Saul Gonzalez

Saul Gonzalez

Guest/Host/Producer, There Goes the Neighborhood

Saul Gonzalez is co-host of “The California Report” from KQED. Previously he was a reporter for KCRW and host of There Goes the Neighborhood: Los Angeles. Saul has reported on such issues as California's sexual predator policies, high speed rail, the debate over right to die laws, and the struggles of LA's street vendors. Prior to his work in radio, Saul was the Los Angeles producer for PBS NewsHour, a reporter for the weekly magazine series "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly," and a producer and reporter for a variety of series and news specials on Los Angeles PBS affiliate KCET. During his television career, Saul reported on human rights abuses in Central America, Europe's struggles to assimilate its growing Muslim populations, and military tensions on the Korean Peninsula. He has been honored with eight Emmys and 10 Golden Mikes. He's also received the Radio Journalist of the Year Award two years in a row from the Los Angeles Press Club.

Saul Gonzalez on KCRW

The California Botanic Garden in Claremont has a Noah’s Ark of native plants. That’s where freezers preserve seeds from plants that might go extinct.

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The California Botanic Garden in Claremont has a Noah’s Ark of native plants. That’s where freezers preserve seeds from plants that might go extinct.

from Greater LA

Massive solar projects will help California reach renewable energy goals, but not without costs to fragile desert ecosystems.

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Massive solar projects will help California reach renewable energy goals, but not without costs to fragile desert ecosystems.

from Greater LA

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from Greater LA

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