Zoie Matthew

Zoie Matthew

reporter, producer, KCRW

Zoie Matthew is a producer for KCRW's Greater LA. Prior to joining the station, she covered housing, homelessness, grassroots organizing, and the environment for a variety of local and national publications, including LAist, Curbed LA, Los Angeles magazine, Bitch Magazine, The Cut, Civil Eats, and Alta Journal.

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KCRW’s departing reporter Anna Scott talks about the gains and setbacks in housing and homelessness — after eight years covering the beat.

How has LA homelessness changed in over 8 years?

KCRW’s departing reporter Anna Scott talks about the gains and setbacks in housing and homelessness — after eight years covering the beat.

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When you hear the word “clown,” you probably picture a hacky kid’s entertainer. Well, a group of super-talented LA-based performers are trying to change that.

Angelenos are crowding clown shows — ‘an act of counterculture’

When you hear the word “clown,” you probably picture a hacky kid’s entertainer. Well, a group of super-talented LA-based performers are trying to change that.

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A convenience store in Skid Row is changing hands from the community-oriented Korean American family that runs it — to a Black-led nonprofit.

Sale of Skid Row grocery store aims to bring racial healing

A convenience store in Skid Row is changing hands from the community-oriented Korean American family that runs it — to a Black-led nonprofit.

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