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Randy Edmonds is a tribal elder who's coached fellow Indians through a common evolution: moving from life on a reservation, to life in the city. He's dedicated to tradition, and honored to accept the latest Local Hero nomination. -
Joely Proudfit is a Luiseño professor who wants American Indians to control how they're represented in media. She heads the largest Native peoples film festival in the state. -
Kyle Maynard is an introvert with his own spotlight. Maynard's willingness to adapt and unwillingness to acquiesce under pressure earned him a Local Hero nomination. -
Margarita Elizondo has one goal: make the disabled community accessible. This ambition, and her dedication to it, earned her the nomination as KPBS' Disability Awareness Month Local Hero. -
She's on ballet stages and in tribal villages. And her hunger for great performance is boundless. She's Patricia Rincon, KPBS' new Local Hero. -
Robert Rivas aims to make the choice easy for young Latinos: college or prison. He's started a San Diego organization committed to a strong Latino future. -
For Jonathan Bailey, food is love. And he works hard to feed love to as many people as he can. That’s why he was nominated as a 2016 LGBT Pride Month Local Hero.
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