http://www.lajourno.com Robert J. Lopez - Multimedia Reporter Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:08:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.lajourno.com/web-video/httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvmocuz8m62ym/ http://www.lajourno.com/web-video/httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvmocuz8m62ym/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:40:21 +0000 admin http://www.lajourno.com/?p=125 I produced this 2009 video and article while investigating a proposal to ban overnight parking in Venice, an affluent beach community in Los Angeles. The proposal, ultimately rejected by the state Coastal Commission, would have prevented people from sleeping in their vehicles. In recent years, Venice has become a magnet for people who live in their vans, cars, RVs and campers. The issue has been divisive and controversial. This story was ideally suited for video, allowing viewers to see the situation for themselves and meet people on both sides of the controversy.

]]> http://www.lajourno.com/web-video/httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvmocuz8m62ym/feed/ 0 http://www.lajourno.com/web-video/boxing-keeps-youths-away-from-gangs/ http://www.lajourno.com/web-video/boxing-keeps-youths-away-from-gangs/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:25:28 +0000 admin http://www.lajourno.com/?p=117 This 2008 project was a great opportunity to shoot video footage in a classic boxing gym, as well as shine a light on a program that helps keep kids out of trouble. The place is a throwback to an era when cigar-chomping managers oversaw prizefighters who had little more than desire and an abundance of heart.

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