Church's Same-Sex Marriage Stance Weighs On Gay Catholics
Comments (0) | @religion, Proposition 8, Religion
Meghan McCarty
Contributor

Practicing gay Catholics face opposition in gay communities because of the church's position.

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Story Of Chavez Ravine Revived In New Exhibit
Comments (2) | @artanddesign, Art and Design, The Arts
Meghan McCarty
Staff Reporter

WATCH: The opening of the L.A. Dodgers 1962 season at the new Dodgers Stadium officially marked the end of a neighborhood.

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Massive Deficit Weighs On Budget Committee
Comments (0) | @local, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Meghan McCarty
Staff Reporter

With union negotiations still pending, the Los Angeles City Council Budget Committee has yet to nail down a concrete plan to close the city's $530 million deficit.

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May Day Marchers Take to the Streets
Comments (3) | @local, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Meghan McCarty
Staff Reporter

SLIDESHOW: Marchers sent a clear message for reform: They formed a human aerial postcard. From the air it read, "WORKERS FIRST."

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May Day Events Will March to Different Beats
Comments (1) | @local, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Meghan McCarty
Staff Reporter

In Los Angeles, activist groups have planned a multitude of May Day demonstrations in support of immigrant and workers' rights.

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Villaraigosa Budget Banks on Sacrifices by L.A. Unions
Comments (0) | @editor, @local, Los Angeles
Richie Duchon, Meghan McCarty
Staff Reporters

Says extraordinary times call for extraordinary sacrifices.

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Immigrant Rights Supporters Rally In Downtown Los Angeles
Comments (4) | Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Meghan McCarty

AUDIO SLIDESHOW: It’s not May Day yet but the drumbeat has begun in the march toward immigration reform.

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Solar Power Measure Sets Off Debate at Skill School
Comments (0) | @editor, @local, Los Angeles
Meghan McCarty
Contributor

L.A. voters delivered Measure B a narrow defeat Tuesday. But for students at one local adult-education program, the solar-power debate has just begun.

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