Legislators Consider Issues of Deported Parents, Kids
Record numbers of deportations and removals of undocumented immigrant parents have led to more than 5,000 children nationwide being placed in foster care. Most of these kids are American citizens, and more live in California than any other state.
Paddling Down the Los Angeles River
Ever since the 1930s, when the Army Corps of Engineers built a massive flood-control channel to contain the Los Angeles River, its graffiti-scrawled concrete banks have served as a drainage ditch and as a backdrop for countless Hollywood chase scenes. It hasn't been used for recreation -- in fact, boating was prohibited until recently. Now environmentalists working to restore the river are leading kayak tours.