Lilly Chertock

co-captain of Santa Monica High School’s Team Marine

Contact: Website

Lilly Chertock on KCRW

It’s been a year since Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg began her school strike on the steps of her country’s Parliament, in order to draw attention to climate change.

Teens take the lead on cleaning the planet. Will adults follow?

It’s been a year since Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg began her school strike on the steps of her country’s Parliament, in order to draw attention to climate change.

from Design and Architecture

More from KCRW

We get the latest on the Saddleridge fire that’s moving fast in the San Fernando Valley.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A judge ruled that Orange County cannot arrest people for sleeping in public spaces if there are no alternatives.

from Greater LA

Some people left the ashes behind. Others are trying to rebuild.

from KCRW Features

We travel to another dimension, where Rod Serling stretched the imagination and tapped into a societal psyche.

from Greater LA

There aren’t many roads or people outside the small city of Lompoc. Instead you’ll see rolling hills, cattle grazing under oak trees, and rare birds like Golden Eagles.

from KCRW Features

On Tuesday, presidential hopeful Julian Castro joined Black Lives Matter activists in front of LAPD headquarters to raise awareness of the 2018 fatal police shooting of Grechario Mack.

from Greater LA

Australia is dealing with the worst wildfires in its history. The blazes have scorched millions of acres and destroyed more than a thousand homes.

from KCRW Features

The Cave Fire sparked in Santa Barbara on Monday, and residents have been ordered to evacuate as it spreads. Fires are the norm in California, as well as Australia.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Due to Santa Ana winds, gusts in some parts of LA could top 60 mph. Power lines could fall down and spark fires.

from Greater LA