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    Play Based on Homegirl Café Opens Saturday

    Father Greg Boyle has put hundreds of former gang members to work at Homeboy Industries and at the Homegirl Café in downtown Los Angeles. Now the Homegirl Café has been turned into theater. KCRW's Lisa Napoli speaks with playwright Lisa Loomer about Cafe Vida .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Father Greg Boyle has put hundreds of former gang members to work at Homeboy Industries and at the Homegirl Café in downtown Los Angeles. Now the Homegirl Café has been turned into theater. KCRW's Lisa Napoli speaks with playwright Lisa Loomer about Cafe Vida.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Lisa Loomer

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    Cinco de Mayo and Other American Traditions
    1. 0:00Cinco de Mayo and Other American Traditions
    2. 19:39Play Based on Homegirl Café Opens SaturdayYou’re reading this
    3. 23:57Rupert Murdoch: Finance, Politics and Journalism
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