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Orange County's Santa Ana river trail clearing out, LA's rich gospel history, California's gold rush uncovered
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Feb 22, 2018
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Orange County's Santa Ana river trail clearing out, LA's rich gospel history, California's gold rush uncovered

The challenges of clearing homeless from the Santa Ana River trail, touring a new exhibit at the California African-American Museum, recovering gold from a shipwreck.

A homeless man walks back to his tent along the Santa Ana River. Advocates for the homeless want to install port-a-potties on nearby land owned by the city of Anaheim.
A homeless man walks back to his tent along the Santa Ana River. Advocates for the homeless want to install port-a-potties on nearby land owned by the city of Anaheim.
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Jill Replogle/KPCC
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The challenges of clearing homeless from the Santa Ana River trail, touring a new exhibit at the California African-American Museum, recovering gold from a shipwreck.

Listen 0:54
Workers are frantically calling motel owners, seeking rooms for the homeless people being removed from the Santa Ana riverbed.
Listen 7:52
Last week, Orange County told a federal judge that it would provide motel rooms and other forms of shelter to those cleared out of the Santa Ana River camp.
Listen 6:25
The cold weather may be bad for crops, but it’s good for some businesses. We'll hear from this year's cold snap winners and losers.
Listen 11:23
Gospel may have started in the South, but L.A.'s influence helped to commercialize and popularize the genre outside the church.
Listen 5:22
One of Honda's oldest nameplates gets a high-tech makeover, including Apple CarPlay -- a first for a motorcycle.
Listen 5:23
The California Gold Rush treasure recovered from the SS Central America is now in Long Beach for a public display, thanks to the work of geologist Bob Evans.