When Will Californians Get The COVID-19 Vaccine?
As stay at home orders continue across California, the state is expected to receive its first doses of Pfizer’s new COVID-19 vaccine in just two days. Governor Gavin Newsom has already announced priorities for that coveted first batch and distribution plans to follow. So who will the vaccine be available to first, how will it be distributed and when will it be available to the rest of us ?
Guest:
- Ana Ibarra, a health reporter for the non-profit site CAL Matters
How Is LA Feeling Right Now?
We asked our listeners to call in and let us know how they're holding up amid everything. Here's what they had to say.
East LA Housing For Low Income Veterans Destroyed In Fire
Just weeks before residents were slated to begin moving in, a brand new low-income housing complex that would have become home to 31 veterans in East LA was destroyed in a fire. Destruction of property is never a good thing, but this is a particularly big blow for LA, where veteran housing can take years to procure and there are nearly 4,000 unhoused vets. We’ll hear from several formerly unhoused vets about what housing has meant to them and why every new unit is so crucial.
When It Comes To Military The Justice System, Studies Have Shown Racial Disparities Between White Troops And Troops Of Color - But How Can That Change?
To some, the military has long been a leader when it comes to tackling racism and discrimination. An order from president Franklin Roosevelt in the 40s began the process of desegregating the military, long before we would get the Civil Rights Act. But just as the country confronts its history of systemic racism, the military is facing its own reckoning. One of the ways that’s playing out is more scrutiny of the military justice system. Studies have shown racial disparities between white troops and service members of color. KPCC’s Robert Garrova has been looking at this, and later today he’s going to host a virtual town hall on racial disparities in the military justice system. Robert joins me now to talk about it.
'Not Just Numbers': Community College Students Share Their Struggles To Stay Enrolled
There are sharp drops in enrollment throughout the California Community College system. We hear from several student who have had to postpone their studies because of the pandemic. KPCC's Adolfo Guzman Lopez has the story.
How The Trump Administration Made Becoming A Citizen More Difficult
Becoming a U.S citizen is a notoriously complicated process –– there are fees, exams and waitlists that span years –– but in recent weeks the Trump's administration has made it even harder. On December first, it added new civics questions to the citizenship test that many have said are more nuanced, subjective and a whole lot more difficult to answer. But we wanted to dig further into how very different the process has become with someone who’s been through it before - and now helps others become naturalized citizens.
Guest:
- Norma Flores, advisor for NALEO Educational Fund
The NFL is 'Hell Bent' On Finishing This Season
COVID cases are cropping up in the NFL but the league also has a sophisticated contract tracing system that's preventing a major outbreak. Still, could it all get shut down? Sam Farmer, Hall of Fame NFL columnist for the LA Times tells Take Two, "The NFL is hell bent on finishing this season. The nature of football is one where you move forward at all costs."
Guest:
- Sam Farmer, Hall of Fame NFL columnist for the LA Times