SoCal Voices

Inland Empire Community News: Filling the Local News Gap

Corporate buyouts and downsizing have reduced budgets and staff in newsrooms across SoCal, leaving community issues underreported and community members less informed. But some independent journalists are stepping up to fill the void, including Manny Sandoval, owner, editor, and publisher of Inland Empire Community News. In this episode of SoCal Voices, Sandoval talks about IECN's community impact, his approach to covering news in a changing media landscape, the personal circumstances that led him to journalism, the role of individual citizens in ensuring community issues receive coverage, and his long-term goals for Inland Empire Community News. ResourcesInland Empire Community NewsEnjoy this episode? Leave SoCal Voices a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts or socalvoices.com.Join the SoCal Voices Email List. Stay up-to-date on all things SoCal Voices! Sign up for our email list. To thank you for signing up, we’ll send you our free audio mini-series Five Ways to Live Well in SoCal Without Losing Your Mind. Quick tips sent straight to your inbox to help you stretch your budget, manage your commute, and find belonging in SoCal.Follow SoCal Voices on Instagram @socalvoicesSupport SoCal Voices. Thank you for listening. Support SoCal Voices Podcast. Your contributions help us continue bringing you quality content about navigating life in Southern California. It’s easy! Just click the link below:Support the show

Get Your Money Right in SoCal

If you feel like you're doing everything right and it still isn't enough to get ahead financially in Southern California, what you're about to hear may help. In this episode of SoCal Voices, host Angela Ross sits down with personal finance expert Lissa Lumutenga, who has built a reputation for helping people think differently about money, wealth, and survival in systems that weren't designed with the middle class in mind. We're talking real strategies for thriving in one of the most expensive regions of the country, and what it actually takes to build financial stability in SoCal. ResourcesVisit Lissa Lumutenga's website.Enjoy this episode? Leave SoCal Voices a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts or socalvoices.com.Join the SoCal Voices Email List.Thank you for listening! Support SoCal Voices Podcast. Your contributions help us continue to bring you quality content about navigating life in Southern California. It’s easy! Just click the Support link below:Support the show

Can We Build Affordable Housing in SoCal?

Southern California is famous for sunshine, beaches, and opportunity but it's also known for a harsh reality. For far too many people, housing here feels out of reach. In this episode of SoCal Voices, host Angela Ross sits down with Emily Ramirez of the Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing. Ramirez breaks down why it's so expensive to build affordable housing in SoCal, where well-intended policy goes wrong, and what has to change so that Southern California is a place where people of modest means can afford to live. Resources:Southern California Association of Nonprofit HousingLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts or socalvoices.com.Join the SoCal Voices Email ListThank you for listening! Support SoCal Voices Podcast. Your contributions help us continue to bring you quality content about navigating life in Southern California. It’s easy! Just click this link:Support the show

Race, Gender, Class & the History of the Movie Awards

SoCal is the epicenter of the entertainment industry and award season is in full swing. While many focus on the glamor and festivities, film and media historian Monica Sandler  views the movie awards industry through a different lens.In her forthcoming book, The Oscar Industry: Creative Labor, Cultural Production, and the Awards System in Media Industry, Sandler looks at how the Academy Awards have built and sustained Hollywood's class, gender and racial hierarchies. As award season takes shape, Sandler's insight into the history and development of movie awards season will broaden your perspective about this Hollywood tradition and what comes next.Visit Monica Sandler's websiteLeave a 5-Star Review on our website or on Apple Podcasts.Keep up with all things SoCal Voices! Join the SoCal Voices Email List.Thank you for listening! Support SoCal Voices Podcast. Your contributions help us continue to bring you quality content about navigating life in Southern California. It’s easy! Just click this link:Support the show

Why the Health of Native Bees Matters in SoCal

Krystle Hickman is a community scientist, photographer, National Geographic Explorer and one of the few Black women working in the conservation space. In her book The ABC’s of California’s Native Bees, she’s helping the non-scientists among us develop a greater appreciation for the important role native bees play in keeping our food systems strong, our landscapes more resilient and our own health as humans in SoCal more secure. In this episode of SoCal Voices, Hickman shares insights about her journey into conservation, the sometimes challenging experience of writing her book, and improvements she'd like to see in environmental policy to help us all co-exist more harmoniously with nature.Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts or socalvoices.com.Join the SoCal Voices Email ListThank you for listening! Support SoCal Voices Podcast. Your contributions help us continue to bring you quality content about navigating life in Southern California. It’s easy! Just click this link:Support the show