Email Author Tessa Stuart

2012 Stories by Tessa Stuart

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  COVER STORY

  How KPCC's Quest for Latino Listeners Doomed The Madeleine Brand Show

  published November 1, 2012

  The announcement came without fanfare that Friday in August, during the last 10 minutes of one of L.A.'s most popular morning... More >>

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  Proposition 37 Genetically Modified Food Fight

  published October 25, 2012

  Whole Foods Market was in a pickle. As the nation's most prominent purveyor of natural foods, it has a lot to gain from the passage of... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  San Fernando: America's Sexiest, Most Scandal-Ridden City Government

  published October 11, 2012

  Mario Hernandez wanted to go on a retreat, to get away from his small town for the weekend and clear his head. He told his girlfriend he was... More >>

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  Endeavour's Tree-Killing Debut

  published September 27, 2012

  "Moving the Endeavour will be a marvel of wonder and ingenuity," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said at an August press conference, where it was... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  A Santa Monica Trailer Park — and Its Senior Residents — Face Off With Fancy New Development

  published July 12, 2012

  The eviction notices kept coming, one after another. Mary Herring, who will turn 79 in August, says she received six in all — "They just... More >>

• Daniel Becerril's Victims Use Yelp to Fight Alleged Murderer and Con Man

  published May 24, 2012

  Debbie Search, a quality technician in Torrance, first suspected something when her financial adviser seemed to fall off the grid. She had a... More >>

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  Could Fracking in Los Angeles Cause an Earthquake?

  published May 17, 2012

  Conversations about fracking, the controversial technique for natural gas extraction (alternately known as " More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Murder on Montana Ave.

  published May 10, 2012

  The living room of Sofia Merman's West Hollywood apartment is filled with photos of her only son. Sasha in cap and gown, Sasha sitting for his... More >>